Trump has praised Israel's strikes, noting it used US weapons, even though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied his public calls...
Iran announced it will scale back cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), expressing deep dissatisfaction over what it...
The UN envoy to Iraq on Tuesday urged Iraqi politicians to end a deadlock which has kept parliament from forming...Addressing the UN Security Council earlier in the day, Hennis-Plasschaert stressed "the importance of overcoming the political stalemate"
More than seven months after legislative elections, Iraqi institutions are at a standstill over lawmakers' inability to elect a president
A sandstorm engulfed Saudi Arabia's capital and other regions of the desert kingdom Tuesday, hampering visibility and slowing road traffic....A thick grey haze made Riyadh buildings such as Kingdom Centre nearly impossible to see from more than a few hundred meters.
Saudi Arabia's meteorology center forecast "surface dusty winds" in the country's east and in Riyadh, "reducing horizontal sight".
Russia may cut gas supplies to Finland soon over the Nordic country's refusal to pay Gazprom in rubles, Finnish state-owned...On Sunday, Russia suspended electricity supplies to Finland overnight after its energy firm RAO Nordic claimed payment arrears.
Moscow has repeatedly warned Finland that any NATO membership application would be "a grave mistake far reaching consequences".
Qatar's emir began a state visit to Spain on Tuesday as Europe seeks to diversify its natural gas supply sources...Qatar, which has the third-largest natural gas reserves in the world, is currently Spain's fifth-biggest supplier of natural gas after the US, Algeria, Nigeria and Egypt.
The country accounted for 4.4 percent of Spain's total gas imports in April and the Spanish government hopes this share could increase.
- The reformists, who campaigned on the legacy of a 2019 anti-establishment protest movement, could yet obtain the support of several...
Twelve of the thirteen reformist candidates are newcomers. They campaigned against Lebanon's ruling elite, composed of sectarian parties that have ruled the country since 1990.
At least five out of 19 elected MPs for the capital Beirut are independents, with all but one winning a seat for the first time.
The gates opened shortly after 11:00 pm local time (2200 GMT) on Monday night, letting dozens of cars and queues...borders between the two countries were shut due to Covid restrictions and a major diplomatic row
Local economies in the border areas of two enclaves depend on the crossing of people and goods
- Scuffles and cases of voter intimidation were reported on polling day, although Interior Minister insisted when announcing partial results that...
Lebanese Forces Party can emerge as the largest Christian party in Lebanon as it has won several new seats
Some polling centers lacked electricity in Lebanon, voters had to use their phone lights to cast their ballots
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday led a high-level delegation to meet the United Arab Emirates' new president, who...Day after the death of former leader Sheikh Khalifa, Mohamed bin Zayed was chosen as UAE's new president
Diplomatic relation between US-UAE were further strained when the UAE abstained from condemning Russia over the invasion of Ukraine
Iranian police have arrested academic and author Said Madani on charges of acting "against the security" of the country and..."Suspected of having links with foreign countries and of having committed actions against the country's security, Said Madani Ghahfarokhi was sent to prison," Mehr reported
Madani has been detained several times in the past, notably in 2012 when he was sentenced to six years in prison
Harris, whose team includes Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and CIA chief William Burns, is heading...Blinken, who arrived in Abu Dhabi early Monday morning ahead of the delegation, offered his "warm congratulations" to Sheikh Mohamed on becoming president.
Relations between UAE and the US were strained when the former abstained from voting on a UN Security Council resolution demanding a Russian withdrawal from Ukraine.
