Middle East


'Leave Lebanon alone': Lebanese MP slams Hezbollah, Qassem over allegiance to Iran

, head of the Christian Kataeb party, who announced his resignation during the funeral of Nazar Najarian, a leading member of the party who died as the result of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, talks during his funeral in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020

Putin, Syrian President al-Sharaa meet, discuss sending Russian military aid to Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 28, 2026.

Despite martial law, Iranian protesters determined to battle regime

 Armored vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns and armed IRGC forces with their faces covered have been deployed across the streets of Tehran, with martial law effectively imposed.