Iran on June 9 announced the six candidates, mostly conservatives, approved for the June 28 election to replace president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in…
The US announced on June 9 it has requested a UN Security Council vote on its draft resolution backing a plan for an "immediate ceasefire…
The Biden administration is close to finalizing a treaty with Saudi Arabia that would commit the US to help defend the Gulf nation as part…
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz canceled a news conference that was scheduled for June 8, his office said, amid speculation he had been planning…
The main coalition of reformists in Iran said on June 8 that it would only participate in this month's presidential election if at least one…
Israel said its forces rescued on June 8 four hostages alive from a Gaza refugee camp where the Hamas-run government media office reported attacks left…
A court in Turkey on June 5 jailed a pro-Kurdish mayor for 19 and a half years for "terrorism", his lawyer said, a ruling denounced…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is “prepared for a very intense operation” along its border with Lebanon, where Israeli troops have exchanged near-daily fire…
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is not seeking to widen its conflict with Israel but is ready to fight any war imposed on it, its…
Israel announced a new military campaign against Hamas in central Gaza on June 5 and Palestinian medics said airstrikes there had killed dozens of people…
Israel said on June 4 it signed a $3 billion deal to buy a third squadron of 25 advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets manufactured by…
Slovenia's parliament on June 4 passed a decree recognising a Palestinian state, following last week's recognition by three other European states. With the move in…
Matt Croucher, a former British Royal Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been held in Dubai for seven months on spying charges, the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on June 4 denied American media reports that he will address the US Congress on June 13, amid mounting…
Iran's hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered his candidacy for a presidential election this month, state media reported. The Islamic republic goes to the polls…
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on June 2 that Israel was "assessing a governing alternative" to Hamas in the Gaza Strip after its war against…
US President Joe Biden on May 31 said Israel had proposed a fresh Gaza ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages, and called on…
Kuwait's emir on June 1 named a new crown prince, Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah, state media reported, just six months after taking over the…
Tehran summoned Sweden's temporary charge d'affaires over "baseless & spiteful accusations", the foreign ministry said on June 2, after Stockholm's intelligence agency said Iran was…
