Iran provokes tensions with successful test of 2,000 km-range ballistic missile
Iran successfully tested a 2,000 km-range ballistic missile on Thursday, Iranian state media said, two days after the chief of Israel’s armed forces raised the...
Middle East
Canada and Saudi Arabia normalize diplomatic relations after 2018 split
Canada and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore full diplomatic ties and appoint new ambassadors, both countries said on Wednesday, bringing to a close a 2018 dispute that damaged...
Lebanon set to be grey-listed by financial crime watchdog
Lebanon is likely to be placed on a “grey list” of countries under special scrutiny over unsatisfactory practices to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing,...
Three Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid
Israeli security forces killed three Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank early on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said, in what Army...
Syria’s Assad boosted by return to Arab fold
In shift, Arab leaders welcome Assad back By Tom Perry President Bashar al-Assad has always seen time as an ally in the Syrian civil war, along...
Syria’s Assad wins warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit on Friday, winning a hug from Saudi Arabia’s crown prince at a meeting of...
Syria’s Assad gets warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit on Friday, winning a hug from Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince at a...
Israel’s ‘Flag March’ in Jerusalem rattles Palestinians
Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s walled Old City under heavy security on Thursday in an annual event...
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank raid
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man during a raid in the city of Nablus early on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said, the latest...
Israel, Islamic Jihad signal no near-term Gaza truce
Israel on Saturday ruled out an immediate truce in Gaza, saying the onus was on Palestinian militants to stop launching rockets from an arsenal it...
