Month: August 2021

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he sees an emboldened Iran acting in a negative manner around the Middle East, endangering shipping, arming the Houthis and contributing to Lebanon’s … Read More

A car bomb explosion followed by several blasts and rapid gunfire rocked the Afghan capital on Tuesday, not far from the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses several embassies, including … Read More

Iranian-backed forces are believed to have seized an oil tanker in the Gulf off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, three maritime security sources said, after Britain’s maritime trade … Read More

Lebanon reported 1,240 new coronavirus cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Tuesday, signalling a jump in the number of casualties for the first … Read More

Lebanon registers 1,240 COVID-19 cases, five deaths in last 24 hours

Residents were urged Tuesday to evacuate a besieged Afghan city as the army prepared a major offensive against Taliban insurgents after three days of heavy fighting.

A vessel has reported a non-piracy incident is under way off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Tuesday.

At least 16 people were killed in an attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-plagued east, believed to be the work of armed Islamists, military and local sources said … Read More

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah made history with the Olympic sprint “double-double” on Tuesday.