Middle East problems amplified by coronavirus
A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. It is putting Middle East leaders at a crossroads as they struggle...
What makes ICC investigation of US war crimes in Afghanistan highly sensitive
Britain has joined France and Germany to break with the United States over President Trump’s Executive Order on June 11 authorising economic sanctions against...
Iran violating nuclear deal: Israeli intelligence report
Tehran called on the international nuclear watchdog to maintain neutrality and refrain from “unconstructive” decisions based on a biased Israeli intelligence report that claims...
Lebanon currency drop leads to protests; govt to inject dollars
Lebanon's government Friday pledged to inject dollars into the market, after a night of angry protests triggered by the currency plumbing new black market...
Israel annexation of West Bank opposed by UAE
The Emirati ambassador to Washington warned Friday that annexation by the Jewish state of parts of the West Bank would jeopardise any warming of...
Palestinians stranded by coronavirus have no way to go home
Thousands of Palestinians stranded around the world by the coronavirus are still seeking a way home, months after countries closed their borders and grounded...
Iran’s naval presence in Caspian Sea reveals little-known rivalries
Iranian naval activity in the Gulf and Turkish maritime expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean have hogged the limelight, but Russian and Gulf policymakers are...
Netanyahu offers condolences to martyred Palestinian Iyak Hallak’s family
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the recent police killing of an autistic Palestinian man was unjustified and a "tragedy", offering his...
16,000 Libyans displaced in recent battles: UN
More than 16,000 Libyans have been displaced during recent battles that saw forces of the UN-recognised government wrest back control of western Libya from...
Israel’s West Bank annexation will spark Palestinian uprising
Most Israelis think their government's plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank will spark a Palestinian uprising but around half favour going...
Iran registers highest count of Coronavirus cases in a day
One of the worst hit countries by the coronavirus pandemic, Iran on Monday announced almost 3,000 new coronavirus infections, its highest daily count in...
Yemen crisis: UN relief agencies need $2.4 bn
UN relief agencies said Friday that they need $2.4 billion for the next seven months to sustain a humanitarian lifeline for 19 million people...