Vorig jaar werden wereldwijd minstens 1.518 mensen geëxecuteerd. Dat is het hoogste cijfer sinds 2015, zo stelt ...

Het gaat om toekenningen aan het Wereldvoedselprogramma (WFP) van de Verenigde Naties in Libanon, Syrië, Somalië, Jordanië, Irak en Ecuador ... om de gesprekken met Iran te voeren.

Iran and the United States have held talks in the sultanate of Oman in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s ...

The two Iraqi security officials said Sudani was pressing for disarmament from all the militias of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which declare their allegiance to Iran’s IRGC or Quds Force ...

The diplomatic source said the militias were “concerned about internal Iraqi opposition” that was wary of playing host to an Iran-backed state-within-a-state in the mold of Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

"When we exchange Iraqi money" for Iranian rials, "it's a lot," the father of two said. "We can spend it in five days or even a week," he added. - 'A lifeline' - After a brief period of relief from ...

The move to defuse tensions follows repeated warnings issued privately by US officials to the Iraqi government since Trump took power in January. Members of the Iran-backed Iraqi militias al ...

JERUSALEM — A leading U.S. research institute devoted to monitoring Iran’s illicit nuclear weapons program published an alarming report ahead of this weekend's U.S.-Iran talks, declaring ...

"Earning in more stable currencies like the Iraqi dinar or even US dollars provides a financial buffer" against the devaluated rial, he added. Iran wields considerable political influence in Iraq ...

In addition, the US is carrying out airstrikes on the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. What is “disarming”? It may mean simply saying their arms are now under Iraqi government control.

Amira El-Fekki is a Newsweek reporter based in Dubai. Her focus is reporting on politics and society in the Middle East. She has in depth knowledge of Arab communities and has covered human rights ...