Report: Qatar emir to transfer power to son
Qatar, a tiny but influential Persian Gulf nation, will have a new leader, according to a news outlet there.
At least 6 Palestinians killed in Israeli operation in West Bank, Palestinian officials say
At least six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military raid into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
Two dead, 16 injured in Egypt train derailment
At least two people were killed, and 16 others were injured after a train derailed north of Cairo on Tuesday, according to Egypt’s Health Ministry.
Erdogan’s ‘polar opposite’ wants to replace him as president of Turkey
Turkey’s opposition on Monday announced Kemal Kilicdaroglu as the presidential candidate to run against two-decade ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an upcoming election that could change the course of the … Read More
Anti-Netanyahu protesters in Israel block roads to airport in latest nationwide demonstration
Protesters blocked the road to one of the main terminals of Israel’s central international airport on Thursday, intensifying a nationwide movement against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to weaken … Read More
Jailed American appeals to Biden in unprecedented interview from Iran’s most notorious prison
Iran’s longest-held American prisoner has appealed to US President Joe Biden to ramp up efforts to secure his release, in a rare interview with CNN from inside Iran’s notorious Evin … Read More
Blast kills Taliban governor in his office in Afghanistan
A Taliban governor in northern Afghanistan has been killed by an explosion in his office, police officials have told CNN.
Saudi Arabia informs the US of its conditions for normalization with Israel, reports say
Saudi Arabia has told the United States that it may normalize relations with Israel if Washington agrees to provide Riyadh with security guarantees and help it develop a civilian nuclear … Read More
Saudi Arabia and Iran agree to resume ties, reopen embassies, Iranian state media reports
Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies, Iranian state media said on Friday.
UN reveals plan to salvage oil from supertanker moored off the coast of Yemen
The United Nations has released a plan to offload 1 million barrels of oil off a rusting supertanker that has been moored off the coast of Yemen for more than … Read More