Blast heard in Saudi capital Riyadh
An explosion was heard in the Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh on Tuesday, according to a Reuters correspondent, but the cause was not immediately known.
Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV cited local ...
Top Iran leader posts Trump-like image with drone, vows revenge
The website of Iran’s Supreme Leader on Friday carried the image of a golfer resembling former President Donald Trump apparently being targeted by a drone alongside a threat of ...
Twitter suspends account of Iranian Supreme Leader after apparent Trump threat (Update)
Twitter suspended an account linked to Iran‘s Supreme Leader on Friday, hours after it carried the image of a golfer resembling former President Donald Trump apparently being targeted by ...
Syria says four dead in first Israeli strike since Biden took office
Syrian air defences confronted “an Israeli aggression” in the region of Hama on Friday that killed four people from the same family, state media said, in what would be the ...
Dubai cancels non-essential surgery, live entertainment as COVID-19 cases surge
Dubai has suspended non-essential surgery for a month and live entertainment in hotels and restaurants until further notice as coronavirus infections surge.
Dubai’s health regulator said in a circular ...
UAE, Israel postpone visa exemption deal over Covid-19 worries
The United Arab Emirates has postponed the implementation of a visa-exemption agreement with Israel after Israel required anyone entering from the Gulf state to be quarantined as a COVID-19 precaution, ...
Major European powers rebuke Iran over uranium metal plans
Three European powers on Saturday warned Iran against starting work on uranium metal-based fuel for a research reactor, saying it contravened the 2015 nuclear deal and had serious military implications.
The ...
Syrian army says Israeli jets struck Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria
Syria said Israel bombed Iranian-backed militia bases near the Iraqi border in the early hours of Wednesday, in a raid which military defectors and Western intelligence sources said was one ...
Oman to get its first crown prince in constitutional overhaul
Oman’s sultan announced on Monday a constitutional shakeup that includes the appointment of a crown prince for the first time and new rules on how parliament will work, state ...
Netanyahu orders advancement of West Bank settler housing projects
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered on Monday that plans be advanced to construct some 800 homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, an official statement said.
The announcement ...
US to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as terrorist group
The United States plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, a move that diplomats and aid groups worry could ...
Egypt eyes slow return for tourism after revenues dive in 2020
Egypt’s tourism sector is eying a gradual recovery after revenues plunged by nearly 70% to $4 billion in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the tourism minister and travel companies said.
The ...