Makkah, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi authorities have asked pilgrims performing the hajj to remain in their tents for several hours...
Washington, United States -- As misinformation exploded during India's four-day conflict with Pakistan, social media users turned to an AI chatbot...
For the West, the renewal to July had been interpreted as automatic, while Russia had raised the possibility of requesting...The text provided for "an extension of an additional six months, that is, until 10 July 2022," subject to a report by the UN Secretary-General
The Security Council had previously renewed the authorization allowing aid into rebel-held areas in the country's northwest until 10 January 2022
The pro-government Giants Brigade, who are backed by the Saudis and the United Arab Emirates, announced in a statement the...The pro-government Giants Brigade, who are backed by the Saudis and the United Arab Emirates, announced in a statement the "liberation of the district of Ain"
Yemen's civil war began in 2014 when the Huthis seized the capital Sanaa, prompting Saudi-led forces to intervene
The IMF's warning that developing nations are about to face what it called “economic turbulence” is bad news for the...GCC countries are depending on emerging nations to diversify their own economies
With those economies now under a cloud, the GCC nations should choose their next steps carefully
The two countries are on track to finish negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement by March or April, Israel's first...The success of relations with the UAE is pivotal to attract other countries to normalize ties with Israel, says Amir Hayek, Israel's first ambassador to the UAE
Trade between the two countries increased nearly tenfold during the first 11 months of 2021
The Federal Agency said that irresponsible behavior which derails UAE's anti-COVID steps will be punishable by law.The Federal Emergency Crisis and Disasters Prosecution says such actions are punishable under law.
The prosecution urged community members and social media users to act responsibly when sharing or circulating COVID-19-related news.
Dubai has issued a law that seeks to include the people with special needs or disabilities---known as the people of...Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed issues new law that sets forth the rights of people with disabilities and the services that relevant entities should provide them.
The law also outlines the tasks and responsibilities of government entities in implementing the law.
The last seven years have been the hottest on record globally "by a clear margin", the European Union's climate monitoring...In its latest annual assessment, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirmed that 2021 had joined the unbroken warm streak since 2015.
The annual average temperature was 1.1 to 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, measured between 1850 and 1900, C3S said.
- Sunday saw the swearing-in of 329 members of the unicameral parliament and the re-election of influential Sunni MP Mohammed al-Halbussi...
Sadr who once led an anti-US militia is expected to have the key say in who will serve as the next prime minister
Iraq's post-election period has been marred by high tensions, violence, and allegations of vote fraud
"The initiatives of the Iranian side and the negotiations that have taken place have put us on the right track,"..."The initiatives of the Iranian side and the negotiations that have taken place have put us on the right track," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said
Negotiations to restore the nuclear deal resumed in late November after they were suspended in June as Iran elected a new, ultraconservative government
The officials from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, as well as secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...The officials from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, as well as secretary general of the GCC Nayef bin Falah al-Hajrah, will be in China until Friday
Recent unrest in oil and gas-rich Kazakhstan has raised concerns in China, which has long invested heavily in its central Asian neighbour's energy industry
