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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Monday and repeated a call for progress on human rights.

The Taliban were in control of six Afghan provincial capitals on Tuesday following a blitz across the north that has seen tens of thousands of people flee their homes for … Read More

Lebanese pound fell on the black market Tuesday, trading at 20,650 to the dollar, as efforts to form a long-delayed new government stalled again over the allocation of key ministries.

US Central Intelligence Agency chief William Burns was due in Israel Tuesday for talks on common foe Iran, as rising tensions overshadow talks on restoring a landmark nuclear deal.

Jack Grealish said on Monday he is enjoying the tag of becoming England’s first ever £100 million ($139 million) player after joining Premier League champions Manchester City from Aston Villa.

Lebanon registers 751 COVID-19 cases, five deaths in last 24 hours

Israeli and Hezbollah officials rushed to assure each other that they do not intend to escalate the recent air raids and missile attacks across the Israeli Lebanese border

Saudi Arabia said on Monday it posted a deficit of 4.6 billion riyals ($1.23 billion) in the second quarter, a huge drop from 109.2 billion riyals reported in the same … Read More

Taliban militants captured a sixth provincial Afghan capital on Monday, a lawmaker said, after ousting Afghan security forces from border towns and trade routes as U.S.-led foreign forces pull out. … Read More

Baghdad is to host a regional summit late this month, with French President Emmanuel Macron also attending, the Iraqi premier’s office said Monday.