Arab World

Yemeni Govt Calls for Deterrence against Houthi Militarization of Red Sea

Egypt Attends Annual Conference of Europe’s Coptic Bishops

US Envoy: Houthis' 'Maximalist and Impossible Demands' Failed UN Truce

UN Special Representative Says No Neighbor Should Treat Iraq as its Backyard

Security Council Says Houthis Are Responsible for Not Renewing Yemen Truce

Germany Repatriates More Nationals From Camp in Syria

Washington Wants to ‘Deepen Diplomatic Ties’ with the Palestinians

The administration of US President Joe Biden confirmed that it is working to "deepen diplomatic relations" with the Palestinians amid discreet attempts to revive the two-state solution with Israel through negotiations between the two parties. US officials met with the Secretary-General of the Pal

Judge Fines Lebanese Bank Heist Figure, Issues Travel Ban

A Lebanese judge on Thursday fined and issued a six-month travel ban to a woman who stormed her bank with a fake pistol and took her trapped savings to cover her sister's cancer treatment. Lebanon’s cash-strapped banks have imposed strict limits on withdrawals of foreign currency since 2019, tyin

Israel Rejects Lebanese Revision Requests on Maritime Deal

Israel on Thursday rejected revisions requested by Lebanon to a US-mediated border demarcation proposal, throwing into doubt years of diplomatic efforts to enable both enemy countries to extract gas in or around a disputed Mediterranean prospect. The draft deal, which has not been made public, ha

Syria Reports 39 Dead in Cholera Outbreak

Yemen FM: Govt Determined to Renew Nationwide Truce

Israeli Raid in the West Bank Sparks Clashes, Killing One

Iranian Proxies Step up Movements in Syria’s Homs Countryside

Israel Govt to Approve Maritime Border Deal with Lebanon Despite Right-Wing Opposition

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz stressed that their government would overcome political and legal objections to the agreement with Lebanon on maritime border demarcation.

Lebanese Lawmaker Frees $8,500 in Trapped Bank Deposits

A Lebanese lawmaker entered a bank branch, accompanied by lawyers, and freed more than $8,000 in trapped dollar deposits on Wednesday to pay for surgery, her lawyer said. Cynthia Zarazir, who was elected to parliament in May, is the latest in a growing number of angry depositors who have forced L

Mikati Determined to Form New Lebanese Govt Despite Obstacles

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed on Tuesday his determination to proceed with the cabinet formation process despite the many obstacles in his way.

Iraq’s Basra, Dhi Qar Witness Military Reinforcement to Contain Confrontations

Egypt’s Sisi Vows to Continue Construction Projects until Establishment of ‘New Republic’

UN Envoy: Iraq Is ‘Highly Volatile’ and Leaders Must Talk

Lebanon Suggests Amendments to Maritime Border Deal with Israel

Merkel Wins UN Refugee Agency Award over Welcome of Syrians

The UN refugee agency said Tuesday it's giving its highest award to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her efforts to welcome more than 1 million refugees — mostly from Syria — into Germany, despite some criticism both at home and abroad.

UN Sec-Gen Warns Of ‘Climate Chaos’ Ahead of COP 27

Depositors Storm 4 Lebanese Banks, Demanding Their Own Money

Sisi Discusses Army’s Efforts in Preserving Egypt’s National Security

Egypt in Final Preparations to Host COP27