The January 2025 election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanese president marks a shift toward sovereignty and stability following Hezbollah's weakened influence after its war with Israel. Aoun faces major tests ...

Iran says the man took his own life. He was traveling in Iran as a tourist, Swiss authorities say, when collared on espionage ...

Iranian state TV on Friday showed the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps touring an underground missile base ...

Switzerland has demanded more information from authorities in Iran after a Swiss citizen died in prison in the Islamic Republic. A Swiss national who was arrested in Iran and accused of spying took ...

Starting now, Trump should warn everyone aiding Iran’s economy to end their business immediately or face painful penalties on ...

Mohammad Rasoulof on the logistical challenges of making The Seed of the Sacred Fig, the Academy Award–shortlisted film that ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated warning that “all hell will break out” should Hamas not release all remaining hostages before he takes office is an ...

This month, one of Pablo Escobar’s hippos narrates his life, a Ouija board terrorizes friends in India and an Iranian refugee in Finland navigates adolescence.

Oil prices hit a three-month high due to new US sanctions targeting Russian oil tankers and maritime insurance providers, amidst dwindling US crude stockpiles and cold weather.

Switzerland plays an important intermediary role between Washington and Tehran. Read more at straitstimes.com.

While other fronts have quieted with the ceasefire signed between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement in November and the fall of the Iran-aligned Syrian government the following month, Ansar ...