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Four Syrians say they enlisted for sentry duties in Azerbaijan and were sent to the Nagorno-Karabakh front line.

The International Criminal Court says Iraqi detainees were abused by UK soldiers between 2003 and 2009.

A parliamentary adviser says some individuals involved in Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's death are being held.

US President-elect Joe Biden will press Mohammed bin Salman to act on Yemen, human rights and Qatar.

How a Swedish-Iranian doctor's work trip to Tehran ended up in death row.

More than 300 people from Kosovo joined Islamist groups in Syria and Iraq - but not all of them are stereotypical jihadis.

Fifa World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar have been invited to participate in European Qualifying Group A by Uefa.

A conflict monitor says an engine, akin to those used in V-1 flying bombs, was found in Iraq in 2017.

An exiled Saudi spy accuses Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of trying to have him assassinated.

Khalid al-Saleh moves to Germany with his family, having fled Syrian government forces.

Beitar Jerusalem is infamous for never having an Arab player and for some fans' racist behaviour.

Crowds burn tyres in the capital, as the UN warns of a social catastrophe for the poorest families.

Hashem Abedi, who was jailed for murdering 22 people, admits his involvement for the first time.

Safa al-Hashem had served since 2012 in a country where women first voted in 2005.

Iran says Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was shot by a satellite-controlled weapon with artificial intelligence.

The pop star should have been isolating at home after a trip to Egypt when she threw a party.