VOA — TEHRAN — An Iranian delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Tehran said, to pave the way for reopening diplomatic missions as the Gulf rivals prepare to normalize relations, seven... Read more »

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s parliament has adopted proposals to toughen penalties for perpetrators of violence against women that could be voted into law within months, state media has reported. Initiated... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UAE — An Iranian technical delegation will visit Saudi Arabia this week to prepare for the reopening of Iran’s embassy in Riyadh, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported Sunday.... Read more »

VOA — PARIS, FRANCE — France’s foreign minister has held a rare face-to-face meeting with her Iranian counterpart in China, urging Tehran to release French nationals “arbitrarily detained” in Iran, the foreign... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Longtime Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia took another significant step toward reconciliation Thursday, formally restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift, affirming the need... Read more »

VOA — BEIJING — Furious at U.S. efforts that cut off access to technology to make advanced computer chips, China’s leaders appear to be struggling to figure out how to retaliate without... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — As his predecessor was entering not guilty pleas to felonies in a courtroom, U.S. President Joe Biden met with his science and technology advisers and commented about the... Read more »

VOA — FRANKFURT, GERMANY — Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia said they’re cutting supplies of crude — again. This time, the decision was a surprise and is underlining worries about... Read more »

VOA — NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA — On Navy ships docked at this vast base, hundreds of sailors in below-deck mazes of windowless passageways perform intense, often monotonous manual labor. It’s necessary... Read more »