- On Twitter, UNIFIL confirmed it was assisting the Lebanese Navy "in search and rescue operation at sea between Beirut &...
Men, women and children -- mostly refugees from Syria but also about 50 Lebanese -- were on board the vessel when it got into difficulty
Earlier, the army said a naval patrol had been dispatched to rescue the vessel packed with people attempting to "illegally leave Lebanese waters"
- Three Egyptian policemen were killed in the attack, the first of its kind in nearly three years in mainland Egypt,...
Three Egyptian policemen were killed in the attack, the first of its kind in nearly three years in mainland Egypt
In the past few years, attacks against Egyptian security forces have been concentrated in the Sinai, where fighters affiliated with IS operate
- From Arab League to Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), most of the Arab world has expressed support for UN's vote...
The secretariat general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation welcomed the resolutions issued by the UN general assembly
The Hague-based ICJ, also known as the World Court, is the top UN court dealing with disputes between states
- the Moroccan foreign ministry said in a statement that authorities in the North African country "decided to forbid access to...
Nations, including France, Britain and Morocco's cross-strait neighbor Spain, have said they will require negative Covid tests for all travelers from mainland China
China said in December that it would end mandatory quarantine for people arriving in the country and that it had abandoned strict measures to contain the virus
- North Korea's Kim Jong Un has called for a major increase in the country's nuclear arsenal, including mass producing tactical...
North Korea capped its record-breaking year of launches by firing three short range ballistic missiles early Saturday, and conducting another rare late-night launch
The end-of-year plenary meetings are typically used by the regime to unveil the country's domestic and foreign policy priorities for the year ahead
- TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's top court has ordered the retrial of a third man reportedly sentenced to death over nationwide protests,...
The Islamic republic has been rocked by protests since the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini.
Iranian officials say hundreds of people have been killed in the unrest, including members of the security forces, and thousands have been arrested.
- United Nations, US--The UN General Assembly on Friday asked the International Court of Justice to consider consequences for Israel over its...
The General Assembly voted 87-26 with 53 abstentions on the resolution, with Western nations split but virtually unanimous support in the Islamic world
The United States, Britain and Germany opposed the resolution, while France abstained
- Medical sources confirmed the casualty toll from the attack, for which there was no immediate claim of responsibility. In the...
Two cars approached a checkpoint in a residential neighbourhood of the city and two armed assailants opened fire at the policemen
The source said the attack was likely a "terrorist act", describing it as the first of its kind in nearly three years in mainland Egypt
- Hundreds of Syrians in the rebel-held north protested against signs of a thaw between Ankara and Damascus after their defense...
The demonstration comes after the Syrian, Turkish and Russian defense ministers met in Moscow.
The meeting was just the latest sign of a thaw in relations between Damascus and Ankara - the key backer of opposition forces in war-torn Syria.
- TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran has summoned the Italian ambassador to protest "interventionist" policies, the foreign ministry said late Thursday, a day...
The Islamic republic has been gripped by protests since the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd.
Iran says hundreds of people have been killed in the unrest, including members of the security forces, and thousands have been arrested nationwide.





















