Iran summons UK, Norwegian ambassadors amid anti-government riots

According to state television, 41 people have died since the start of the protests one week ago

Ukraine downgrades diplomatic ties with Iran over drone deliveries to Russia

Iranian drones were spotted for the first time in the battlefield in Ukraine earlier this month, despite Tehran's official stance of not supporting an escalation to the war

British PM considers moving UK embassy to Jerusalem

The potential move would fall in line with former US president Donald Trump’s decision to relocate Washington’s embassy to the holy city in 2018

Ukraine wants Israeli intel to verify Iranian support for Russia

Iranian drones were spotted for the first time in the battlefield in Ukraine earlier this month, despite Tehran's official stance of not supporting an escalation of the war

Iranian drones spotted in Ukraine for first time

Both Russia and Ukraine have been found using Iranian weapons of different types and origin

Israel boasts of attacks on Syria, sells weapons to Ukraine

The Israeli government did not veto the sales of the weapons systems, despite a ban to sell weapons to Ukraine

Erdogan criticizes UN deal to distribute Ukrainian grain to ‘wealthy nations’

The UN-brokered agreement, known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative, ensures the safe passage of ships in and out of Ukrainian ports

Putin blasts ‘colonial’ EU for hoarding Ukrainian grain

The Russian president is planning to review the terms of an agreement reached with Ankara and Kiev earlier this year, which unlocked exports of grain from Ukraine's ports

UK delays release of information detailing arms sales to Saudi Arabia

The UK has been blamed for employing 'delaying tactics' to withhold documents related to Saudi arms sales, claiming that the release 'may not be in the public’s interest'

UK national smuggled into Syria by Canadian intelligence: BBC

Shamima Begum, a 22-year-old UK citizen who went to Syria at age 15 to join ISIS, has now appealed to have her citizenship restored

Erdogan rebukes US refusal to deliver F-35 jets to Turkey

Erdogan criticized the double standards of US policy in the region

Macron secretly asks Iranian president to mediate talks between Russia and Ukraine: Report

Since the start of the war, Iran has offered to mediate talks to end the conflict, and has denied reports that it supports either side

Ukraine: Somewhere between Afghanization and Syrianization

Ukraine is finished as a nation - neither side will rest in this war. The only question is whether it will be an Afghan or Syrian style finale.

Six months into Ukraine’s collapse, the world has changed forever

The inevitable transfer of power away from the west is leading to a surge in state-sponsored terrorism, but this will do little to reverse the trend

UN faces all-time high humanitarian aid deficit as donor nations funnel billions into Ukraine

Western nations have pledged $85bln to support the war in Ukraine, nearly double the amount the UN needs to help over 200 million people worldwide

UK to significantly reduce tariffs in trade with Syria

London is moving to give 'enhanced trading status' to several developing nations in order to soften the blow of losing access to Russian energy

Erdogan, Zelenskyy and Guterres meet in Ukraine for talks

The discussions revolved around solutions for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, and the Ukrainian export of grain via the Black Sea

Saudi prince poured $500mln into Russian companies at Ukraine war’s onset

Mere weeks after the Kingdom Holding Company invested hundreds of millions in Russia's energy giants, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund acquired a 16.8 percent stake in the company

Turkey building drone factory in Ukraine to fight Russian forces

Baykar's Ukraine-based factory could drastically change the situation on the ground

UK-funded prisons in Syria under scrutiny for disappearance of young children

The UK has been accused of funding Kurdish-run, mass arbitrary detention centers that host hundreds of foreign children, many of whom are unaccounted for

Lebanon releases ship said by Ukraine to be carrying ‘stolen grain’: Report

Lebanon's top prosecutor is set to release the Syrian-owned ship carrying wheat and barley, despite a renewed Ukrainian request to acknowledge its content as stolen by Russia

First Ukrainian grain ship leaves Odessa since start of war, heads for Lebanon

Several days earlier, a Syrian ship containing Russian grain was detained in Lebanon due to unsubstantiated claims by Kiev that the grain cargo is actually stolen from Ukraine

Lebanon refutes claim of ‘stolen grain’ as Ukraine seeks to confiscate vital cargo

A Ukrainian judge has ordered the seizure of the Syrian ship's cargo, with the ruling highlighting that Kiev is ready to 'negotiate' with Beirut for the release of the much-needed grain

‘Ukrainians offer no evidence’ says Lebanese customs official over allegedly looted Syrian ship cargo

The Ukrainian accusation has caused a 'huge ruckus' at the highest levels of Lebanon's government

UK citizen sentenced for stealing Iraqi relics will be released from prison

James Fitton was charged under a 2002 law which calls for the death penalty if the accused is found guilty of 'intentionally taking or trying to take out of Iraq an antiquity'

Russia and Ukraine sign grain deal in presence of Turkey, UN

The deal would unfreeze the export of 20 million tons of grains from the harvest of the previous year, worth about $10 billion, according to President Zelensky

Syria cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine

Syria was the first country apart from Russia to recognize the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk

Russia, Ukraine talks on grain exports yield results, final deal to follow

A final deal, while not imminent, is likely to be agreed upon and implemented in the near future

UN hosts talks between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey on securing grain exports

The UN-brokered plan seeks to alleviate a global food crisis that was set off as a result of the NATO-instigated war in Ukraine

UK citizens provide evidence to UN of alleged torture by UAE

Earlier this year, the head of Interpol came under fire for his alleged role in torturing detainees during his time at the head of the Emirati interior ministry