How to get Iran out of Syria? Put sanctions on the table.

Palestinian factions failed to reconcile during the Moscow meeting, but Russia didn't come away empty-handed.

After the death of the spiritual leader of the Yazidi sect in Iraq and the world, differences come up over the selection of his successor.

As Russia pressures Turkey to impose law and order in Syria at Idlib, Turkey in turn is pressuring radical factions there, which is escalating the conflict among jihadists.

Turkey's economic turmoil, coupled with restrictive government regulations, has led pharmaceutical companies to curb supplies, with 20% of patients returning empty-handed from drugstores, according to sector representatives.

The announcement that Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is running for a fifth term in the country’s elections raised questions about Algerians’ readiness to endorse the man who has played a prominent role in ending the civil war.

Despite a national jobs crisis, Iran’s online service providers are finding it hard to hire staff on account of a combination of old mentalities toward employment and the novelties of new working conditions.

The Palestinian Authority must be able to hold elections in East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip for the polls to be legitimate.

Smuggled Yemeni antiquities continue to find customers in the West, despite international outcry to stop the looting and destruction in Yemen.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been laboring for the unification of far-right parties. The announcement of HaBayit HaYehudi and National Union parties on running together is his first victory.

President speaks at Florida International University in MiamiTrump appeals directly to Venezuela’s militaryDonald Trump has appealed to the largest Venezuelan community in the US, seeking to rally support for the opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Related: Panama Papers ‘tightened the noose’ on offshore assets of Maduro’s inner circle Continue reading...

Manchester United have another away tie after landing Wolves in the last eight, while Manchester City will travel to Swansea City 10.17pm GMT Related: FA Cup quarter-final draw: Manchester sides kept apart 9.44pm GMT The ties will be played over the weekend of 16 and 17 March. Not long to wait! That’s all from me […]

Doctors could use Crispr tool to inject benign virus into foetus’s brain to ‘switch on’ key genesScientists are developing a radical form of gene therapy that could cure a devastating medical disorder by mending mutations in the brains of foetuses in the womb.The treatment, which has never been attempted before, would involve doctors injecting the […]

Alfred Eisenstaedt photographed sailor kissing Greta Friedman in Times Square at the end of the second world warGeorge Mendonsa, the sailor who was captured in a famous photograph kissing a woman in Times Square amidst celebrations of the end of the second world war, has died. He was 95.His daughter, Sharon Molleur, told the Providence […]

US woman who fled Isis after being vocal proponent ‘could be useful to protect others’The lawyer for Hoda Muthana, the US woman who fled Islamic State and now wants to return home, has called for her to be a voice of a deradicalisation programme that dissuades others from joining the terror group and counters online […]

Chelsea will not stand for much more of this. Maurizio Sarri, isolated and alone, shuffled around his technical area as his team were out-muscled, out-manoeuvred and out-classed by Manchester United to leave the FA Cup. The Italian’s eyes never left the pitch but he could not have been deaf to the repertoire of chants, whipped […]

Deputy leader urges shadow cabinet reshuffle, saying he no longer recognises his own partyToday’s latest political developments - live updatesAnalysis: The first step for exiles? To bring 29 more with themLabour’s deputy leader, Tom Watson, has told Jeremy Corbyn that he must change direction or face a worsening Labour split after seven MPs quit to […]

Foreign ministry spokesman says speculation and sanctions will only ‘poison the atmosphere for cooperation’China has hit back at suggestions it was behind a sophisticated cyber attack on Australia’s political parties, warning “irresponsible” and “baseless” speculation will heighten tensions.The prime minister, Scott Morrison, revealed on Monday cyber experts believe a state actor was responsible for the […]

Actor’s lawyers angrily reject reports he may have staged attackPolice spokesman says trajectory of investigation ‘shifted’Chicago police have said they want to conduct a follow-up interview with the Empire actor Jussie Smollett, because new information has prompted a shift in the investigation of his claim he was attacked. Related: Jussie Smollett says he was assaulted […]

Human rights commission rules, believed to be first in US, target company and school policies that ban dreadlocks and other stylesNew York City will ban discrimination based on hairstyles, a rule meant to stop policies that penalize black people.The New York City Commission on Human Rights issued the new regulations on Monday. Believed to be […]