France closes seven schools as officials tackle "piling" bedbug infestations.

Two Palestinian industrial institutions in the Gaza Strip slam Israel’s decision to close the Kerem Shalom crossing for exports from the Gaza Strip.

US regulators close down New York-based Signature Bank, a big lender in the country's crypto industry, in a desperate attempt to backstop the banking crisis and quell concerns among customers about the safety of their deposits.

Nearly 160 international rights groups have called on the United States to close down its detention center in Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has closed a Tehran-based French archaeological and historical institute in protest against a French magazine’s insult to Islamic sanctities.

Smog engulfs Iranian capital Tehran as authorities order emergency measures to tackle pollution.

Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen has called for the closure of more mosques in the country, amid a growing trend of Islamophobia across Europe.