Israeli naval forces fired rubber coated metal bullets toward Palestinian fishermen off the northern Gaza coast for the second day in a row, reported Wafa news agency. Two fishermen...

The German Ministry of the Interior announced on Tuesday that the federal cabinet was set to approve the transfer of 50 unaccompanied minors from Greece. The children and teenagers...

Saudi Arabia’s elite hospital, which treats members of the kingdom’s royal family, is said to be on “high alert” as senior members of the Al Saud clan become infected...

The United States must pull out all of its troops and military forces from Saudi Arabia if the Kingdom refuses to lower its oil output and resolve the oil...

Serious concerns have been raised over the safety of migrant construction workers in the UAE and Qatar in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. A report released today by...

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed tried to persuade President Bashar Al-Assad to break the Idlib ceasefire

Oil futures rose in electronic trade early today as investors awaited the outcome of a crucial meeting of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies...

Lebanon’s cabinet is set to extend the state of “general mobilisation” after a recommendation from the country’s Higher Defence Council today. The current lockdown was imposed for two weeks...

Reports are emerging that Daesh have managed to take over the Syrian town of Al-Sukhna located in the northern countryside of Homs. The Syrian Air Force has reportedly carried...

Palestinians living in Israel have been told to download an invasive app that verifies whether their residents’ permits are still valid, reported Israeli newspaper Haaretz, but the app also tracks...

The Bahraini government announced yesterday that it will spend 215 million Bahraini dinars ($570 million) on the salaries of 100,000 employees working in the private sector for a period...

Saudi state TV said that a ballistic missile was launched at the Yemeni city of Marib hours before a ceasefire was announced by the Saudi-led coalition, “despite the announcement of the...

Forces affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) have intercepted and detained Saudi military reinforcements in the Yafei district of Lahj governorate in Yemen. The reinforcements were on...

Egypt has announced that it is extending its curfew for two weeks as part of measures to defeat the coronavirus crisis. The curfew, which will extend until 23 April,...

The Tunisian Health Minister Abdellatif Mekki said yesterday that the ministry is preparing for the worst-case scenario in confronting the coronavirus pandemic and will set up four field hospitals...

Egypt’s Heart Institute has closed to admissions after a nurse at the hospital tested positive for COVID-19. The institute’s Director Mohamed Osama said that a further 16 medics who...

The grandson of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin apologised on Wednesday for wishing in a tweet that the chairman of the Likud Party and Prime Minister Benjamin...

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Adnan Al-Zurfi has resigned his candidacy this morning after he failed to gather enough support to form a government. Al-Zurfi announced his resignation on Twitter, saying:...

The head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, said yesterday that the movement insists on releasing Palestinian prisoners held by Israel as part of any future agreements with...

The Yemen Press Agency has reported that a southern journalist has posted a document purporting to show the extent of the relationship between the US-supported, Saudi-led coalition and the terrorist group...

The head of Israel’s Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) alliance, Benny Gantz, said yesterday that he is still willing to form a “national emergency government” with the Likud party led by...

Amnesty International has commented on the military court’s decision to release a suspect accused of killing a protestor in Beirut several months ago, however, there has been no comment...

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Wednesday it was halting military operations nationwide in support of UN efforts to end a five-year war that has killed...

Libya’s internationally recognised prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Wednesday said Central Bank of Libya governor Sadiq al-Kabir was to blame for the recent non-payment of salaries to state workers...

Algeria has submitted a report to the United Nations that includes the number of landmine victims of French colonisation, which amounted to around nine million mines and caused the...

Human Rights Monitor announced recording 100 cases of extrajudicial killings that took place in Egypt during the first quarter of 2020. In its report last Monday, the organisation stated:...

The Central Bank of Morocco announced on Wednesday that it had secured a $3 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with the aim of countering the effects...

A Yemeni military source revealed on Wednesday that government forces regained parts of the strategic Houthi-controlled Al-Labnat camp in Al-Jawf governorate (north). The source, who spoke on condition of...

Moroccan King Mohamed VI has introduced partial amendments to the government, whereby former Secretary of State Othman El-Ferdaous was appointed as minister of youth, sports and culture, to replace...

Egypt will begin construction of a number of water projects in South Sudan and Uganda, the Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Ati announced yesterday. “Egypt has...

Oman’s Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Said has pardoned 599 prisoners jailed for various offenses, including 336 foreigners, the state-run Oman News Agency reported yesterday. Local sources informed that the...

Yesterday United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned a recent attack by the Libyan National Army (LNA) – loyal to General Khalifa Haftar – on Independence (formerly Al-Khadra) Hospital...