Middle East

Egyptian belly dance icon Soheir Zaki, 1970s. Photo: Screengrab film/YT/via iKurd.net CAIRO, Egypt,— Egyptian belly dancer icon and actress Soheir...

Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji, who is also known as Abu Alaa al-Walae, commander of the pro-Iran Shiite Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada...

Iraqi President Nizar Amedi, 2nd left, appoints Ali al-Zaidi, 2nd from right, the candidate of the Shiite Coordination Framework, as...

An Israeli Iron Dome launcher launching a missile, 2021. Photo: Creative Commons/IDF/wikipedia JERUSALEM,— Israel deployed an Iron Dome air defense...

Sylvan Adams, Canadian-Israeli billionaire businessman and president of the World Jewish Congress, April 2026. Photo: Screengrab/video/Visegrad24/YT NEW YORK,— A Canadian-Israeli...

Photo: Creative Commons/Max Walter/pexels WASHINGTON,— The United States has blocked a plane carrying nearly $500 million in banknotes from reaching...

An Israeli soldier damages the head of a statue of Jesus, in Debel, Lebanon, in this still image obtained from...

A member of the pro-Iran Shiite Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) (Hashd al-Shaabi) stands guard during a pro-Iran rally in...

Kurds register for citizenship in Qamishlo, Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava Kurdistan), April 9, 2026. Photo: ANHA video/via iKurd.net QAMISHLO,— A steady...

An oil truck at Rumaila oilfield, Basra, Iraq, April 6, 2016. Photo: Reuters DAMASCUS,— Syria on Wednesday started loading its...