China, Iran and Russia hold joint naval drills in Mideast as tensions rise between...
Neither China nor Russia actively patrol the wider Middle East, whose waterways remain crucial for global energy supplies
TEHRAN, Iran: China, Iran and Russia conducted...
Saudi crown prince, US Secretary of State discuss regional developments
Rubio in Kingdom ahead of crucial talks with Ukraine aimed at ending conflict with Russia
RIYADH : Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received...
Freed Israeli hostages urge Netanyahu to implement Gaza deal ‘in full’
JERUSALEM : More than 50 freed Israeli hostages urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fully implement the Gaza ceasefire deal and secure the release of those still held in the Palestinian territory.“We...
EU must condemn Israeli atrocities at top-level meeting: Human Rights Watch
There can be no business as usual with a government responsible for crimes against humanity and acts of genocide’
‘Unless the EU drastically changes course, it will...
US says killed a senior member of Syria Al-Qaeda affiliate
BEIRUT : The US military said Saturday it had killed a senior member of Al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch Hurras Al-Din, which announced its dissolution last month, in an air strike in the country’s...
Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of...
Hamas will also release four more bodies next week, completing the first phase of the ceasefire
Hamas will not release remaining captives without a lasting ceasefire and...
Syria’s Christians mark a decade since a horrific Daesh attack and worry about their...
The former Islamist insurgents who now run the country have repeatedly said religious rights will be protected.
This month, northeast Syria’s remaining Christians will mark the 10th...
UAE president opposes Palestinian displacement in meeting with US secretary of state
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan hosted Rubio in Abu Dhabi
DUBAI : The president of the UAE reaffirmed his country’s stance against the displacement...
Israel says received names of 3 hostages to be freed Saturday
One of them is being held by Hamas’s militant ally Islamic Jihad
Israel had warned Hamas that it must free three living hostages this weekend or face...
Arab nations say they want a ‘Gazan Riviera’ in an independent Palestinian state
Kuwaiti envoy hails international community’s ‘firm stance’ in rejecting displacement of Palestinians
Palestinian envoy: ‘We’re not asking for anything beyond the right to live in peace in...