WASHINGTON: Targeted by the Syrian government after providing humanitarian supplies to civilians fleeing airstrikes, Mohammad Alala and his wife escaped in...
WASHINGTON: In the first two months after a June Supreme Court ruling allowed partial implementation of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, visas issued on...
NEW YORK / WASHINGTON: Yemen is urging the U.S. government to take in dozens of Yemenis who traveled to Malaysia in recent months expecting to immigrate to...
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has directed U.S. diplomatic missions to identify “populations warranting increased scrutiny” and...
CENTREVILLE, Md.: When Soviet officials bought a sprawling waterfront estate in Centreville to be used as a country retreat for diplomats posted to...
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy rests in part on a foundation of unilateral actions that his successor Donald Trump could...
WASHINGTON: U.S.-backed forces fighting to drive Daesh (ISIS) out of northern Syria have gathered a massive trove of documents and data belonging to the...
WASHINGTON: Accustomed to generating controversy in the Middle East with lyrics tackling love, sex and political apathy, the members of Mashrou’ Leila...
WASHINGTON: The United States blacklisted three people on Thursday for working for Islamic State, including one of the militant group's most prominent...
WASHINGTON: Since last month, U.S. warplanes have struck ISIS’ oil infrastructure in Syria in a stepped-up campaign of economic warfare that the United States...
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT: The historic nuclear deal reached between Iran and major world powers has yet to be implemented, but one clear winner has emerged:...
WASHINGTON: Saudi King Salman met with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House Friday to seek more support in countering Iran, as the Obama...
WASHINGTON: On the day U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a historic nuclear agreement last month, Hadi Partovi threw an impromptu party in his backyard...
BEIRUT/WASHINGTON: Dozens of companies tied to Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard, a military force commanding a powerful industrial empire with political...
WASHINGTON: Within hours of the announcement of an Iran nuclear deal early Tuesday, lawyers around Washington were fielding calls from U.S. corporate clients...
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Major banks wary of heavy U.S. penalties will be reluctant to restore ties with Iran even if sanctions are lifted in a possible nuclear...
WASHINGTON: Iraq is committed to making difficult reforms to its bureaucracy and regulations for foreign firms in order to attract much-needed investment,...
WASHINGTON: A possible deal over Iran’s nuclear program that would phase out economic sanctions against Tehran is unlikely to flood world markets with more...
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei controls a business empire worth around $95 billion – a sum exceeding the value of his oil-rich...
GENEVA: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday important gaps needed to be bridged in high-stakes talks with Iran on curbing its nuclear programme...
GENEVA: Iran and six world powers appeared to be edging towards a deal on its disputed nuclear activity on Thursday, citing progress in negotiations building...
GENEVA: Iran and six world powers are making progress in talks aimed at ending a decade-long nuclear stand-off between Tehran and the West, but the...
LONDON/VIENNA: The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog is considering an invitation to visit Tehran for scheduled talks, a possible sign of progress in a...
GENEVA: Iran said it presented a proposal in talks with six world powers on Tuesday capable of achieving a breakthrough in a decade-old standoff over its...
DUBAI/VIENNA: Iran on Sunday rejected the West's demand to send sensitive nuclear material out of the country but signalled flexibility on other aspects...