Biden exhorts Egypt, Qatar to press Hamas on hostage deal
US, Egypt and Qatar have been engaged in weeks of behind-the-scenes talks in a bid to secure a temporary truce...Geostrategy
Kremlin slams Macron claims Russia trying to undermine Olympics
Moscow, Russia - The Kremlin on Friday blasted as "unacceptable" French President Emmanuel Macron's claims that Russia was trying to undermine...Geostrategy
Japan pledges $1.97 m to UN to help conduct Iraq elections
The money will be used to support and assist capacity-building within the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission for the October...Lebanon army gets second batch of food aid from Qatar
The first shipment was sent on July 8 on an Amiri Air Force aircraft belonging to the Qatari Armed Forces,...Lebanon is facing a deepening economic crisis that the World Bank now considers one of the worst in the world
The Lebanese pound has lost around 90% of its purchasing power since November 2019
Ismail Haniyeh re-elected as leader of Hamas
Considered a pragmatist, Haniyeh has been head of Hamas' political bureau since 2017
Services to facilitate Golden Visa for doctors in UAE launched
The long-term visa allows foreigners to work, live and study without needing an Emirati sponsor.
Iran rejects Israel’s ‘baseless accusations’ over ship attack
The MT Mercer Street, managed by prominent Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer, was struck on Thursday off the coast of Oman,...
Tunisia: Two MPs opposed to president held
Maher Zid and Mohamed Affes of Al-Karama have been placed in provisional detention in connection with a military investigation.
Three Hezbollah among five dead in Lebanon funeral ambush
Several people were wounded in the exchange of fire in the Khalde area between members of the Lebanese Shiite group...
Etihad: Flight ban from India, Pakistan may stretch beyond Aug 7
Etihad extends suspension of passenger travel from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka from Aug 2 to Aug 7.Etihad extends suspension of passenger travel from four South Asian countries from Aug 2 to Aug 7.
Emirates said on Friday it was reviewing plans to resume flights from India, Pakistan from Aug 8.
US gears up to sell 18 military choppers to Israel for $3.4 billion
All 18 choppers are Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters, and will come fitted with weaponry provided by Lockheed Martin.A year after the mushroom cloud, Lebanon still bleeds
Footage of the fireball erupting above the port and the white blast mushroom soaring skywards and tearing through the city...
