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Libyans select surprise candidate for interim prime minister
Feb 07, 2021
GENEVA — Libyan delegates at UN-led talks outside Geneva on Friday made the surprise choice of Abdul Hamid Dbeibah as prime minister of a tr ...
Somalia leaders fail to reach deal on elections
Feb 06, 2021
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s leaders on Saturday failed to break a deadlock over the country’s elections, with no clear path to a vote just days be ...
ICC paves way for war crimes probe in Palestinian territories
Feb 06, 2021
THE HAGUE — The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on Friday that it had jurisdiction over the situation in the occupied Palestinian t ...
Biden ends US support for Yemen war, freezes Germany troops redeployment
Feb 05, 2021
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is ending US military support for the war by its Saudi allies in Yemen, the White House said on Thursday ah ...
Russian Sputnik V vaccines arrive in West Bank
Feb 05, 2021
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — The Palestinian Authority(PA) on Thursday received 10,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine in the Wes ...
Daesh attack kills 19 in central Syria
Feb 03, 2021
BEIRUT — The Daesh terror group extremists killed 19 Syrian gov't personnel and allied militia fighters in the central province of Hama on W ...
Rebels 'ready' for UN mission to repair tanker, deny delay
Feb 03, 2021
SANAA — Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday they are "ready" to allow a UN mission to inspect a long-abandoned fuel tanker which threatens ...
Abbas Ibrahim: Lebanon prominent spy chief and go-to man
Feb 03, 2021
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s spy chief Abbas Ibrahim has emerged as a master deal-broker, from securing the return of hostages and prisoners held abro ...
EU working 'extremely hard' to revive Iran deal
Feb 02, 2021
BRUSSELS — The European Union is pressing new US President Joe Biden's administration to lift sanctions imposed on Tehran, as Brussels works ...
Key vote on Libya transitional gov’t goes to second round
Feb 02, 2021
TRIPOLI — Libyan delegates at UN-backed talks held the first round of voting on Tuesday for a three-member presidency council, part of a new ...
Roadside bomb kills two soldiers in Egypt’s Sinai
Mar 24, 2015
EU set to reimpose sanctions on more Iranian shipping companies
Mar 24, 2015
Tunisia’s PM fires 6 police commanders after attack
Mar 23, 2015
Sultan back in Oman after ‘successful’ treatment — TV
Mar 23, 2015
Egyptian, Emirati developers tout nebulous plan for new capital
Mar 23, 2015
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan sign agreement on Nile dam
Mar 23, 2015
Netanyahu tells Israel’s Arabs he ‘regrets’ election day rallying call
Mar 23, 2015
Syrian regime helicopter crew captured by rebels, 1 killed — monitor
Mar 22, 2015
Morocco says Daesh cell busted, arms seized
Mar 22, 2015
US can prevent Iran developing nuclear bomb — CIA director
Mar 22, 2015
Israel reaches out to France before resumption of Iran nuclear talks
Mar 22, 2015
Third Tunisia museum suspect ‘on the run’
Mar 22, 2015
British medical students missing, feared to have joined Daesh
Mar 22, 2015
US, Iran cite progress in nuke talks, though deal is unclear
Mar 21, 2015
Tunisian took break from travel agent job to shoot tourists
Mar 21, 2015
Over 45,000 Egyptians flee Libya after Daesh beheadings
Mar 21, 2015
Libya rivals still long way from deal — envoy
Mar 21, 2015
Kurdish chief calls for congress to end Turkey rebellion
Mar 21, 2015
Syria’s Assad fires two spy chiefs — security source
Mar 21, 2015
Netanyahu denies abandoning two-state solution
Mar 19, 2015
Tunisia attack stirs fear, defiance among tourists
Mar 19, 2015
Drowning of Palestinians near Sicily a ‘clear, tragic sign’ of untenable situation — UNRWA
Mar 19, 2015

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