The 10-member SCO said they also strongly condemned US and Israeli strikes on Iran in June, in the statement issued...
- Beirut, Lebanon -- Lebanon's Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, an ally of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, called on Sunday for dialogue...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates--Yemeni student Abir al-Maqtari dreamt of studying abroad but amid a tightening of restrictions on women, Huthi forces...Yemeni society has traditionally allowed space for individual freedoms. But this is changing under the Huthi movement, which was founded with the aim of enforcing a theocracy.
Recently the Huthis clamped down on women travelling without a "mahram" -- or male relative -- even within the country.
- Sheikh Abdullah affirmed the UAE's keenness to strengthen the strategic partnership with Israel and advance bilateral cooperation in various fields.
Sheikh Abdullah affirmed the UAE's keenness to strengthen the strategic partnership with Israel and advance bilateral cooperation in various fields
Israel and the UAE forged ties in the United States-brokered Abraham Accords in 2020, bringing over a decade of covert contacts into the open
Americans called him heroic and compared the visit to that of Britain's premier Winston Churchill, who came to Washington in...Pennsylvania Avenue, the grand boulevard which links the White House and Congress, was blocked off for the one-day visit of Ukraine's president
Outside of the White House, Zelensky's first stop of the day, television cameras from around the world were there to record the visit of the wartime leader
The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) "notes the very low level of participation in the elections, which destroys their credibility...Just 11.2 percent of voters cast ballots for a new parliament stripped of most its authority
This was the lowest turnout since the 2011 revolution that toppled dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
- The emirate went into the tournament under scrutiny for its treatment of foreign workers and LGBTQ people but one of...
As a major supplier of natural gas and an intermediary in conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Qatar already possessed diplomatic clout but struggled to gain public recognition.
The public airing of the Palestinian cause in stadiums and Morocco's surge to the tournament's semi-finals also boosted feelings of Arab pride.
Rabat, Morocco - UAE and Morocco discussed ways of boosting their cooperation and investment opportunities in industry, economy, investments, culture,...The discussion occurred between Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE's Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Aziz Akhannouch, Prime Minister of Morocco.
Al Jaber also held meetings with Riyad Mazour, Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, and Leila Benali, Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development.
Tehran, Iran-- Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday he held a "friendly conversation" with his Saudi counterpart in Jordan, despite Tehran's repeated...Jordan hosted Baghdad II conference, bringing together key Middle East and international players -- including rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia -- in a bid to defuse regional tension
Iran has accused its "enemies", led by the US, of stoking the protests and officials have also pointed to Saudi role in funding "hostile" Persian-language media abroad
- Iraq has been caught for years in a delicate balancing act between its two main allies, the United States and...
The "Baghdad II" meeting in Jordan, which also included officials from France and the European Union, followed an August 2021 summit in Iraq's capital
King Abdullah II emphasized Iraq's pivotal role in maintaining regional stability, while Egyptian President emphasized his country's rejection of all foreign interventions in Iraq
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - The United States plans a meeting early in 2023 between Israel and Arab nations that recognize it...Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take office with the most right-wing government in Israel's history.
A senior US official said the United States plans a meeting "probably in the first quarter" of 2023 of foreign ministers from the Negev summit in March.
Sweden's Supreme Court cited the risk of Turkey's "persecution based on this person's political beliefs" when it blocked the request...Sweden's Supreme Court cited the risk of Turkey's "persecution based on this person's political beliefs" when it blocked the request on Monday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Sweden to return dozens of people that he suspects of involvement in a failed 2016 coup.
