Protests in Beirut continue even after the cabinet resigned

Bashar Al-Assad Syrian president stops speech due to ill health

Israel and the United Arab Emirates today reached an historic peace deal that will lead to a full normalisation of diplomatic relations, Reuters reported. Under the agreement, Israel has agreed to...

Another western breach of the already violated Arab space is being implemented today through the weak portal of Lebanon as France and Britain sent two warships to the stricken...

An eight-year-old Palestinian child from the West Bank town of Idna outside of Hebron, died last night from the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health has said. He was reported...

The Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a US military official said today. The US Military’s Central Command (CENTCOM)...

The horrific explosion that struck Beirut port on 4 August resulted in a comprehensive humanitarian catastrophe that spread across the entire Lebanese capital, with 200 people killed and a...

A report released today by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has shed light on the plight of Ethiopian migrants in northern Yemen who have been forcibly expelled in their thousands...

Palestinian refugees are at the core of Palestinian narratives. The international community has, however, classified Palestinian refugees as a humanitarian issue. In between these diverging depictions, the Palestine Liberation...

Israel delivered artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology and equipment to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Tuesday, reported the Jerusalem Post. Developed in Israel,...

The Grand Mufti of Lebanon, Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, received the delegation from Alwafa Relief for Beirut headed by Dr. Essam Yousef, in the presence of the Director General of...

The US’ Trump administration is planning to impose sanctions on Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, including on prominent politicians and businessmen tied to the Iranian-backed Shia militia in an attempt...

Hungary’s largest pro-Israel Jewish group has expelled a rabbi for his denouncement of the Zionist state. Rabbi Gabor Finali was shown the door by the umbrella Jewish group Mazsihisz,...

Former Lebanese Interior Minister and current MP, Nohad Machnouk, has become the first senior Lebanese politician to blame Israel for the blast at Beirut Port last week. During a press conference,...

The Turkish ship Oruc Reis set off from the port of Antalya and reached its destination on Monday morning where it is to carry out seismic surveys after Ankara...

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has temporarily suspended flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines and Sri Lanka starting from 17 August after several passengers...

Renewed clashes have erupted between forces loyal to the internationally-recognised Yemeni government and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Abyan Governorate, south-east of Yemen. A RT correspondent said the clashes...

Outgoing Lebanese Minister of Economy, Raoul Nehme, said the country’s stock of wheat and flour will suffice the local market for the next four months. “Lebanon has 32,000 tonnes...

A spokesperson of the Iranian Ministry of Health Kianoush Jahanpur said yesterday that Russia’s coronavirus vaccine dubbed ‘Sputnik-V’ has not completed the third phase of clinical trials and therefore using it...

Cruise ships operated by Saudi Arabia are to sail in the Red Sea for the first time as from 27 August, the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) has announced. The...

Several former and current ministers will be questioned by a Lebanese prosecutor over the explosion in Beirut’s port last week, Agence France Presse reports. Questioning is set to start with the former Minister...

Human rights activist and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has begun a hunger strike to protest “the injustice and illegal conditions that political detainees are subjected to in Iranian prisons”. “My...

Palestine expects to become one of the first places to receive Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, Wafa news agency reported on Tuesday. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas thanked his Russian counterpart...

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, rejected a bill on Wednesday which would prevent its members indicted on criminal charges from forming a government, the Times of Israel has reported. Prime...

Israel tried to expel 60,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Uruguay after reaching understandings with the government of the South American state in 1969, Israeli Public Broadcaster (Kan)...

The United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO) announced on Tuesday that it had mobilised fundraising efforts and expertise to protect the cultural heritage damaged by flooding in...

Classes at the school are now suspended until the building is made safe for the return of students. 

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said yesterday that his country is willing to support Lebanon overcome the devastation caused by a massive explosion that hit the capital’s port last...

The Israeli army bombed positions of the Palestinian group Hamas early Thursday in the blockaded Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency correspondents on the ground reported. Israeli warplanes struck positions belonging to the...

The United States military on Wednesday said that Iranian forces had boarded a civilian vessel in international waters in the Gulf, Reuters reports. The US military’s Central Command released...

Under the guise of the Beirut blast, the Israeli occupation has been mobilising members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to change the mandate of the UN Interim...

Chairman of the Qatar Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza Ambassador Mohammed Al-Emadi stated on Wednesday that his country faces obstacles in sending assistance to Gaza, Palestinian media reported....