Middle East
An international rights watchdog accused Israel on Tuesday of pursuing policies of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians – and against its own Arab minority – that amount...
Unconfirmed reports of vessel attacked off Saudi Arabia (Updated)
Dryad Global is receiving “unconfirmed reports” that a vessel, possibly the NCC Dammam oil tanker, has been attacked off the Saudi Red Sea port of...
Syrian refugees face Ramadan penury amid Lebanon’s economic ruin
Hussein al-Khaled and his family have lived in a makeshift hut in Lebanon for a decade since fleeing the war in neighbouring Syria, but this...
At least 27 dead in fire at Baghdad hospital for Covid patients
At least 27 people were killed and 46 injured in a fire on Saturday at a hospital in southeastern Baghdad that had been equipped to house COVID-19...
Clashes on Gaza border as Ramadan violence flares in Jerusalem
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Saturday drawing retaliatory air strikes, the Israeli military said, after nightly Ramadan...
Violence erupts in Jerusalem; Israeli nationalists chant ‘Death to Arabs”
After a night of violence in Jerusalem, Israeli police made over 50 arrests and Palestinian medics said 100 were injured during Ramadan clashes in the...
Israel retaliates after Syrian missile lands near nuclear reactor
A Syrian surface-to-air missile exploded in southern Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, in an incident that triggered warning sirens in an area near...
Nearly 100 people injured after train derails in Egypt
Ninety-seven people were injured on Sunday when some train carriages derailed in Egypt‘s Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement. More...
Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a third term...
Iran identifies suspect behind blast at Natanz nuclear site
Iran on Saturday named a man it wants arrested in connection with a recent explosion and power outage at its main Natanz nuclear plant, as...