Hezbollah threatened top judge probing Beirut port blast, source says
High-ranking Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa issued the threat to Judge Tarek Bitar through an unnamed intermediary, who relayed the contents...
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New Lebanon PM seeks ‘quick fixes’ to help the country
In his first interview with an international media outlet since forming a government a week ago, Mikati acknowledged that some...
Iran says it will allow UN nuclear watchdog to service monitoring equipment
The agreement comes ahead of a key IAEA meeting on Monday -- and has been touted as a sign that...
Israeli police recapture four of six escaped Palestinian prisoners
The first two were arrested on Friday evening in Nazareth, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Gilboa prison where...
Lebanon gets a new government, its first since last year’s deadly port blast
Prime Minister Najib Mikati, a billionaire who has already twice served as premier, will lead a cabinet of ministers that...
Syrian oil spill spreads across the Mediterranean
Syrian officials said last week that a tank filled with 15,000 tons of fuel had been leaking since August 23...
At least 20 people killed when fuel tank explodes in Lebanon
Lebanon is suffering from a severe fuel shortage, leading to long lines at gas stations and extended blackouts.Military and security...
Lebanon battles swarms of locusts after wind changes direction
The agriculture ministry, which is on full alert, said on Monday large numbers of the locusts had been destroyed.There have...
Israel accused of apartheid by Human Rights Watch
In its 213-page report, the United States-based advocacy group says the term apartheid has generally been used in a "descriptive...
Iran sentences British-Iranian charity worker to another year in jail
Zaghari-Ratcliffe was first detained at a Tehran airport in April 2016 following a vacation to see her family with her...
At least 82 killed in massive Baghdad hospital fire, ministry says
Another 110 people were injured in the blaze at Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, according to ministry spokesman Major General Khaled Al-Muhanna....
Israeli army chief appears to hint at possible role in Iran nuclear site incident
Iranian officials on Sunday confirmed an "incident" at Natanz, an underground facility where uranium enrichment takes place. "Fortunately, the incident...
UN is ‘very concerned’ about Princess Latifa’s situation
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday it has asked the UAE for...
Crystal meth and Covid-19: Iraq battles two killer epidemics at once
"The situation in the country was rough. You go and try to find work, but there was no work," he...
Jordan’s former crown prince signs letter agreeing to support the King
The announcement follows Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi's accusation over the weekend that Hamzah was plotting to "destabilize" the...
The UAE’s tiny lunar rover will face big challenges on the moon
The vehicle will be another regional first -- and it is smaller than any rover to have landed on the...
I’ve watched Baghdad descend into chaos. But it’s the city where I feel most at home
I have a rolodex of memories, many of them fraught with the sort of pain that grips you by the...
Suez Canal authorities need to remove up to 706,000 cubic feet of sand to free the Ever Given
The Ever Given, a container ship almost as long as the Empire State Building is tall, ran aground in the...
Saudi offers to allow fuel ships in Yemen peace proposal, after CNN investigation exposes toll of blockade
This proposal follows a recent CNN investigation which revealed that not a single oil tanker has been able to dock...
We tell Syria’s human stories so that the ‘victors’ don’t write its history
In photos: Syria's civil warDisplaced Syrian residents wait to receive food aid distributed by the UN Relief and Works Agency...
