Explosions were heard Sunday inside a U.S. military base in the al-Tanf area in southeastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the explosions occurred after U.S. helicopters flew [Read More]
Saudi Arabia and France agreed on Saturday to support comprehensive reforms necessary in Lebanon, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The agreement was reached during a phone call between Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman [Read More]
Lebanon’s Information Minister George Kordahi on Friday submitted his resignation, around one month following a diplomatic row between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia over his comments criticizing the Saudi-led coalition’s involvement in the war of Yemen, [Read More]
Israeli archaeologists have unearthed the relics of a Hellenistic farm in the heart of the coastal city of Tel Aviv, dated to about 2,150 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Sunday. The [Read More]
The UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) announced on Thursday the launch of a new national disability allowance for 20,000 persons with disabilities in Lebanon, in collaboration with the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the [Read More]
The International Organization for Migration said on Monday that 886 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya in the past week. “In the period of Nov. 21 – Nov. 27, 886 migrants were [Read More]
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday condemned acts intended to jeopardize the integrity of the elections in Libya. “UNSMIL strongly condemns all acts aimed at jeopardizing the integrity of the electoral [Read More]
Jordan and Egypt on Sunday announced an agreement to increase electricity capacity between the two countries’ power grids from 500 megawatts to 1,000 megawatts. The announcement was made after talks in Amman between Jordanian Minister [Read More]
Jordan on Sunday announced precautionary measures to prevent the spread of new COVID-19 variant Omicron in the country. Travelers from South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, and Botswana are banned from entry into Jordan, [Read More]
Palestine on Sunday extended its coronavirus-related state of emergency for another month to combat the spread of the new COVID-19 variant known as Omicron in the Palestinian territories. In a decree issued by Palestinian President [Read More]
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