Rafah battles intensify as Israel takes over Gaza-Egypt border strip
Israel said on Wednesday its forces had taken over the 14-kilometre Philadelphi corridor on the Gaza-Egypt borderGeostrategy
Saudi king chairs cabinet meeting after ‘recovery’
The meeting comes nearly 10 days since the royal court said the king had a lung infection and was undergoing...Geostrategy
Iran to hold war games near Azerbaijan border amid criticism from Baku
Teheran: Iran's army is to hold maneuvers near the Azerbaijan border from Friday, state media announced, despite strong criticism from...Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had criticized Tehran over the drills, calling them "a very surprising event".
Iran has called the drills a "question of sovereignty".
Israeli foreign minister makes first visit to Bahrain, to open country’s embassy
Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid began a landmark visit Thursday to Bahrain where he will open the Israeli embassy one...The Israeli top diplomat touched down at Manama airport, where a Gulf Air plane was due to take off for the first commercial flight between the two countries shortly afterwards
Lapid is making Israel's first bilateral ministerial visit to Bahrain, part of a thaw in regional relations after the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Sudan also established ties
Qatar to hold its first-ever Formula One Grand Prix
The race will take place at the Losail International Circuit north of Doha on November 21 and will form the...The Australian GP, traditionally a season-opener, was moved towards the end of the season but was canceled for a second year running.
Qatar has also signed a 10-year deal to host Formula One from 2023.
Top Iraq cleric urges voting in parliamentary poll
The statement from Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani's office came against the backdrop of potentially high rates of abstention in the...The statement from Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani's office came against the backdrop of potentially high rates of abstention in the October 10 ballot
Initially expected in 2022, the vote was brought forward in a rare official concession to autumn 2019 protests
Erdogan, Putin meet to discuss Syrian conflict
The Russian leader hosted Erdogan at his Black Sea residence in the resort of SochiThe Russian leader hosted Erdogan at his Black Sea residence in the resort of Sochi
Russia and Turkey have had complex relations, balancing regional rivalries with common ground on economic and strategic interests
Morocco, Algeria slam France’s decision to slash visas
France on Tuesday said it would sharply reduce the number of visas granted to people from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia,...In Morocco, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita told reporters the French decision was “unjustified”
Many of its Tunisian citizens displayed their concern Wednesday in front of the offices of TLS Contact, the private company authorised to receive applications for France
Iran, Saudi hold new round of talks in Iraq
The discussions, hosted by Iraq as it seeks to act as a regional mediator, were launched under Iran's former, moderate...US ally Saudi Arabia and Washington's arch-foe Iran are at odds over many regional issues, including the wars in Yemen and Syria.
The talks have led to "serious progress" regarding Gulf security, Tehran's foreign ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on September 23.
$80 oil sparks mixed fortunes for world economy
Rising oil prices handed a major boost to producers but threaten the global recovery and stoke inflationary pressures because they...Global supplies have been disrupted because US production remains hampered by the ongoing fallout from Hurricane Ida.
OPEC now expects global oil demand to exceed its pre-pandemic level in 2022 thanks to Covid vaccines and recovering economies.
Construction works complete on a stretch of UAE rail network
DUBAI: Etihad Rail has completed construction works on a stretch of the 1200-km UAE National Railway Network, the company said on...The work was completed ahead of schedule on Package A of Stage Two, which extends over 139 km.
40 percent of the network’s annual transport capacity has been reserved through commercial agreements.
Elon Musk wants US regulators to let cryptocurrency ‘fly’
Los Angeles: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk thinks US regulators should take cryptocurrency out of their crosshairs, leaving it free...China's central bank last week said all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies are illegal.
Tesla early this year announced it had bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin.
