Middle East


UN seeks $325 million for Lebanon as war displaces 800,000 people

A woman walks near tents set up by displaced people, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.

UAE says Iran must halt attacks on neighbors to allow diplomacy

United Arab Emirates' Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Foreign Minister's Envoy Lana Nusseibeh addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 27, 2025.

Explosion rocks Tehran square during Quds Day march, Iranian state media says

IRANIANS TAKE part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026.