Month: June 2021

The European Union envoy coordinating talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal said on Wednesday he believed a deal would be struck at the next round of talks starting next … Read More

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday and emphasized U.S. commitment to helping Saudi Arabia defend its territory and people, the Pentagon … Read More

The Lebanese pound fell for a third day in a row Thursday, trading at LL13,150 against the dollar on the black market, as the country sank deeper into political and … Read More

President Bashar al-Assad was among those to be vaccinated after Syria received a first shipment of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing the … Read More

Yair Lapid, who late Wednesday succeeded in assembling the most improbable coalition in Israel’s history, is a former opposition leader and television anchor.

Naftali Bennett, a multi-millionaire former tech entrepreneur who made a name in politics with hardline religious-nationalist rhetoric, could become Israel’s next prime minister.