State TV: Iran inaugurates new underground missile facility

Iran’s state TV says the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has inaugurated a new underground facility designated for missile storage

Oman blocks Clubhouse, app used for free debates in Mideast

Oman's telecommunications regulator has confirmed it severed access to the buzzy new audio chat app Clubhouse

Kuwait's #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence

Women are increasingly challenging Kuwait’s deeply patriarchal society

Iraq pilgrims defy virus protocols as case numbers rise

Thousands of Iraqi pilgrims have defied tight security measures imposed by Iraqi authorities to contain the spread of the virus during the annual pilgrimage to commemorate the death of a revered figure in Shiite Islam

Saudi court denies activist’s appeal, upholds her travel ban

One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent political activists has lost an appeal that would have allowed her to travel freely after her release from prison

Sudan officials, Saudi crown prince talk Red Sea investments

Sudan’s government says the prime minister has met with Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince to discuss Saudi investment opportunities in the Red Sea

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Nepal Parliament, reinstated by high court, begins session

After being reinstated by the nation’s Supreme Court, Nepal’s Parliament has begun a session that will likely determine the future of the prime minister and the government

Rouhani: Iran ready to take steps when US lifts sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country is prepared to take steps to live up to measures in the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers as soon as the United States lifts economic sanctions on Iran

Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric hold historic, symbolic meeting

Pope Francis and Iraq’s top Shiite cleric have delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence, urging Muslims to embrace Iraq’s long-beleaguered Christian minority during a historic meeting