Iranian ground forces conducted one-day manoeuvres in the West Azerbaijan Province near the border with Iraq’s Kurdistan. The army said the manoeuvres, dubbed “Lovers of Velayat-99”, aimed to display...

The United States and Bahrain’s King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence signed an agreement in the field of combating anti-Semitism and promoting peaceful coexistence on Friday. “Groundbreaking: We...

Protests continued for the fourth consecutive day in the Sudanese capital Khartoum yesterday after a protester was killed last week. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Central Committee...

The United States has called on the Egyptian government not to allow Chinese companies to help establish the country’s 5G telecommunications infrastructure. In an official statement, the American embassy...

Turkey has continued to train the special forces of the internationally recognised Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), local media reported yesterday. A video published by the GNA’s “Volcano...

France on Saturday recalled its ambassador in Turkey for consultations, said an Elysee Palace statement, Anadolu reports. The statement said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments about his French counterpart...

Ethiopia on Saturday summoned the US ambassador over what it called an “incitement of war” between Ethiopia and Egypt from President Donald Trump over their dispute about the filling...

Qatar has signed an agreement with drugmaker Moderna Inc to buy its potential COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is approved and released for global use, state news agency...

The Pakistani prime minster has added his voice to the growing criticism of the French president for “encouraging Islamophobia” following the killing of a teacher who showed cartoons of...

Several Arab trade groups have announced their boycott of French products in response to incitements against the Islamic religion and insulting statements against Prophet Muhammad

An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that a US sale of advanced F-35 warplanes to Qatar could be possible despite Israel’s objections to such a deal given the...

Polls opened in Egypt on Saturday for parliamentary elections that will stretch over several weeks and are set to be dominated by supporters of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Reuters...

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Vatican’s apostolic administrator in the Holy Land, has been named as the new Patriarch of Jerusalem by Pope Francis, Reuters reports. Pizzaballa, 55, a Franciscan...

Hamas on Saturday slammed France for publishing cartoons that degrade Islamic symbols, Anadolu reports. “ Macron’s encouragement to publish insulting cartoons of the Prophet , peace be...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet on Sunday approved Israel’s normalisation accord with Bahrain, which now awaits parliamentary ratification, a cabinet statement said, Reuters reports. The accord, signed at a...

A cancer clinic in the Yemeni city of Taiz was hit by heavy weapons on Saturday, with one staff member injured, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said, Reuters...

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urged Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Sunday to avoid back-door deals and to quickly form a new government that will start lifting the country out...

The family of Palestinian detainee Maher al-Akhras said Saturday they have joined him on a hunger strike until he is released, Anadolu reports. “We announced starting a hunger strike...

A Palestinian teen was beaten to death early today by Israeli occupation soldiers in the occupied West Bank

Oman will be the next Arab country to normalize relations with Israel, according to Israeli media on Sunday, Anadolu reports. Israeli officials believe that Oman will soon sign a...

The military spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi movement said in a tweet on Saturday it had targeted the Jizan and Abha airports and the Khamis Mushait base in Saudi Arabia...

Turkey has issued another navigational telex, or Navtex, for the area in the Eastern Mediterranean where it will conduct seismic research activities until November 4, Anadolu reports. According to...

In a phone call on Friday with Pope Francis, Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his commitment to peace and his readiness...

Israel strongly attacked Turkey and renewed its full support for Greece regarding the East Mediterranean crisis, The New Khalij reported on Friday. According to The New Khalij, an official...

Seven rights groups have condemned the prosecution of world-famous Egyptian geotechnical engineer Mamdouh Hamza who is facing terrorism charges, Arabi21.com reported on Friday. Hamza is facing terrorism charges from...

Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah stated that the Egyptian ambassador to Kuwait has been summoned: “In the wake of the offensive remarks that were issued yesterday evening by the assistant of...

The hashtag #BoycottFrenchProducts trended on Twitter accounts in Morocco on Friday, following the publication of offensive caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad on the walls of buildings in France. Moroccan...

The Libyan factions signed a permanent ceasefire agreement on Friday, after five days of talks sponsored by the United Nations (UN) in Geneva. The United Nations Support Mission in...

The Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports Sid Ali Khaldi sparked widespread controversy after calling on critics of the constitutional amendments, which will be voted on in a referendum...

Anti-normalisation protests erupted in the streets of the Bahraini capital of Manama after Friday prayer yesterday. Protesters held up banners denouncing normalisation, with the unified slogan “Anti-normalisation Friday”, along...

US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker announced on Friday that the possibility of recognising Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara by the US, in exchange for...

At least 168 armed elements, including Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and foreign terrorist groups under its command, have arrived at the frontline in Syria’s northwestern Idlib. Information obtained by...