BEIRUT — The Consulate of Sierra Leone expressed in a statement Sunday its sorrow over the deaths of five Sierra Leonean women in a fire that broke out in their building in the Metn on Saturday....
DOHA — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has withdrawn its bid to host the 2026 World Bank and International Monetary Fund meeting and will instead support Qatar as a potential host, the office of...
Sweden on Sunday condemned as "inhumane" a death sentence confirmed by Iran's judiciary against a Swedish-Iranian dissident for "terrorism," and said it was seeking further clarity on the matter....
Iraq's prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the water-scarce country, including by planting 5 million palms and trees. ...
DUBAI— Iran and the United States have reached an agreement to exchange prisoners, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told state TV on Sunday, but Washington denied it as a "false"...
BEIRUT — "I have already warned that the crisis in Lebanon can explode at any time," caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned in an interview published on Sunday, in which he pleaded for the...
ANKARA — Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sunday that he believes that a deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported via the Black Sea will be extended from its current March 18...
Saudi Arabia announced Sunday the creation of a new national airline, part of a plan to turn Riyadh into a global aviation hub rivaling regional leaders like Dubai and Doha....
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will watch Iran's behavior during the two-month window agreed upon to restore relations, Saudi columnists said on Sunday, reflecting continued wariness in the longtime rivalry...
BEIRUT — A man in his 40s was rescued by the Civil Defense on Sunday morning after he attempted to commit suicide by throwing himself in front of passing cars on the western lane of the Nahr...
BEIRUT — Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai on Sunday welcomed the restoration of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, hailing a "political reconciliation" and advocating for a...
BEIRUT — In his new report on the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1701 (2006), United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "notes with concern" Lebanon's presidential vacuum...
Iran's judiciary on Sunday confirmed a death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian dissident, two years after his disappearance at an airport in Turkey, the judiciary's Mizan Online website reported....
BEIRUT — A fire of unknown origin broke out on Saturday evening in a informal Syrian refugee settlement in Anjar, in the Bekaa Valley, injuring one person, our correspondent in the area reported....
BEIRUT — The joint Palestinian factions in the Palestinan refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh close to Saida in South Lebanon announced Sunday that a man suspected of killing a member of the Fatah...
DUBAI — Iran has reached a deal to buy advanced Su-35 fighter planes from Russia, Iranian state media said on Saturday, expanding a relationship that has seen Iranian-built drones used in Russia's...
DUBAI — Iran's oil exports have reached their highest level since the reimposition of US sanctions in 2018, the country's Oil Minister Javad Owji said on Sunday, according to the semi-official...
TEL AVIV — Israelis packed city streets on Saturday in nationwide demonstrations now in their 10th week against plans by the hard-right government to curb the Supreme Court's powers, which critics...
Saudi Aramco said on Sunday it achieved "record" profits totalling $161.1 billion last year, highlighting how a surge in oil prices after Russia invaded Ukraine spurred growth in the world's...
Iran has announced more than 100 arrests nationwide over the mystery poisonings of thousands of schoolgirls, charging that the unidentified alleged perpetrators may have links with "hostile"...
Israeli airstrikes targeting a weapons depot in Syria on Sunday killed two pro-Iran fighters and wounded three soldiers, a war monitor said. "Israeli strikes targeted a...
Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinian gunmen in a pre-dawn firefight in the occupied West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian sources said Sunday, amid a surge in violence in the region. The...
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
Lebanese, Israeli delegation to meet in Washington; Lebanon files UN complaint against Iran: Everything you need to know this Thursday
