The nations however are struggling to bridge divides over crises roiling the Middle East. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

RIO DE JANEIRO] Brics leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday (Jul 6), with the bloc depleted by the absence of China ...

Hamas issued a “positive response” to a proposal put forward by Egyptian and Qatari mediators. The group did not say what ...

U.N. nuclear inspectors on Friday departed from Iran two days after the Middle Eastern nation suspended cooperation with the ...

European officials say a deal is needed to contain Iran’s nuclear program, but U.S. strikes may have given Tehran new ...

The United States is preparing to resume negotiations with Iran over the Iranian nuclear program as early as next week, ...

The withdrawal of international inspectors comes amid heightened concerns that Iran, battered by Israeli and U.S. strikes, ...

Russia and Saudi Arabia share the view that it is necessary to refrain from any actions potentially leading to resumption of armed confrontation ...

The United Nations atomic watchdog said its remaining inspectors in Iran have left the country, deepening the blackout over ...

The move intensifies a standoff over Iran’s nuclear work following Tehran’s decision to suspend cooperation with the agency.

The Baha’i faith fits comfortably into the religious spectrum of most countries, but in several Middle East nations, ...