Blinken calls on ‘all parties’ in Middle East to ‘stop escalatory actions’
Hamas’s political leader was killed in a strike in Tehran that Iran blamed on Israel
Israel earlier said it had killed a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut
Beirut flights canceled, delayed amid fears of Israeli attack
Lufthansa on Monday said it had suspended five routes to and from Beirut
Turkiye-based budget carrier SunExpress, Turkish Airlines subsidiary AJet, Greek carrier Aegean Airlines, Ethiopian Air...
Jordanian House of Representatives dissolved by royal decree ahead of elections
The IEC has set Sept. 10 as the date for parliamentary elections
LONDON: Jordan’s House of Representatives was dissolved on Thursday by royal decree, the...
Iraq bans a Kurdish separatist group and strengthens its cooperation with Turkiye
Iraq has not followed Turkiye’s lead in designating the PKK a terrorist group but has put it on its list of banned organizations
The Iraqi...
Putin reassures Assad of Russia’s support for Syria’s sovereignty
Putin noted that over the past decades Moscow and Damascus have accumulated a vast experience of bilateral cooperation in various spheres and have reached considerable success in the fight against international terrorism...
PM: Egypt will halt power cuts on Sunday
Egypt will halt load-shedding power cuts during the summer as of Sunday, after some natural gas shipments arrived, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday, in a bid to end a crisis...
As Gaza’s doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes
Dr. Hassan Hamdan was one of the few trained plastic surgeons in Gaza, a specialist in wound reconstruction. His skills were vitally needed as Israel’s military onslaught filled hospitals with patients torn...
Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may consider allowing Assad to extend his...
Syrians are voting for members of a new parliament in an election that is expected to hold few surprises
Syrians who’ve left their country due to the...
Dozens of Palestinians killed or wounded in Israeli attack on Khan Younis, Hamas says
Israeli attack on Saturday that hit tents housing displaced people
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said a strike on a displacement camp in the...
Iran’s Pezeshkian rejects US pressure, praises Russia, China
Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old heart surgeon, has pledged to promote a pragmatic foreign policy, ease tensions over now-stalled negotiations with major powers to revive a 2015 nuclear pact and improve prospects...