Month: May 2021

On a busy street outside Jerusalem’s walled Old City on Monday, a group of Palestinians pelted an Israeli car with rocks in a moment of violence captured on CCTV video.

Palestinian protesters threw rocks and Israeli police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets in clashes outside the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Monday as Israel marked the anniversary of its … Read More

Iran confirmed publicly for the first time on Monday that it is in talks with its regional arch rival Saudi Arabia, saying it would do what it could to resolve … Read More

The Lebanese pound rose against the dollar Monday, trading at LL12,350 on the black market, after BDL said it was looking into a way through which depositors could have access … Read More

A fire erupted Monday at Kuwait’s largest oil field, injuring two workers, the country’s state-run news agency reported.

A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible militarisation of the Islamic republic’s politics.

Protesters set fire to trailers belonging to Iran’s consulate in Karbala on Sunday amid widespread anger over the killing of a prominent activist in the Iraqi city.

The Taliban on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire for this week’s Eid al-Fitr holiday, following a sharp spike in violence as Washington goes about withdrawing its remaining troops from Afghanistan.