Former finance minister, members of former Iraqi PM office involved in ‘theft of the century’: Iraqi official

This corruption case has caused great controversy at a time when Iraq is going through a severe economic crisis

European judiciary to investigate Lebanon’s central bank governor in Beirut

The US is not interested in joining the investigation, as long as the country remains compliant with the US sanctions regime against Hezbollah and Syria

Iraqi parliament calls on judiciary to detain officials involved in Soleimani murder

Mustafa Kadhimi remains the main suspect of collaborating with the US to carry out the January 2020 drone attack, according to the resistance-aligned officials

Turkish court sentences Erdogan rival to prison, bans him from political office

The sentences against the mayor of Istanbul stem from comments he made in 2019

MbS immune from prosecution for Khashoggi murder: US judiciary

The royal decree to assume the premiership in KSA was instrumental in saving the crown prince from facing criminal charges in the US federal court

Iraqi PM cuts Egypt trip short as Sadrist protesters force judiciary shutdown

Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr are demanding that the judiciary dissolve parliament, despite officials announcing they do not have the authority to do so

Iran charges 1,000 over unrest in Tehran, trials to be held in public

Iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini last month

Israel headed to ‘very dangerous place’: Intelligence chief

Israel's internal crisis has continued to deteriorate as the far-right government is pushing forward with a highly controversial judicial overhaul plan

Hundreds of Israeli reservists to mutiny starting Sunday

Hundreds of elite reservists say they will not show up for voluntary service and stressed in a statement they 'don't have a contract with a dictator'

The clash of two cities: Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and the future of Iraq’s Kurdistan

The most successful Kurdish political experiment in West Asia is unravelling due to increasing divisions between the KDP and PUK, the two biggest political parties in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Iran’s chain poisonings: an act of terrorism, a crime or mass hysteria?

Strange reports of the poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls come amidst a sustained western propaganda campaign for regime change against the Islamic Republic.

More Israelis seek foreign passports after judicial overhaul: Report

Israelis are calling the far-right government's judicial overhaul a threat to Israeli 'democracy'

Lebanon’s caretaker PM steps in to protect banks charged with money laundering

The Association of Banks in Lebanon announced that, thanks to Mikati's overstepping of his authority, they would 'temporarily suspend' a strike that has helped decimate the value of the lira

Israel’s judicial overhaul bill passes first reading in Knesset

Many have accused Netanyahu of seeking these reforms in order to protect himself from corruption scandals and court cases against him

Internal divisions mar Netanyahu’s far-right government

Political divisions inside Israel's government are escalating in light of the exchange of accusations

Tens of thousands protest against Israeli government judicial reform

Several businesses, including law firms and tech startups, have granted permission to employees to join the wide-scale protests

Investigation into Beirut Port blast resumes after over 14 months of suspension

The judicial investigator, who has resumed work after a hiatus of over a year, has charged Lebanon’s top prosecutor in connection with the blast

Iran: Former high-ranking official sentenced to death on espionage charges

Iran’s intelligence ministry described Akbari as “one of the most important agents” of MI6

Iranian prosecutor general indicates suspension of ‘morality police’

While Montazeri confirmed that operations of the morality police are currently over, there is no indication that they have been permanently dissolved

Iranian authorities arrest 10 individuals linked to Mossad

The detained are currently under interrogation, with security forces claiming that they attempted to assassinate several security officials

Several rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone as unrest grows

Rockets also landed outside the Iraqi Parliament on Wednesday, injuring several security officers

Protest death toll rises in Iran as officials accuse western nations of meddling

Forensic officials confirmed there were no traces of physical violence on Mahsa Amini's head, saying 'misinformation' was spread about the Kurdish woman who died in police custody

Iranians mobilize to demand justice for woman who died in police custody

Mahsa Amini died last week, days after being detained for alleged improper use of the hijab in the Iranian capital

Lebanon uncovers Mossad-linked Syrian spy ring

Lebanese security forces revealed the Mossad recruited two Syrian army officers, including a brigadier general

The rise and fall of Muqtada al-Sadr…again

While Muqtada al-Sadr may be this week's biggest loser in Iraq, the country's battle for influence is still in full swing

‘We can expel Turkish forces from Iraq’: Hezbollah Brigades official

Abu Ali al-Askari expressed his full confidence in the brigades' military capabilities

Imran Khan’s arrest will derail Pakistan’s democracy

When the nation’s most popular leader in living memory is also the state’s public enemy number one, what will become of Pakistan?

Egypt closes in on reaching new IMF loan agreement

The Egyptian Prime Minister Announced that the government is negotiating to reach an accord with the financial institution

Why are Lebanon’s military judges releasing dozens of Israeli spies?

Hundreds of Lebanese detainees have been released, despite the serious charges of espionage on behalf of Israel

Russia and Saudi Arabia hail OPEC+ partnership

Lavrov's visit to the kingdom comes amid reports that OPEC may be looking to suspend Moscow's participation in an oil production deal