Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than...
A controversial US-backed aid group for Gaza announced Monday that it had begun distributing food in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory,...
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a British-drafted resolution extending its political mission in Libya for just three months,...The extremely short text, which was adopted unanimously, provides for a continuation of the mission until April 30. An earlier version had taken the mission until September 15
Moscow, which favored a short renewal of the UNSMIL mission, threatened to use its veto and even went as far as proposing a counter-draft to the British text last week
A year ago, the Israeli-based human rights group B'Tselem drew fire when it asserted that Israeli policies had been designed...New York-based Human Rights Watch in April last year became the first major international rights group to publicly accuse Israel of 'apartheid' crimes.
Amnesty urged UN Security Council to "impose targeted sanctions, such as asset freezes, against Israeli officials most implicated in the crime of apartheid".
The MoU was concluded during the preparatory and ministerial meetings between the two sides.The MoU was concluded during the preparatory and ministerial meetings between the two sides
The two countries discussed issues of common concern in the fields of environment, water, agriculture, and food security
The move underscores the Qatar’s strategic importance, including in a scramble to shield European allies from potential Russian energy cutoffs.US President Joe Biden recognized Qatar's place in the US military's global footprint: It hosts Pentagon's Central Command and a huge airbase
Biden also announced he was designating Qatar a “major non-NATO ally,” which opens the door to closer military and commercial ties
Libya's parliament announced Monday it would meet next week to pick a replacement for interim Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah. The...The UN has been helping move the North African country past a decade of chaos following the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi
Dbeibah's government had a mandate to lead the country to December 24 elections -- in which he was a candidate despite having committed to not running
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday, January 31.The two parties discussed the importance of strengthening the US relationship with the Palestinian Authority
They also discussed the need to improve the quality of life for Palestinians in tangible ways
The United States has condemned the Houthi missile attack on the UAE. On Monday morning, the UAE air defense forces...The Ministry of Defense said in a statement that "there were no casualties resulting from the attack, and the fragments of the ballistic missile fell outside of populated areas"
"We condemn the latest Houthi missile attack on Abu Dhabi," tweeted Edward Price, the Spokesperson for the US Department of State
US President Joe Biden will build on attempts to ensure energy back-up for European allies when he hosts Qatar's emir...Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will be the first Gulf state leader to visit Biden since he became president just over a year ago
In addition to meeting Biden, the sheikh will meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, members of Congress and other officials
Lebanon said Monday it had busted at least 17 suspected Israeli spy networks, in one of the largest nationwide crackdowns...Information minister Abbas Halabi said the rings operated both "locally and regionally, without elaborating.
Between April 2009 and 2014, Lebanese authorities detained more than 100 people accused of spying for Israel.
Bahrain will receive F-16 simulators produced by Lockheed Martin to train pilots for national defense missions under a new agreement,...Bahrain was the first country in the Gulf region to acquire the F-16 and the first in the world to procure the advanced F-16 Block 70.
To date, more than 4,500 F-16s have been produced, with approximately 3,000 F-16s operating today in 25 countries.
