With Washington pressing Lebanon to take action on the matter, US envoy Tom Barrack has made several visits to Beirut...
- The sinkholes are marketed as a tourist attraction in Dhofar, whose temperate climate draws many visitors from the Gulf during...
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi earlier said he had held "constructive" talks with Iranian officials in Tehran after the...IAEA chief earlier said he had held "constructive" talks with Iranian officials in Tehran after the discovery of uranium particles enriched to near weapons-grade level
Grossi arrived in Iran on Friday talks deadlocked on reviving a landmark 2015 accord on Iran's nuclear activity, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- The latest rally in Tel Aviv came after a similar demonstration on Wednesday when police employed stun grenades and water...
Netanyahu presents the overhaul as key to restoring balance between the branches of government in a system he believes gives judges too much power over elected officials
Another element of the reforms would give the 120-member parliament power to overrule Supreme Court decisions with a simple majority of 61 votes
- ABU DHABI, UAE - The United Arab Emirates and Italy on Saturday announced the enhancement of their bilateral relations to...
A pact for cooperation on energy projects and sustainability initiatives between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and the Italian energy group Eni was signed.
The MoU aims to strengthen cooperation in the field of emissions reduction, new energy technologies and low-carbon solutions.
A massive earthquake and aftershocks in February caused an estimated US$5.1 billion in direct physical damage in Syria, said the...The earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, devastated scores of cities and killed over 50,000 people in both countries.
World Bank said that its report does not cover broader economic impacts and losses for Syria, such as production or business interruption.
Panama City, Panama - Delegates to a global conference on saving the world's oceans pledged US$19 billion, the host country Panama...European Union announced it would dedicate $865 million to ocean-related projects this year
The total included a $6 billion from the United States, announced by White House climate envoy John Kerry
Dozens of Iranian schoolgirls across five provinces were hospitalized in a new wave of suspected poisoning attacks, local media reported....Last week, Iran's deputy health minister, Younes Panahi, said the poisonings were aimed at shutting down education for girls
The string of poisonings come over five months into nationwide protests following the death in custody of Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini
- LONDON, UK- Six European countries on Saturday called on Israel to stop expanding its settlements in Palestine's West Bank. Britain,...
The EUs envoy to the Palestinians has called for accountability and action after Israeli settlers went on a rampage.
Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland have condemned the recent attack on Israeli citizens by Palestinian groups
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Friday condemned a call by an Israeli minister for a flashpoint Palestinian town...
The Saudi foreign ministry expressed its "complete rejection of such racist and irresponsible statements"
Qatar described Smotrich's comments as "hateful and provocative" and said it considered them "a serious incitement to a war crime"
Grossi was greeted Friday at Mehrabad International Airport by Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and...Grossi had made clear "that he was only prepared to go to Tehran if he had an invitation to speak with the president," the source told AFP
The two-day visit by the head of the IAEA comes as the Vienna-based organisation seeks greater cooperation with Iran over its nuclear activities
Warning the country's powerful trade union federation against inviting foreigners to a planned weekend demonstration, Tunisian President Kais Saied said...The president said the presence of foreigners at protests "is totally unacceptable" and that Tunisia "is not a domain without a master."
He has pushed through sweeping changes to the North African country's political system, concentrating near-total power in his office
