Middle East

Hisham al-Hashimi, 47, had received threats from Iran-backed militias

UNAIDS says most of world not on course to meet 2020 goals, and COVID-19 is pushing them further off course

Hatice Cengiz spoke at the opening of the trial in absentia of two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals who were charged in Turkey for Khashoggi's grisly slaying  

At least 10 doctors and six journalists have been arrested since the virus first hit Egypt in February, according to rights groups

Saudi Arabia said last month that only a limited number of people would be allowed to perform Hajj this year

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands trial for corruption, his 28-year-old son has emerged as a driving force in a counterattack against critics and the state institutions prosecuting the longtime Israeli leader

Some Iranian officials have said fire may have been caused by cyber sabotage

The Islamic Republic has recorded a total of 11,571 deaths and 240,438 infections from the coronavirus, health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari says in a statement on state TV

Warplanes struck overnight at an airbase that was recently recaptured by Libya's internationally recognized government from eastern forces with help from Turkey, a military source with the eastern forces and a resident nearby says

Rocket fell short of its target and instead damaged a nearby house, injuring a child, according to Iraqi military

Egypt's highest criminal court has upheld a 15-year sentence for one of the leading activists behind the country's 2011 uprising; Court of Cassation also confirmed Saturday a fine of 6 million Egyptian pounds, or $372,000, against Ahmed Douma, a secular activist, over the same violence-related charges

20 Saudi nationals charged in killing are tried in absentia

Thousands usually gather to witness annual event featuring endemic fish species found only in Lake Van in the east of Turkey

TV footage shows huge cloud of smoke

The number of COVID-19 patients and related deaths in Egypt has more than tripled in the past month while extreme poverty grips the nation. But Egyptian leaders say because of the dire economic situation, they are slowly lifting restrictions on entertainment, education, worship and eating out.