Jordan’s King Abdullah to meet PA President in Ramallah
Jordan’s King Abdullah is expected to hold talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Monday to discuss ways to prevent an outbreak...
Afghanistan’s Taliban ban women from flying without male chaperone
The Taliban have told airlines in Afghanistan that women cannot board domestic or international flights without a male chaperone, two sources told Reuters on Sunday....
Israel to host historic summit with four Arab foreign ministers
Israel will for the first time in its history host four Arab foreign ministers, in an event that highlights Israel's new role as a public...
Saudi-led coalition sets deadline for Houthi weapons withdrawal
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Saturday set the Iran-aligned group Houthis a three-hour deadline to withdraw weapons from the airport of Sanaa and from...
Iraq parliament fails to elect new state president over lack of quorum
Iraq's parliament failed again on Saturday to vote for a president after Iran-backed groups boycotted the session, in a setback to an alliance led by...
Jordan’s King Abdullah to visit Ramallah, aims to defuse tension
Jordan’s King Abdullah plans to travel to Ramallah in the West Bank for a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, amid increasing tensions in...
Abbas loyalists lose Bethlehem University election
For the first time in many years, a list affiliated with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction has lost the student council election at...
Turkish energy minister aims for Israel visit to talk gas pipeline
Turkish energy minister Fatih Dönmez hopes to travel to Israel next month to discuss possible Israeli-Turkish cooperation on a gas pipeline, he told Energy Minister...
Bar Lev, top Palestinian official met 30 minutes after Beersheba terror attack
Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev met with Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs head Hussein al-Sheikh, just 30 minutes after the terror attack in Beersheba on...
Saudi ambassador to return to Lebanon after Mikati statement
The Saudi ambassador to Lebanon will return to Lebanon by the start of Ramadan next week, Lebanese newspaper al-Joumhouria reported on Wednesday, after Lebanese Prime...