Middle East

The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has approved the first reading of the Basic Law: The Government Bill, which aims to prohibit the suspension of the prime minister from office...

Likud MK Danny Danon described the demonstrators who are opposed to the judicial overhaul in Israel as "extremists" who are trying to drag Israel into a civil war, local...

The Israeli occupation municipality staff yesterday posted a demolition order on the house of a Palestinian woman in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in Jerusalem. Israeli forces, accompanied by municipality...

Saudi ceramic artist, Awatif Al-Keneibit, walks proudly into a gallery displaying her work in Riyadh, where statues and earthenware figurines witness the return of plastic arts to Saudi Arabia...

Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, voiced hope Monday that crisis-stricken Lebanon would soon exit its current difficult situation, Anadolu News Agency reports. "Lebanon's spring is near, God willing," Mikati...

Israel, on Monday, released the oldest Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jail, after 17 years behind bars,  Anadolu News Agency reports. Fuad Al-Shubaki, 83, was set free from Ashkelon Prison...

Further pressure has been piled on former footballer and BBC Sports presenter, Gary Lineker, over a tweet last year in which he deplored the killing of a Palestinian footballer,...

Morocco's Royal Palace, on Monday, asked the largest Islamist party, the PJD, to stop taking aim at the country's ties with Israel after the party rebuked the Foreign Minister...

Oil giant, Saudi Aramco, said earning reached $161 billion last year, claiming the highest-ever recorded annual profit by a publicly listed company and drawing immediate criticism from activists, AP...

A new report from Turkiye says the death toll in the earthquake has now risen to 48,448 and that of those around 6,660 are believed to be foreign nationals, Anadolu News...

Saudi Arabia has rejected visa applications for members of an Israeli delegation invited to attend the UN World Tourism Organisation conference in Al-Ula, Bloomberg has reported. Israeli settlers from...

Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, last Wednesday paid a visit to north-eastern Syria, Anadolu News Agency reports. In a written statement, CENTCOM...

Parties to the Syrian conflict prevented access to areas affected by the earthquake, the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry said on Monday, Anadolu News Agency reports. In the months...

A meeting on Syria at the level of deputy foreign ministers between Turkiye, Russia, Iran and Syria will be held in Russia's capital on 15-16 March, Turkish diplomatic sources...

Daughter of King of Jordan gets married

The man responsible for leading the resignation of 15 members of the Carter Centre's Board of Councillors in 2007, over former US President Jimmy Carter's criticism of Israel has...

The star of the Brazilian national team and Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, underwent successful ankle surgery at Aspetar Hospital in the Qatari capital, Doha. Neymar arrived...

More than 250 US-based financial investors warned Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, that Israel's judicial overhaul could prevent further investments into the country. In an open letter addressed to the...

Iran has granted amnesty to 82,000 people, including 22,000 protesters, according to the head of the country's judiciary on Monday. Addressing a meeting of the top judiciary council, Mohseni...

France24 TV has fired renowned Palestinian journalist, Laila Odeh, after opening an investigation into her use of "pro-Palestine" terminology on her personal social media accounts. The agency accused Odeh of "incitement" and...

The White House has denied as "false" Iran's claim that an agreement has been reached to exchange prisoners, Reuters has reported. "Regarding the issue of prisoner swaps between Iran...

The UAE has withdrawn its bid to host the 2026 World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings and will instead support Qatar's bid, Reuters has reported. The details were...

The UN's High Commissioner for Refugees has urged that more support be given to areas in Syria and Turkiye devastated by the 6 February earthquakes. "The level of destruction...

The Iranian authorities announced on Saturday that they have arrested more than 100 people as part of the investigation into the poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls and sparked outrage...

Over 100 Israeli startups have gone into a state of panic following the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group, the biggest lender to startups in Israel and...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday pledged to go ahead with his planned judicial overhaul, accusing the opposition of working to oust his government, Safa news agency reported. During the weekly cabinet...

The Islamic-Christian Committee in Support of Jerusalem and its Sanctuaries warned on Sunday of the potentially "dangerous" consequences of the Palestinian teachers' strike which has entered its second month....

After Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh's false promise, Palestinian teachers yesterday pledged that they will continue their strike action until a just solution is reached, Al Resalah newspaper reported. Omar...

Former Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit warned on Saturday that if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul becomes law, "Israel will cease beinga democracy." Mandelblit said, "I have no choice but to...

The charity Alarm Phone has blamed the Italian coastguard for the fact that 30 migrants are still missing and presumed to have drowned after it did not respond fast...

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir yesterday slammed Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara accusing her of "exceeding her authority." Ben-Gvir criticised the attorney general for not consulting him before ordering that...

Recent poll shows massive support for reservists' refusal of military service in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul, Quds Press reported yesterday. The poll, whose results were published by Ynet News,...