Hamas said Monday it had accepted a new ceasefire proposal by US envoy Steve Witkoff, presented by mediators, but a...
"When you try and explain peace to people, there is a very serious lack of trust," said Yuksel Genc, a...
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri announced Monday he would not run in upcoming parliamentary elections and was withdrawing from...The Sunni Muslim leader said he was "suspending his work in political life" and urged fellow members of his Future party to leave the political arena
A tearful Hariri, who was first elected to parliament in 2005, also announced he would not run in the legislative polls due in May
The countries need to work harder to ensure equitable access to vaccines and treatment, track the virus and its emerging...Since the Omicron strain was first detected in southern Africa nine weeks ago, Tedros said 80m cases had been reported to the WHO -- more than in all of 2020.
Half of the WHO's 194 member states missed the previous target of vaccinating 40 percent of their people by end-2021.
A Taliban delegation headed by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is meeting representatives of the US, France, Britain, Germany, Italy,...The closed-door discussions, facilitated by Norway, are being held at the Soria Moria Hotel, on a snowy hilltop outside Oslo
The Taliban met with Afghan civil society members, including women activists and journalists during the first day of the Norway visit
The UAE air defense forces have intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles targeting the country, the Ministry of Defense announced...The UAE Ministry of Defense confirmed that there were no casualties resulting from the attack
However, the attack in Saudi Arabia led to two expatriates sustaining minor injuries
This was the first such encounter between the Jewish state's current foreign minister and a Palestinian official. The Israeli foreign...In late December, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz hosted talks with Mahmud Abbas on the latter’s first visit to Israel since 2010
At that time, Israel's defense ministry announced ‘confidence-building measures’ with the Palestinian Authority
Prosecutor has placed Abdorahim Kordi in custody, citing a statement from the intelligence branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.The director general of Iran's Chabahar Free Zone has been arrested for "major offences"
Chabahar was the only Iranian port with exemptions when US reimposed unilateral sanction in 2018
Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, chaired the meeting of a team of aviation security experts...Saudi Arabia chaired the meeting of a team of aviation security experts within the Middle East Aviation Security Cooperative Program.
Representatives from Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Jordan, and the observer states Qatar and Egypt participated in the meeting.
- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha will this week make the first visit by a Thai leader to Saudi Arabia in more...
Thai-born janitor Kriangkrai Techamong stole $20 million worth of precious gems in 1989 from the home of a Saudi prince, triggering a feud between the countries.
Saudi Arabia has long accused Thai police of bungling their investigation into the theft, with allegations that the stolen gems were snapped up by senior officers.
Kuwait's foreign minister said Sunday that he has given Lebanese authorities a list of suggested measures to be taken to...The visit is part of wider efforts to restore trust between Lebanon and its Gulf Arab neighbors
Lebanon's Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib will visit Kuwait at the end of the month
- Iran has the world's second largest gas reserves after Russia, and the fourth largest oil reserves. Gas is almost free...
The record consumption was 748 million cubic meters on November 22, 2021.
Oil Minister Javad Owji asked people to save gas consumption so that we can pass the next 10 days "without any problem".
