Iran power cuts spark concerns in Iraq as summer heat peaks
Electricity minister resigns as provinces in southern Iraq, where temperatures are currently averaging 122 degrees Farenheit, are shortening working hours.
Middle East
Hezbollah leader, Hamas chief talk recent Gaza war in Beirut
Hassan Nasrallah and Ismail Haniyeh discuss how their terrorist organizations can build on the experience of the latest round of violence with Israel in Gaza.
'Mossad has penetrated the regime' says former Iranian intelligence minister
Many senior officials in the Islamic Republic are part of the Israeli plot, alleges Ali Younesi.
Amid West Bank protests, journalists ask UN for protection against PA
The death of Palestinian human rights activist Nizar Banat sparks clashes across West Bank. Journalists also reported having been assaulted by the police, which has been mobilized en masse.
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq
Pentagon says the militias used the facilities to launch drone attacks against US troops in Iraq. Local news outlets in Syria report numerous ambulances arriving at the scene of the strike, indicating the possibility of casualties.
'Iran will never hand images from nuclear sites to IAEA'
"Iran will also turn off the IAEA cameras if the United States fails to remove all sanctions," spokesman for parliamentary committee warns.
Lebanese riots sparked by failing economy injure protesters, security forces
Lebanon’s currency hit a record low Saturday, reaching 18,000 pounds to the US dollar, with the country suffering severe shortages of vital products including fuel, medicine and medical supplies.
Revolutionary Guards commander: Iran has drones with range of 7,000 km
"Drones can fly, return home, and land wherever they need to," claims IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami.
Lebanon's Hezbollah says logistics ready for Iranian fuel imports
Worsening fuel shortages on the back of Lebanon's deepening financial crisis have forced motorists to wait in line for hours for very little gasoline.
Will US remove sanctions on Iran's Khamanei?
"Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed," State Department spokesman says, following report Washington may cancel Trump-era sanctions to promote a return to 2015 nuclear deal.