The United Kingdom has historically been a staunch supporter of Israel but has shifted position as Israel has intensified the...
US President Donald Trump hailed Friday what he called progress with Chinese President Xi Jinping including on selling blockbuster app...
JERUSALEM - Israeli and Lebanese troops exchanged tear gas fire on Saturday on a disputed and highly militarised section of...The Israeli army said its troops used "riot dispersal means" to turn around a Lebanese earthmover that had strayed into Israeli-held territory.
The Lebanese army said it was the Israeli "enemy" which had violated the demarcation line and fired smoke bombs at its troops escorting the bulldozer.
The navy, with support from the civil defense, "was able to rescue 27 illegal migrants aboard a rubber boat that...Also on Saturday, security forces said they arrested a Lebanese people smuggler and 42 Syrians as he was in a vehicle "filled with a large number of Syrians".
Migrants seeking to reach Europe from Lebanon generally head for the east Mediterranean island of Cyprus 175 kilometers (110 miles) away.
Nairobi, Kenya - Ethiopia said Saturday that it has begun a second round of negotiations with Egypt and Sudan over a...Ethiopia this month announced the completion of the fourth and final filling of the Grand Renaissance Dam.
Egypt and Sudan fear the massive $4.2-billion dam will severely reduce the share of Nile water they receive.
- Migration is "a reality of our times, a process that involves three continents around the Mediterranean and that must be...
The pope's forceful interventions came as the migration debate has been stoked by mass arrivals on the Italian island of Lampedusa earlier this month.
A French presidential official said that Macron and the pope had discussed migration in bilateral talks earlier.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 19th Asian Games in a colourful ceremony in Hangzhou, launching a two-week sporting extravaganza...
In front of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other visiting leaders, Xi officially opened the Games at the 80,000-capacity Hangzhou Olympic stadium.
The theme of the ceremony was water and it also celebrated Hangzhou's ancient history and landscape.
Baghdad, Iraq -- Iraq is working to complete the necessary preparations for the visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani...Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of UN General Assembly.
"The two sides discussed prospects for joint cooperation and developing bilateral relations between the two countries," Iraqi foreign ministry said.
NEW YORK, US - The United Kingdom will be holding a summit on artificial intelligence (AI) so that nations can...UK Deputy PM said that a summit, set for November, will aim to preempt the risks posed by frontier AI and explore how it can be used for public good.
One of the concerns highlighted by the Deputy Prime Minister is the unprecedented speed at which AI is evolving having far-reaching implications.
YEREVAN, ARMENIA - Chairman of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) Abdullah Mohamed Al Mazrouei and...A UAE delegation of around 100 representatives of government and private entities took part in the forum.
In the first seven months of 2023, trade between UAE and Armenia was valued at US$870 million.
New York, United States - Following the historic normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, six or seven additional Muslim nations are...The revelation comes on the heels of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the UN General Assembly, in which he hailed the emergence of a "new Middle East."
Cohen stressed the significance of the peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, saying peace with Saudi Arabia is also peace between Jews and the Muslim world
- New York, US-- The GCC foreign ministers and the UK foreign minister have exhorted Iraq to uphold international agreements and...
The ministers in a joint statement issued from New York on Friday called on Iraq to recognize and respect Kuwait's sovereignty and territorial integrity
The Iraqi government was urged to address the domestic legal situation and continue upholding the 2012 agreement between Kuwait and Iraq
