Syrian-based armed Iraqi groups ready to fight Israel to support Lebanon if war breaks out
As war rages in Gaza and threatens to spread to Lebanon, Iraqi militant groups warn they are ready to enter...Geostrategy
Fighting rages in Gaza City’s Shujaiya for fourth day
A Hamas official in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, confirmed that the Islamist movement had received the latest proposal but said it...Geostrategy
Iraq Shiite leader Sadr cautions vote ‘losers’
Influential Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, the big winner in initial results from Iraq's election last month, on Thursday called on...Final results of the October 10 legislative ballot have still not been announced
Despite their electoral losses, the Hashed will continue to remain a political force
RAF claims world first flight using synthetic oil
Group Captain Peter Hackett completed a short flight in an Ikarus C42 microlight aircraft at an airfield in Gloucestershire, western...Britain's ministry of defense said it had the potential to save 80-90 percent of carbon per flight.
The RAF is planning its first airbase to be net zero by 2025 and be carbon neutral across the service by 2040.
Iran slams Western statement on its regional actions
Tehran on Friday criticized as "illegitimate" a Western statement that assured Arab allies their security interests would be taken into...Iran's neighbors are concerned about concessions that could be made to the Islamic republic in the negotiations that are due to resume in the Austrian capital Vienna
Iran's foreign ministry dismissed the statement on Friday
US mulls diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in Beijing
Joe Biden's comment followed a video summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping late Monday.Joe Biden's comment followed a video summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping late Monday
Biden is under pressure at home to speak out on China's human rights abuses, especially in Xinjiang
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain activate e-connection for health passport
The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding in this regard in Riyadh on Thursday, November 18.The signing of the MoU is expected to enable the integration of the health passport with the Saudi Tawakkalna and BeAware Bahrain apps
It will therefore facilitate the movement of passengers between the two countries through the King Fahd Causeway
UAE, Israel sign MoU in educational affairs
The MoU was signed under the framework of the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement signed between the UAE and Israel last...The MoU was signed under the framework of the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement signed between the UAE and Israel last year.
The two sides also addressed their ongoing bilateral ties in the education sector and other areas of cooperation
Updated: US indicts Iranians for ‘meddling’ during 2020 elections
The US Justice Department has indicted two Iranians for allegedly taking part in an online "disinformation and threat" campaign during...The US Treasury imposes sanctions on the two men and three others who ran the cybersecurity company they worked for
Kazemi and Kashian allegedly obtained confidential voter information and sent menacing emails
G7 calls for Belarus to end migrant crisis immediately
G7 foreign ministers urged Belarus Thursday to end a migrant crisis on its border with Poland, accusing it of callously...Several thousand migrants, most of them from the Middle East, are camping in freezing conditions along the Polish border in the hope of getting into the EU
The West accuses Belarus of having deliberately created the surge
‘Hundreds’ of fake Lebanese degrees sold to Iraqis
Iraq has summoned its cultural attache in Beirut for an investigation into the alleged sale of fake Lebanese university degrees...Higher education degrees are often a prerequisite for coveted government posts in Iraq.
The fake degrees, numbering in their hundreds, cost "between $5,000 for a master's degree and $10,000 for a PhD, an official said.
Qatar and Egypt sign pacts to supply Gaza fuel and building materials: Minister
Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials for Gaza Strip, Qatar's Minister of State...These cooperative efforts would contribute to improving living conditions in the occupied territory, said Qatari minister Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi.
Qatar has provided more than $1.5 billion for health, education, housing, industry and other sectors in Gaza.
