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Egypt on Thursday partially re-opened the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing one-way traffic into Palestinian enclave, as Israel eased import restrictions for the territory it has blockaded since … Read More

Qatar is offering COVID-19 vaccines to evacuees from Afghanistan who are temporarily staying in the Gulf Arab state, which has been facilitating global evacuation efforts since the Taliban seized Kabul, … Read More

A senior United Arab Emirates official held talks with Qatar’s emir in Doha on Thursday in the first such visit in four years following a deal earlier this year to … Read More

The Lebanese army has deployed troops to an area of the north where two men have been killed this week in violence between rival clans that spiralled out of a … Read More

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday vowed to improve the country’s sanction-hit economy and its Covid response, saying that the current situation “does not befit” the Islamic republic.

The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday due to the threat of a terror attack by Islamic State (IS) militants

The Lebanese pound was little changed on the black market Thursday, trading at 19,150 to the dollar, as efforts to form a new government dragged on.

Saudis usually escape the desert country over the summer, but the coronavirus pandemic has seen them flock to restaurants and cafes

About 20 Palestinians were injured in unrest with Israeli forces at Gaza’s border on Wednesday, medical sources said, but the protest was more muted than a weekend demonstration that left … Read More

Lebanon recorded 1,593 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Wednesday.