Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi has lauded Kuwait for its role in finding peaceful solutions to crisis plaguing the Arab world. He made the comment, in an interview with KUNA, on the eve of his visit to Kuwait.

A UAE-trained militia said Saturday some of its fighters remained on the front lines in key Yemeni conflict zones as part of defensive measures after driving out the Houthi rebels.

Iran's foreign ministry on Saturday condemned a rocket attack against Baghdad airport that took place the previous day as an act that seeks to "destabilize" Iraq.

Developing countries lagging in vaccinating their populations have been pushing for waivers on the patents on Covid-19 vaccines.

Qatar ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has the Ukraine crisis, efforts to engage the hardline Taliban administration in Afghanistan, and backroom talks on reviving a nuclear accord with Iran on the agenda for his White House meeting with US President Joe Biden.

Houthi fire from Yemen this month on the UAE, traditionally a haven of security in a turbulent Middle East, stirred alarm at home and abroad, but for many Saudis it's nothing new. In the Jizan region of southwestern Saudi Arabia, the local population has had to live for years with...

Diplomats meet in the Austrian capital to revive the 2015 deal involving Iran, the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia.

In the United States, the 5G usage near airports have been opposed by many airlines, which claim that it may disrupt aircraft radar measurement devices, which inform pilots of the height of their aircraft above the ground. Several Arab countries, meanwhile, have already embraced 5G, and others are expected to...

Protesters in Iran's southeast attacked trucks belonging to Afghan drivers during a demonstration on Friday over water rights for a river that flows from Afghanistan, Iranian state media said.

Six rockets were fired Friday at the Iraqi capital's airport, causing damage but no casualties, security sources said, the latest in a string of attacks the US blames on Iran-linked militias. The rockets hit Baghdad International Airport's runways or parking areas, a source at the interior ministry said, noting that...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urges urged governments to accelerate the relaxation of travel restrictions, saying evidence suggests a minimal impact of travel restrictions on the spread of the virus. IATA called for removing all travel barriers (including quarantine and testing) for those fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved vaccine,...

Snow carpeted Jerusalem and the eastern Mediterranean as a rare storm turned the Holy City into a winter wonderland but brought misery to the region's Syrian refugees.

Kuwait Red Crescent Society and International Committee of the Red Cross will support and implement a relief medical program for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The two organizations signed a cooperation agreement regarding the same on Wednesday. Chairman of KRCS's Board of Directors Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer stressed the importance of...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken affirmed that his country places "tremendous value" on the role that Kuwait plays as an "advancer of peace." Blinken was quoted by local media as saying, "Kuwait plays, an almost unique role that it plays as a facilitator, mediator, advancer of peace and leading...

Saudi Arabia will begin housing and population census on 9 May 2022, according to Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal bin Fadhil Alibrahim. Albrahim, who is also the chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), is the census that is conducted every 10 years...

Al-Khasawneh stressed the establishment of investments and joint projects in a way that contributes to addressing and responding to the challenges of climate change.

Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers (FSC) Ajlan Al-Ajlan has called for preparing a roadmap to enhance economic relations between Arab countries and the Russian Federation. He suggested stimulating bilateral business councils, increasing benefits from government support, activating cooperation in the small and medium-sized enterprises between the two regions....

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will pay an official visit to Turkey in February, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday, hailing it as a chance to mend frayed relations with the Jewish state. "This visit could open a new chapter in relations between Turkey and Israel," Erogan said in...

Iranian police have arrested 17 university graduates on suspicion of filming candid camera horror pranks that boosted their social media followings but "sowed panic" in Tehran streets.

Riyadh and Bangkok restored their diplomatic relation broken over jewel theft by a Thai-born janitor who stole $20 million worth of gems in 1989 from a Saudi palace.

Qatar, a close US ally, has huge gas reserves and is the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas. Biden will also thank the emir for Qatar's support to the United States in safely transporting US citizens, permanent residents and Afghan partners out of Afghanistan in the wake of the...

Saudi Arabia and Romania signed on Tuesday a defense cooperation agreement that covers training, exchange of expertise, technologies, developing communications systems, medical services, military history, archives, publications, and museums, among others. The agreement is in line with the two sides’ commitment to promote and encourage international peace and stability. Assistant...

A number of US companies are willing to invest in basic infrastructure and logistics to support Tunisia's efforts in this field, US Ambassador in Tunisia Donald Blome stressed at his meeting on Monday with Transport Minister Rabii Majidi. The two parties underlined the considerable progress of Tunisia's millennium challenge program...

Yemen's Houthi rebels were driven out of a key district by the United Arab Emirates-trained Giants Brigade, the militia said Tuesday, a day after the insurgents' latest missile attack on Abu Dhabi.

The US said multiple times it was ready to hold direct talks, and now Iran's foreign minister has also said to consider doing so if it proved the key to a "good agreement" to salvage the floundering deal.

Lebanese officials began much-delayed talks with the International Monetary Fund Monday on support measures aimed at lifting the country out of its worst-ever economic crisis. "We hope the negotiations will be concluded as soon as possible, but given the complexity of the issues it is possible that other rounds will...

Saudi Arabia's finance minister, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan, has stressed the need for the promotion of the joint Gulf action, with the need to raise the pace of coordination among all GCC states.

Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri announced Monday he would not run in upcoming parliamentary elections and was withdrawing from political life. The 51-year-old three-time premier announced his decision during a press conference in the capital Beirut.

The countries need to work harder to ensure equitable access to vaccines and treatment, track the virus and its emerging variants, and keep restrictions in place, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the UN health agency's executive board.

The UAE air defense forces have intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles targeting the country, the Ministry of Defense announced on Monday. On the other hand, Houthi ballistic missiles fell on some car workshops in the Ahad Al-Masarihah governorate in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia.

This was the first such encounter between the Jewish state's current foreign minister and a Palestinian official. The Israeli foreign ministry declined to comment to AFP but did not deny that the meeting took place.

Prosecutor has placed Abdorahim Kordi in custody, citing a statement from the intelligence branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, chaired the meeting of a team of aviation security experts within the Middle East Aviation Security Cooperative Program (CASP-MID), which was hosted on January 19-20, aimed to adopt aviation security activities and programs for the year 2022. The meeting was...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha will this week make the first visit by a Thai leader to Saudi Arabia in more than 30 years following decades of diplomatic tension sparked by a jewel theft from a Saudi palace. Thai-born janitor Kriangkrai Techamong stole $20 million worth of precious gems in 1989...

Kuwait's foreign minister said Sunday that he has given Lebanese authorities a list of suggested measures to be taken to ease a diplomatic rift with Gulf Arab countries. The proposal were delivered to Lebanon's PM Najib Mikati and President Michel Aoun by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister.

Iran has the world's second largest gas reserves after Russia, and the fourth largest oil reserves. Gas is almost free in Iran because it is heavily subsidized.

The US navy said Sunday it had stopped a ship carrying 40 tons of a fertilizer that can be used to make explosives as it traveled from Iran along a route previously used to smuggle weapons to Yemen's Houthi rebels.

A fierce battle raged in Syria for a fourth day Sunday between US-backed Kurdish forces and Islamic State group fighters who have attacked a prison, killing at least 120 people including seven civilians, a war monitor said.

The UAE has banned the use of drones and light sports aircraft from Saturday, days after Yemen’s Houthis carried out a deadly attack in the Emirates. “The Ministry of Interior is currently stopping all flying operations for owners, practitioners and enthusiasts of drones, including drones and light sports aircraft," a...

Kuwait's foreign minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah visited Beirut on Saturday, on his first trip since a diplomatic rift last year, delivering a message of confidence-building to Lebanon coordinated with Gulf states, Reuters reported. Lebanon’s ties with Gulf Arab states were plunged into a deep crisis in October by...

South Korea has used $18 million of frozen Iranian assets to pay Tehran's dues to the UN, Seoul said Sunday, in a move to immediately restore the country's voting power. The payment was made Friday in cooperation with the US and the UN after Iran made an "emergency request" to...

Qatar is in talks with the US and other gas exporters to prepare a contingency plan for a possible disruption in gas supplies should Russia decide to invade Ukraine.

Fighting raged for a third day Saturday between the Islamic State group and Kurdish forces in Syria after IS attacked a prison housing jihadists, in violence that has claimed over 70 lives, a monitor said.

The spokesman of Saudi led coalition also said the facility was not on the OCHA no-target list.

The dialogue discusses the new developments in trade and investment exchange.

The US State Department announced in a statement that "Adnan Ayad, Jihad Adnan Ayad, Ali Adel Diab, and 10 companies are designated under Executive Order 13224.”

The Islamic State group on Friday attacked a Syria prison housing fellow jihadists and a military base in Iraq in near simultaneous deadly operations that revived fears of a IS resurgence.

The UAE and Turkey are expected to sign new agreements and "renew previous commitments" during the upcoming visit of the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to the UAE in February, a senior Turkish official said. "Our President’s visit to the UAE is currently confirmed and the preparations are ongoing. This...

Saied said he "affirms that freedoms are guaranteed in Tunisia,” recalling his commitment to equality before the law and his rejection of violence."

Qatar is one of the five countries the ILO has as a member of the Advisory Committee of its Fair Recruitment Initiative. The move is said to have been made in appreciation of Qatar’s efforts and reforms undertaken in the labor sector.