The meeting is a preparatory session preceding the regular 31st session of the Arab League Summit, which will be hosted by Algeria in November.

Russia's state atomic energy corporation Rosatom has launched the construction of Egypt's first nuclear power plant, a $25-billion project billed as the largest venture between the two countries in decades. Egyptian Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker and Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev on Wednesday poured concrete into what will serve as the...

On Monday, Tunisians will vote in a landmark referendum that could install a vastly different system: one that bears the hallmarks of the 64-year-old's philosophy.

Tunisians will vote Monday on a constitution that would give President Kais Saied almost unchecked powers, a key moment in his plan to overhaul the political system in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The referendum takes place a year to the day after Saied sacked the government and suspended...

The war in Ukraine has caused food insecurity in Arab nations, many of which are heavily dependent on wheat imports from the former Soviet state. His address comes days after Russia took part in a summit hosted by Iran and attended by Turkey.

Saudi Arabia and Jordan explored enhancing security cooperation in border security, developing human resources and training, and exchanging experiences. Border Guard officials of Saudi Arabia and Jordan discussed it in the 11th meeting held between them at the headquarters of Jeddah Academy of Maritime Sciences & Security Studies. Saudi Arabia's...

Russia on Thursday resumed critical gas supplies to Europe through Germany, reopening the Nord Stream gas pipeline after 10 days, but uncertainty lingered whether the continent could avert an energy crisis this winter. "It's working," a Nord Stream spokesman said, without specifying the amount of gas being delivered.

Moroccan authorities have said 23 migrants died when some 2,000 people, many from Sudan, stormed the frontier.

The European Union said Wednesday it has lifted sanctions against Syria's private airline Cham Wings, after the company was blacklisted last year for its alleged role in illegal migration to Europe. "On 18 July, Cham Wings was removed from the list of entities subject to EU sanctions in respect of...

Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, UAE’s Minister of Culture and Youth, discussed cultural cooperation with Rima Abdul Malak, Minister of Culture of France on Wednesday. The meeting between the two was held at the ministry’s headquarters in Paris on the sidelines of UAE’s President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan...

The remarks came amid heightened tensions between Iran and Western powers as talks in Vienna to revive a 2015 nuclear deal have been stalled since March.

Turkey next month will resume drilling operations near the divided island of Cyprus, a top official said Wednesday, threatening to spark a new diplomatic row with the EU. The European Union came close to sanctioning Ankara in 2020 for pushing into contested east Mediterranean waters in search of fresh natural...

The North African country has seen its economy crippled by a crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine, which has sent public debt soaring.

Syria announced Wednesday that it was severing ties with Ukraine in support of its close ally Russia, saying the move was a response to a similar move by Kyiv.

Award-winning dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi, arrested last week in Tehran, must serve a six-year sentence previously handed to him in 2010, the judicial authority announced Tuesday.

Senior military figures from Libya's rival eastern and western power bases have held an unprecedented meeting in the capital Tripoli, calling Tuesday for a unified command over their troops

Israeli army chief Aviv Kohavi, who arrived Monday, met with the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces Belkhir El Farouk, an Israeli army statement said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that the West must remove restrictions on exports of Russian grain. "We will facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain, but we are proceeding from the fact that all restrictions related to air deliveries for the export of Russian grain will be lifted," Putin...

In a joint statement, French President Emmanuel Macron and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan who visited France on July 18 and 19 expressed deep concern regarding war in Ukraine, its terrible impact on civilians, the humanitarian situation, and its effects on commodity markets worldwide.

The leader of Tunisia's opposition party Ennahdha arrived Tuesday for questioning by an investigating judge at an anti-terror center, just days before a hotly contested constitutional referendum.

Egypt's President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi underscored the importance of coordination and cooperation among all countries of the world to confront the energy crisis.

National guard units in the north, center, east and south thwarted 37 attempts to cross, Tunisia's maritime borders, the National Guard said in a statement.

Iran's president will host his Russian and Turkish counterparts on Tuesday for talks on the Syrian war in a three-way summit overshadowed by fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The summit is the first hosted by Iran's ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi since he took office last year, and the...

A fierce heatwave in western Europe has left much of the continent wilting under a scorching sun, feeding ferocious wildfires and threatening to smash more temperature records on Tuesday.

Israel's army chief arrived in Morocco on Monday for meetings with senior defence officials, military sources said, as cooperation between the countries expands following a normalisation of ties. Aviv Kohavi's three-day trip is the first official visit of an Israeli army chief to the North African kingdom.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi sealed 15 agreements with Algeria's president Monday, ahead of the expected conclusion of another deal to boost gas deliveries and reduce Italy's reliance on Russian supplies. Draghi was received by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and the two went on to sign agreements and MoUs in areas...

Only the GCC countries score high on the Index that measures women’s inclusion, justice and security in 170 countries. UAE was the highest ranked country in the MENA region.

The European Central Bank will raise its interest rates on Thursday for the first time in over a decade, but the bank is already under pressure to do more amid record inflation.

Iran's supreme leader has pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 2,200 prisoners, including some on death row, to mark two important Muslim feasts, official sources said Sunday.

With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on the Syria conflict. Russia, Turkey and Iran have in recent years met to discuss Syria as part of the so-called "Astana peace process" to end more...

Iran has the technical capacity to build a nuclear weapon but has not taken a decision to do so, an official told the Al Jazeera broadcaster on Sunday. The comments come after US President Joe Biden visited the Middle East and signed a security pact with Israel vowing to prevent...

UAE Space Agency on Sunday announced a new AED3 billion ($816 million) national investment and development fund for the space sector, The National Space Fund. The Fund will support ground breaking new programmes launched to support international and Emirati companies co-operating in leading edge space sector engineering, sciences and research...

The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday, as Moscow is accused of using the continent's largest nuclear power plant to store weapons and launch missiles on the surrounding regions of southern Ukraine.

On issues ranging from energy prices to human rights and Israel's role in the region, Biden could point only to small -- if any -- gains after four whirlwind days of meetings and speeches. There was no progress on the moribund Palestine peace negotiations.

A host of Chadian rebel and political groups on Saturday withdrew from talks with the African nation's military government, accusing it of seeking to destabilize peace efforts.

The UAE delegation to the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, presented the second edition of the UAE’s National Voluntary Review Report.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warned that unrealistic policies to curb emissions could fuel inflation, as he chaired a summit bringing together Arab leaders and US President Joe Biden.

US President Joe Biden on Saturday invited his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, to visit the United States this year.

The United States Mission to Saudi Arabia has announced that Saudi citizens visitor visas (B1/B2) validity has been increased from five to 10 years and it will be applicable from August 1, 2022.

The commander of US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria on Friday urged Russia and Iran to prevent Turkey from launching a new attack in the country's north, days before an expected Syria summit.

The president will announce today that the United States has committed $1 billion in new near to long-term food security assistance for the Middle East.

Bahrain will permit nationals of the Gulf Cooperation Council to enter into the kingdom with just an identity card or a passport, according to the Bahraini Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA). A statement carried by Bahrain News Agency (BNA) said the move follows the decision of GCC countries to...

A multinational peacekeeping force will leave a strategic Red Sea island by the end of the year, the White House said Friday, potentially boosting opportunities for future contact between Saudi Arabia and Israel. "International peacekeepers, including US troops, will leave Tiran island in the Red Sea where they've been for...

A joint communiqué, issued after US president's meetings with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, outlines the strategic alliance between the two countries.

After two years of closure, nine border crossings between Tunisia and Algeria reopened at midnight on Thursday. The decision to reopen the crossings was announced by Algeria's President Abdelmajid Tebboune to his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied, on July 5, during Algiers' independence day celebrations.

Jordan's Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Shraideh held a series of meetings at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development meet in New York.

Libya's government replaced the head of the key National Oil Corporation on Thursday in a dramatic move that prompted the US to warn against any "armed confrontation" over the sector. The North African country's vast oil reserves have often been at the heart of political disputes, but the NOC had...

US President Joe Biden will meet Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the occupied West Bank Friday, with talks expected to focus on economic measures but without striking any major diplomatic breakthrough.  Bethlehem marks the latest stop on Biden's Middle East tour, following meetings with Israeli officials and ahead of a...

Saudi Arabia announced Friday it was lifting restrictions on "all carriers" using its airspace, an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel ahead of US President Joe Biden's arrival. The US leader welcomed the "historic" decision, the latest conciliatory move by Riyadh concerning the Jewish state.

Despite the recent signs of a US-Saudi rapprochement, analysts say it is improbable Riyadh will agree to diplomatic ties with Israel.