DUBAI: Dawqara, a place in Saudi Arabia's Northern Borders region, has shown signs of civilization during the late Roman period. Local media reports said one of the site’s most important artifacts is a square palace that was built from large volcanic stones. Its construction takes into consideration the straightness and...

Morocco took delivery earlier this month of Turkish combat drones, the Far-Maroc unofficial website dedicated to military news reported.

DUBAI: Kuwait’s population decreased by 0.9 percent in the first six months of this year to 4.62 million, as expatriate numbers continued to decline, a report said. More than 56,000 expats left the country in the first half of this year, pushing the total departures to about 190,000 since the...

The first initiative of its kind in Iraq, where Israel's sworn enemy Iran has a very strong influence, the conference took place on Friday and was organised by the New York-based Center for Peace Communications (CPC). More than 300 Iraqis, including tribal leaders, attended a conference in autonomous Kurdistan.

Abbas called on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to "convene an international peace conference."

The US and EU have said at the UN that Iran’s new government has shown no indication it was ready to revive the nuclear accord.

Iran’s moves could ultimately contribute to building regional relations based on mutual cooperation and respect.

This came after the funding was controversially stripped from a separate bill following a revolt from the left flank of the Democrats. However, the vote was near-unanimous this time, with the funding approved by a 420-9 majority vote.

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Khatibzadeh said the talks were "good" and called for countries to settle regional issues between themselves, without foreign interference. Saudi King Salman on Wednesday expressed hope that talks with Iran would "lead to tangible outcomes to...

Both countries signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation in areas of digital economy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

The two sides also discussed facilitating new growth partnerships between the public and private sector.

The two countries also reviewed bilateral partnership and cooperation in confronting the Covid-19 pandemic.

The move aims to further enhance bilateral investment relations by making use of the opportunities offered by Saudi Vision 2030.

Under the current system, most of the executive power was in the hands of the government and the measures announced by Saied clearly tip the balance in favour of the presidency.

Many of her countrymen say her slowly-slowly approach stymied progress on burning issues such as climate protection and the digital race.

In his first speech to the UN as president, Biden told delegates that the US had put more than $15 billion towards the global Covid response and shipped more than 160 million doses to other countries.

The workshop discussed the most prominent ways to expand the current investments in line with Saudi Vision 2030.

The row underlined that progressives are becoming increasingly skeptical of no-strings-attached aid to America’s key ally in the Middle East.

Eighty-nine of the 113 MPs present in the eastern city of Tobruk voted to withdraw confidence from the Tripoli-based administration of interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah.

The forecast for China remained unchanged at 8.5 percent. The growth prospects of Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey have also improved. Prospects of Australia, Britain, Japan and Russia were lowered

The 49-year-old Trudeau won the election, but did not get simple majority, which could make things difficult for him, just like they did in 2019. He now stands similarly weakened, with a tough road ahead of him.

It was seized by the US Justice Department in 2019, two years after US billionaire David Green opened a museum dedicated to ancient Christian history.

On July 25, Saied sacked the government, suspended parliament, removed lawmakers’ immunity and put himself in charge of the prosecution

The ratification earlier this month of an electoral law that was clearly tailor-made for Khalifa Haftar, the military strongman who controls eastern Libya, raised tensions three months before the crucial ballot.

The polls were initially scheduled for 2022, but moved forward to June this year, then postponed to October.

Moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party said it would swtich to the 'natural' position as opposition.

The Deir Ali station southeast of Damascus generates half of Syria's power needs

Ammonium nitrate is an odourless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertiliser that has been the cause of numerous industrial explosions

Iran has been trying to enter the SCO for years, and was close last year, but Tajikisatn objected to it.

Bouteflika became president of Algeria in 1999 as the former French colony emerged from a decade of civil war that killed nearly 200,000 people. Dubbed "Boutef" by Algerians, he initially won respect for helping foster peace, notably with an amnesty law that prompted thousands of Islamist fighters to hand in...

Under the deal, US will provide 350 contractor technicians and two government officials over two years to handle the maintenance of the Saudi military's Apache and Black Hawk attack helicopters.

The council will aim to enhance bilateral economic and trade relations between the two countries.

Lebanon has been without a government for more than a year, and the main priority of Prime Minister Najib Mikati's newly-selected cabinet would be to guarantee petrol and electricity supplies and curb other shortages that are crippling the country.

Analysts said the reshuffle was intended as a warning that a much tougher policy could lie ahead if talks drag on over bringing Washington back into a landmark nuclear deal

UN high commissioner Michelle Bachelet presented a fresh report, which was called for by the UN Human Rights Council and looked at how countries and businesses have often hastily implemented AI technologies without properly evaluating how they work and what impact they will have.

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Ethiopia's refusal to sign a binding agreement on the dam has dashed hopes of a settlement with Egypt and Sudan.

The virtual meeting of the US Secretary of State with his counterparts from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco marks a full embrace of what former United States president Donald Trump considered one of his top foreign policy legacies. Trump broke long taboos in Middle East diplomacy to...

BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has said that the first delivery of Iranian fuel would arrive Thursday in Lebanon to help ease dire shortages in the embattled country. Lebanon is facing one of its worst-ever economic crises, with more than three out of four Lebanese considered to be under the...

Bennett said the meeting helped create "a foundation for deep ties in the future" between two countries

On September 15, 2020, the UAE became the first Gulf nation to establish formal relations with the Jewish state

The project linking the six GCC countries is expected to boost exports, diversify mode of transportation and reduce carbon emissions by cutting the need for trucks and cars.

The era of space tourism comes with many options: a few minutes of weightlessness, or a few days or a short hop above the Earth's atmosphere or a journey to the Moon and back.

The deal struck with Iran on Sunday over access to surveillance equipment at Iranian nuclear facilities allows space for diplomatic talks, according to IAEA director general Rafael Grossi. It soothes a sore point in deadlocked talks to resuscitate the 2015 deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme.

As Iran's neighbour to the west, Iraq has sought a mediating role between Tehran and Arab nations and since April, it has tried to broker talks with Saudi Arabia to soothe tensions between the regional rivals.

Analysts say the balance has tilted in favour of the Huthi rebels against the Saudi-led military coalition

Formed after 13 months of political deadlock, tackling the country's worst ever economic crisis ought to be the new government's priority.

The power grab came amid chronic legislative infighting that had crippled governance

The UAE have been key staging posts for evacuation flights for foreigners and Afghans

The king appointed Akhannouch "head of the government and tasked him with forming a new government", following Wednesday's polls, a statement from the palace said. Akhannouch, a billionaire businessman, has led the RNI since 2016.