On the backdrop of the recent agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah discussed on the ... ( read original story ...)
Watch Now: A glimpse at the ‘Gates of Hell’ in Turkmenistan, and more of today’s top videos
Take a look at a giant crater in Turkmenistan that has been burning for decades, historical buildings in Beirut are at risk of collapsing after a massive explosion on August ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Lebanon hospitals near capacity, global cases approach 22 million
Trump calls out New Zealand’s ‘terrible’ Covid surge; Ibiza bans pool parties, as Spain infections surge; 70 workers test positive at UK desserts factory. Follow the latest Trump calls out NZ’s Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Rafik Hariri tribunal: Verdict due over assassination of Lebanon ex-PM
The long-awaited verdict is due in the trial of four men allegedly involved in the killing of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri and 21 others in a 2005 bombing. The defendants - suspected members of the ... ( read original story ...)
With UAE deal, Israel opens tentative new chapter with Gulf Arabs
After Egypt's peace treaty with Israel in 1979, followed by Jordan's in 1994, this makes the UAE only the third Arab country to normalise relations. It is the first of the six Arab Gulf states to do ... ( read original story ...)
UAE deal shakes up Israeli views – of Netanyahu and the region
Attitudes in Israel often seem calcified, but the announcement of a path to normalized relations with the UAE is shaking up political thinking. ( read original story ...)
US troops in Syria and allies exchanged fire with pro-Syrian regime forces
Syrian regime forces in the eastern part of the country. A convoy of US troops and Syrian Democratic Forces were fired upon in eastern Syria Monday morning as they were traveling through a known ... ( read original story ...)
No coalition casualties as US troops, SDF, return fire on pro-Syrian regime forces in Syria, officials say
Syrian state media and an opposition war monitoring group reported that a U.S. helicopter gunship attacked a Syrian army checkpoint. U.S. defense officials say that didn't happen. ( read original story ...)
Syria says U.S. forces clash with Syrian troops, killing 1
Syrian state media says U.S. forces attacked Syrian troops in the northeast, killing one and wounding two others ... ( read original story ...)
Grandson of Kazakhstan ex-president found dead in London
Aisultan Nazarbayev, 29, who was once groomed as a future leader of Kazakhstan and serenaded by Kayne West at his wedding is said to have died in London from suspected heart failure. ( read original story ...)