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Saudi Arabia will reopen the umrah to foreign visitors from November 1.
The earthquake's magnitude was registered between 6.6 and 7.0.
Tunisia imposes tough new Covid-19 restrictions
Tunisia is imposing a nationwide curfew in new coronavirus restrictions.
Philadelphia protests erupt over police killing of Black man
A Black man whose family said suffered from mental health issues was killed by police in Philadelphia, sparking protests in the US city days ...
Egypt starts voting in first stage of parliament elections
Polling stations opened in Egypt for parliamentary elections in which there was little doubt of a sweeping victory for supporters ...
Two Muslim women stabbed in suspected Paris hate crime
Two veiled French-Algerian women were stabbed in Paris after reportedly being insulted amid tensions over the beheading of a schoolteacher last week.
Kyrgyzstan's president steps down amid political unrest
Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned on Thursday, saying he wanted to bring an end to the crisis sparked by disputed ...
Syria builds new Covid ward, prepares for second wave
Syria has already been ravaged by an outbreak of Covid-19.
Is time running out for Macron's credibility in Lebanon?
As experts point to Lebanon taking the initiative on reforms before Western aid is prepared, a new blueprint which is bolder yet more realistic ...
Sudan PM says US blacklisting harms path to democracy
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has said that keeping his country on a US blacklist of state sponsors of ...
Iran nuclear chief tests positive for Covid-19
Iran's Nuclear chief is along thousands of people to contract covid-19 in the last month.
Iran's hospitals turn away non-emergency patients
Covid-19 patients have filled Iran's hospitals, meaning non-emergency treatment will now be halted as the country tries to tackle its ...
Sudan peace will cost $7.5 billion: finance minister
A peace deal between Sudan's government and rebels comes with a hefty price tag.
Israel extends ban on gatherings, protests
Government ministers approved the measure until October 13 by a telephone vote.
Netanyahu’s wife violated lockdown 'to get a haircut'
Netanyahu is already facing trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust. So with protesters rallying against lockdown restrictions, ...
Israelis defy emergency restrictions to protest government
Israelis took to the streets again to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, defying a restriction on protests amid a coronavirus-related state of emergency.
Could the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict spark a proxy war?
Analysis: As war returns to Nagorno-Karabakh, there are fears that Armenian-Azeri fighting could draw in regional powers.
Comment: Covid-19 was an opportunity for UN multilateralism to shine. Instead it reveled the disturbing fragility of the UN's founding ...
Pilgrims to converge on Senegal's holy city despite virus
This year's Magal, a mass religious festival of a powerful Sufi Muslim order, has raised fears of a potential superspreader ...
Israelis protest Netanyahu despite emergency regulations
Critics say restrictions on demonstrations are geared at silencing protests against Netanyahu rather than controlling the spread of ...
Mecca to reopen for limited pilgrimages after 7-month pause
Saudi Arabia will reopen for umrah pilgrimage after a long break in response to Covid-19.
Amnesty urges Egypt to release detainees after rare protests
"Egyptian security forces have used tear gas, batons, and on at least one occasion live ammunition, and arrested hundreds of protesters ...
Palestine: A history punctuated by the intifadas
Comment: To mark 20 years since the Second Intifada, Maher al-Charif takes a look back at the 1940 general strike and armed rebellion, and the ...
Israel passes law to limit protests during 'virus emergency'
Israel passed a law restricting demonstrations under a coronavirus-related state of emergency, a move that is viewed ...
As a result of infighting, Netanyahu will propose a state of emergency.
The UN said nearly 830,000 people have been affected by months of severe flooding in Sudan.
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