- A spokesman for the Turkish presidency said there was a "high probability" that a first ship carrying Ukrainian grain could...
The resumption of exports was discussed in talks between the Turkish and Ukrainian defense ministers
A Joint Coordination Centre is charged with controlling Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea
- Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Poland to organize the operational framework...
From the Saudi side, Ali Rajab, Executive Vice President at GACA -Economic Policies & International Cooperation signed the MoU
From the Polish side, Piotr Samson, President of the Polish Civil Aviation Authority inked the pact in Warsaw
- Standing behind her control tower with headphones around her neck, Saudi DJ Leen Naif segues smoothly between pop hits and...
Women DJs, an unthinkable phenomenon just a few years ago in the kingdom, are becoming a relatively common sight in its main cities
Naif and her peers embody two major reforms championed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: new opportunities for women and expanding entertainment options notably music
- Volunteers shuttled back and forth in fleets of pickups to Iraq's normally secure Green Zone Saturday as protesters who occupied...
Inside the parliament building, some protesters sat at lawmakers' desks while others milled about, raising their mobile phones to film the occupation
In the gardens outside, protesters pitched a large camouflage tent by the entrance as women with children joined other supporters
- At least 80 people have been killed and 30 others are missing in floods that have wreaked havoc across Iran...
President Ebrahim Raisi visited flood-ravaged areas in Firouzkouh region east of the capital to assess the situation
Videos and pictures posted by Iranian media and on social media showed houses and cars surrounded by grey mud, and people trying to recover their belongings
- Morocco's King Mohammed VI used an address on Saturday to "once again" reiterate his openness to restoring ties with Algeria,...
Morocco and Algeria have long been at odds over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, where the Algiers-backed Polisario Front is seeking independence from Rabat's rule
Morocco's sovereignty over the territory was backed by Washington in a 2020 deal that also saw Rabat normalize ties with Israel
- Mohammed bin Salman's recent Europe visit after US President Joe Biden’s trip to Jeddah suggests that KSA wants to diversify...
Mohammed bin Salman's recent Europe visit after US President Joe Biden’s trip to Jeddah suggests that KSA wants to diversify its partners amidst global uncertainties, say experts
Both Saudi Arabia and France want to play a crucial role in stabilization of the region. Paris, in particular, wants greater involvement of Riyadh in Lebanon
- Iran said it had arrested a Swedish national on allegations of espionage, while Sweden's foreign ministry said the case related...
The announcement of a Swedish national's arrest comes amid diplomatic tensions between Tehran and Stockholm
A Swedish court sentenced a former Iranian official to life for war crimes in the Islamic republic in 1988
- A Lebanese prosecutor ordered the seizure Saturday of a Syrian-flagged ship that docked at a northern port with a cargo of...
Lebanese police were instructed to consult Ukraine's embassy after it said the ship was loaded from region occupied by Russian forces
Preliminary reports indicate that the owner of the shipping company is a Turkish national and the grain belongs to a Syrian merchant
- Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Saturday, occupying parliament with no plan to...
It is the second time in days that Sadr supporters have forced their way in to the legislative chamber, months after elections that failed to lead to formation of a government
Supporters of Sadr oppose the recently announced candidacy of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for prime minister





















