Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday accused certain parties of seeking to drag Lebanon into a civil war, Anadolu Agency reported. "We will not go where the enemy wants (to a...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sharply condemned on Wednesday the Assad regime's "brutal assault" on the southwestern Syrian city of Daraa, Anadolu Agency reports. Blinken called "for an immediate end...

"Lebanon counts on you, don't let it down. Thank you."

The militaries of Oman and the US are holding joint exercises codenamed "Valley of Fire 2021". The 11-day drill hosted at the sultanate's Thumrait Air Base began yesterday and...

"Come on, let's trample these politicians"

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister has rejected the possibility of normalising ties with Israel, saying that the goal of Palestinian statehood must be addressed first. "The best way to build...

A near two-decade old act authorising US military intervention across the Middle East and beyond will appear before the Senate for a critical vote today, which could have a...

Officials from Turkey and Russia discussed the latest developments in war-torn Syria and Libya, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said yesterday. Turkey's Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal and Russia's Presidential envoy...

After a three hour deliberation, the Israeli High Court proposed a compromise on Monday that will see the postponement "for decades" of the eviction of Palestinian families from their...

Turkey yesterday criticised a US programme which offers potential resettlement to Afghans who may be targets of Taliban violence due to their affiliations to America, saying the move would...

The advocacy organisation CAGE has launched a legal challenge claiming UK Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, discriminated against Muslim students and failed to protect freedom of expression in a letter...

US Congress will be "closely" monitoring human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said yesterday in a tweet highlighting the fate of...

Syrian table tennis prodigy Hend Zaza, the youngest athlete at the Tokyo Olympics, has accepted an invitation to train in China next month by the country's Olympic Committee, according to...

Jonah Goldberg and Michael Ledeen have much in common. They are both writers and also cheerleaders for military interventions and, often, for frivolous wars. Writing in the conservative rag,...

It was supposed to be our wedding, one of the happiest days of our lives, it became a day of mourning for us and for all of Lebanon

An Al Jazeera journalist has been arrested at Cairo airport after flying from Doha to visit his family. Rabee Al-Shaykh, a producer for Al Jazeera's Mubasher channel, was transferred to the Egyptian National...

Israel's export of technology used by repressive regimes to establish their authority, not only over their political opponents, but also against large parts of civil society, is nothing new....

Popular Conference of Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) yesterday condemned the African Union's decision to grant Israel observer status, calling for the decision to be rescinded, Quds Press reported. In a press release,...

Seven Arabic speaking countries told the African Union (AU) yesterday that they reject granting Israel observer status in the bloc, Anadolu reported. Israeli Ambassador to Addis Ababa Aleli Admasu presented credentials...

About 70 per cent of Yemenis are at risk of starvation, the World Bank said yesterday, at a time when the country's gross domestic product (GDP) has halved since...

Israel is prepared for "any scenario" with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, including a ceasefire or military escalation, Defence Minister Benny Gantz said yesterday. "Today I visited the [Israeli...

Qatar and the Palestinian Authority (PA) have reached a deal on the transfer of aid to the Gaza Strip after Hamas agreed to have the PA involved in the...

Israeli authorities have added the US and 17 others countries to its severe travel warning list; with travelers from these locations needing to quarantine for at least seven days....

The former secretary-general of the League of Arab States, Amr Moussa, yesterday resigned from his post as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Yasser Arafat Foundation....

The United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights yesterday accused the Iraqi government of "torturing" detainees held in the country's...

Join us for a live conversation with sociologist and Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University Zahra Ali to discuss the Iraqi uprising and women's rights in the war-torn country....

The West's silence regarding the situation in Tunisia shows their support for autocratic regimes including those in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, who stand behind the coup, former Italian Prime...

Boarders have left a tanker that maritime sources had said was seized off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and the vessel is safe, Britain's maritime trade agency...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to shortly name Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg as his new Yemen envoy, diplomats said, after China informally gave the greenlight for the appointment...

Israel warned on Tuesday against travel to the United States and other countries and said it would tighten quarantine measures for inbound travelers as part of efforts to slow...

Israel's government will show proof to foreign envoys proof of Iran's involvement in the attack on the Mercer Street tanker off the coast of Oman, Israeli media reported today....

Israel is rallying global action against Iran over an attack on an Israeli-managed tanker off Oman last week but is capable of responding on its own if necessary, Prime...