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Leaders from across the Arab World offered their condolences to the Queen of the United Kingdom following the death of her husband Prince Philip on Friday.
Libya kicked off its vaccination campaign with Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah, the head of a newly established Government of National Unity.
Three Palestinian-Israeli men shot dead amid continuing crime wave
Three young men, all Palestinian citizens of Israel, were shot dead in two incidents on Friday evening amid a continuing crime wave in Israel's Palestinian community.
Germany's divided far-right AfD to launch election bid
Germany's far-right AfD is finalising its election manifesto amid internal division, links to radical Covid-19 deniers and accusations ...
UAE names 2 new astronauts, including woman
Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum identified Noura al-Matroushi as the UAE's first female astronaut, with her male counterpart ...
Pentagon chief to visit Israel amid Iran talks
The visit of the highest ranked member of the Biden administration to Israel comes as Washington tries to return to Iran's nuclear deal, a deal opposed by Tel Aviv.
Minors in Saudi Arabia face execution despite announced reforms
Despite Saudi authorities promising reforms in 2020, people who committed crimes as minors still face execution.
Bahrain releases dozens of prisoners after Covid-19 cases
Protests by families of detainees in Bahrain have led to authorities releasing dozens of inmates from Jaw prison, following a reported surge of ...
Iran starts up advanced centrifuges in nuclear deal breach
By starting up the advanced centrifuges in breach of its faltering nuclear deal Iran is yet to reciprocate Washington's "very serious" ...
Kuwait wants to strengthen ties with Turkey, says ruler
A letter from Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah conveyed Kuwait's commitment to close relations between the two friendly countries and expanding ...
Saudi executes three soldiers for 'high treason'
Riyadh's defence ministry named the three soldiers as Mohammed bin Ahmed, Shaher bin Issa and Hamoud bin Ibrahim without identifying who they ...
Dozens killed as fighting intensifies in Yemen's Marib
A pro-government source said Houthi rebels seized some territory in the fighting northwest of Marib and that 22 government soldiers had been ...
Andrea Bocelli performs in Saudi Unesco World Heritage site
The singer belted out Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" in a duet with his young daughter Virginia at UNESCO World Heritage site Hegra, in the ...
UN official condemns Syrian regime strike that killed seven
The UN’s Deputy Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Syria has condemned an Assad regime missile strike which killed an education official, ...
Former UK minister accuses pro-Israel lobby of 'disgusting interference'
Duncan wrote in his memoir 'In The Thick of It: The private diaries of a minister' that the Conservative Friends of Israel has pushed Britain to ...
Veteran ruler Guelleh re-elected Djibouti president for fifth term
73-year-old Ismail Omar Guelleh, who has controlled Djibouti with an iron fist since 1999, is set to start a fifth term after winning over 98 percent of the presidential vote.
Muslim leaders battling misconceptions on vaccines, fasting this Ramadan
Top clerics have said that getting the coronavirus vaccine does not invalidate a fast, but local community leaders are working hard to reassure ...
Saudi Aramco signs $12.4 billion oil pipeline deal
The announcement comes after Aramco posted consecutive falls in profits since it began disclosing earnings in 2019.
Turkey demands apology after Draghi calls Erdogan a dictator
As of Friday evening, Italian Premier Draghi had not apologised publicly or issued a retraction.
Medical examiner blames police pressure for Floyd's death
The jury at the trial of Derek Chauvin has heard that the pressure on his neck was the cause of death.
For true JCPOA re-entry, Biden must tear down sanctions
Comment: Trump's sanctions will have to go if the Biden administration intends to have any policy success with respect to Iran, write Tyler ...
US Congress to study slavery reparations amid racial reckoning
A bill to examine the issue of reparations for the ancestors of black American slaves is to be discussed by the House Judiciary ...
US asks Iran to be 'pragmatic'
Following talks in Vienna, the US has asked Iran to be more practical when it comes to renegotiating the nuclear deal.
US put forward 'very serious' ideas to Iran: official
At talks in Vienna, the US presented Iran with proposals to restart the nuclear deal.
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