Syrian President praises Russia’s role in stabilising Syria
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has praised the role played by Russian military bases in ensuring security and stability in Syria...
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Israeli Minister resigns in protest against Netanyahu
Israeli tourism minister has resigned from his post citing a lack of trust in Benjamin Netanyahu. Aszf Zamir, a member...
Lockdown may last for another year in Israel — Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister has declared Israel will not rush into exiting the lockdown imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus....
Emir Sabah Al Ahmad of Kuwait dies at 91
The long serving Emir of Kuwait, Emir Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah died today in a hospital in...
KSA announces new Umrah measures
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced fresh measures for the Umrah pilgrimage suspended for six months due to the...
Iran, Qatar energy ministers discuss joining power grids through sea
Iran and Qatar energy ministers have come together to discuss joining the two countries’ electricity networks via a submarine cable....
Iran dismisses Saudi’s accusation of training terrorist cell
Iran has dismisses an accusation made by Saudi Arabia that it had trained a terrorist cell, which Riyadh said it...
UN employee found dead in Iraq’s Kirkuk
An employee of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) has been found dead with a sharp object injury...
Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate resigns from office
Mustapha Adib, Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate has announced his resignation after failing to form a new government. Adib on Sunday September...
Iranian President accuses US of savagery after fresh sanctions
Hassan Rouhani, Iranian President, has accused the U.S. of savagery following fresh sanctions imposed on Tehran on Monday which he...
Palestine: Yasmin Jaber’s family denies Israeli claims
The family of Yasmin Jaber imprisoned by Israel has denied her involvement with Hezbollah and Iran’s Al-Quds Brigades. In a...
Iraqi security forces arrest two ISIS militants in Baghdad
Iraqi security forces have arrested two militants from the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group during raids in the capital Baghdad. A statement...
King Salman discusses with Xi Jinping, unveils G20 efforts to combat Covid-19
King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has held telephone talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The discussions on Wednesday...
Saudi Electricity Company signs 2 bn deal with local banks
The Saudi Electricity Company has agreed on a 9 billion riyal ($2.4 billion) syndicated Islamic loan with seven major local...
Saudi Arabia dismisses officials over corruption charges
Saudi authorities have announced the dismissal of the commander of the border guards alongside five other prominent officials from their...
More than half of Lebanese citizens live in poverty — UN
UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia has in a report released yesterday claimed that more than half of...
Covid-19: Saudi Arabia records 90% recovery
Saudi health officials have announced that ninety percent of COVID-19 patients in the country have recovered. The health ministry said...
Israel ignores war warning, bombs Gaza
Israeli warplanes have bombed the Gaza Strip for the eighth consecutive night. The bombing on Wednesday August 19, 2020, followed...
Iraq jails officials over corruption charges
Two Iraqi officials have received a seven-year jail term from the Iraqi's Commission of Integrity over mismanagement of more than...
Saudi records 1, 227 new coronavirus cases
Saudi Arabia has announced 1,227 new coronavirus cases. While disclosing this on Sunday August 16, 2020, the Ministry of Health...
Arms Embargo: Iran lauds Russian and Chinese support for Tehran
Iran has lauded the Russian and Chinese support to prevent Security Council from extending the arms’ embargo imposed on Tehran....
Saudi Arabia to educate students via distance learning
Saudi Arabia's minister of education has disclosed plan to educate students via distance learning in the Kingdom for the first...
Saudi health ministry conducts 4 million Covid-19 tests
Saudi Ministry of Health has disclosed that it had conducted more than four million laboratory tests for COVID-19 using advanced...
Israel halts fuel shipments to Gaza over fire balloon launches
Israel said it has stopped shipments of fuel into Gaza, following the endless launching of incendiary by Palestinians on the...
Palestinian President rejects Israel-UAE deals
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, has rejected the UAE-Israel deal. While disclosing this in a statement on Thursday August 13, 2020,...
Saudi Arabia seeks arms embargo extension on Iran
Saudi press agency has reported that Saudi Arabia is calling for an extension of the arms embargo on Iran. The...
Israel launches warplanes, damages Gaza school, homes
Israel has launched warplanes at dawn and has its renewed air raids on the besieged Gaza Strip, causing material damage...
Saudi Arabia denies announcing resumption date for international flights
The General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday August 12, 2020, condemned a fake circular suggesting the...
Iran’s minister condemns imposition of ban on Twitter
Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi, has condemned the ban imposed on Twitter since the “Green...
Iran refuses admittance to compensate victims of Ukrainian plane crash
Iranian government has declared that it will not compensate Ukraine International Airlines for its plane Tehran accidentally downed in January....
Security officer dies, 200 people sustain injuries during protest in Lebanon
A security officer has been killed and more than 200 demonstrators injured in a protest staged in Lebanon’s capital. The...
Air raids kill 9 children in Yemen
Not less than 9 children have been killed in air raids in northern Yemen While disclosing this on Saturday August...
UAE health minister announces surge in COVID-19, warns against social gatherings
United Arab Emirates Minister of Health and Prevention, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, has announced an increase in new COVID-19...
Lebanese police fire tear gas at Beirut protesters
Not less than 100 protesters have been wounded during demonstrations in central Beirut. While disclosing this on Saturday August 8,...
Lebanese sign petition for imposition of French mandate
About 60,000 people of Lebanon have signed a petition which calls that their country be placed under a French mandate...
Ex-official accuses Saudi Crown Prince of assassination plot
Former senior Saudi intelligence official, Saad Aljabri, has alleged in a US law suit that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...
Ex-Israel MK declares Beirut blast as gift from God
A former Israeli member of the Knesset, Moshe Feiglin, has hailed the Beirut's explosion as a "gift from God" in...
Iranian executed for killing soldier during anti-government protest
An Iranian have been executed for killing an elite soldier during anti-government unrest in 2017. Mostafa Salehi, one of several...
Qatar Emir sends field hospitals, medical aid to Lebanon
Qatar Emir, Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thanihas, has ordered an airlift of emergency mthat the first aircraft of the Qatar Air...
Hajj 2020: Saudi records no Covid-19 cases among Pilgrims
Saudi Assistant Minister of Health and official spokesman of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Muhammad Al-Abdali, has disclosed that there...
Gantz counters Netanyahu, insists on Biennial Budget for Israel
Israeli alternative Prime Minister Benny Gantz has announced plan to pressure for a two-year budget that covers the rest of...
Massive explosion shatters Lebanon, kills 10 people
A massive explosion near Lebanon's capital has killed at least 10 people, shattering glass in people's homes. While disclosing this...
Lebanon’s foreign minister resigns over lack of will to reform
Nassif Hitti, Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, has tendered his resignation over what he described as a lack of political will to...
30 Nigerian Ladies stranded in Lebanon call for help
About 30 Nigerian ladies who were trafficked to Lebanon have been appealing to Nigerian government to rescue them as they...
Syria slams US oil firm deal with SDF
Syria's foreign ministry has slammed an agreement between an American oil company and Kurdish forces who control northeastern oilfields in...
Israeli military intercepts rocket by Palestinian militants
The Israeli military has announced that it intercepted a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. While disclosing...
Iran arrests US-Based terrorist leader for Shiraz bombing in 2008
Iran has announced the arrest of a US-based terrorist leader accused of being behind a 2008 bombing in the city...
UAE begins start-up operations of nuclear power plant
The United Arab Emirates has begun start-up operations in the initial unit of its first nuclear power plant. This was...
Lebanon prepares to prevent Israel’s attacks
Lebanese President, Michel Aoun said on Saturday that the country is prepared to defend itself against Israel’s attacks, which are...
Iranian workers protest on streets, demand payment of overdue wages
Workers in Iran have taken to the streets demanding payment of overdue wages and the implementation of the job-classification law....
Iran detains US-based opposition leader over 2008 explosion attack
Iran Intelligence Ministry has said that it has arrested Jamshid Sharmahd, leader of a pro-monarchist group called Tondar, for being...
Dubai arrests dangerous British gang leader, extradited to UK
Dubai interpol has arrested a British gang leader accused of drug and weapons trafficking and he has been extradited to...
Selected Muslim pilgrims arrive Mecca, express excitement
Muslim pilgrims preparing for the annual hajj rites have started arriving in Mecca as Saudi authorities balance the kingdom's oversight...
Israel reconnaissance drone crashes in Lebanon
The Israeli army has reported that an Israeli reconnaissance drone crashed inside Lebanese territory during IDF operational activity. The army...
Unemployment pushes Israeli men to sell sperm for livelihood
The recent unprecedented unemployment rate which is as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many Israeli men into...
Hezbollah rules out escalation of violence with Israel
Sheikh Naim Qassem, the deputy leader of Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement has ruled out any escalation of violence between the...
Israeli Police arrest 12 protesters during anti-government rally
The Israeli police have arrested at least 12 people among the demonstrators protesting against the government’s handling of the coronavirus...
Israel extends Jerusalem governor’s detention
Israel extends Jerusalem governor's detention Israeli Authorities have extended the detention of Adnan Gheith, the Governor of occupied Jerusalem, by...
Iranian Judiciary urges passengers harrassed on airliner to sue US
Iran’s Judiciary has said that passengers who were harassed on an airliner by an American fighter jet on Thursday while...
Iraq releases kidnapped German activist
Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Rasool, has announced the release of the Hella Mewis, the kidnapped...