Middle East

Netanyahu at UN issues ‘nuclear’ threat to Iran, later retracted

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday warned Iran at the…

China’s Xi meets Syria’s Assad, declares new ‘strategic partnership’

HANGZHOU, China, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad on Friday,…

Israel fires on Syria targets from occupied Golan: AFP, army

MAJDAL SHAMS, Sept 21, 2023 (AFP) - Israeli tanks fired on Syrian targets from the occupied Golan Heights Thursday, an…

Developing story: Russian Defence Minister Shoigu arrives in Iran on official visit: Russian news agencies

MOSCOW, Sept 19, 2023 (AFP) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Iran on an official visit on Tuesday…

UNESCO grants World Heritage Status to Jericho ruins, provoking Israeli controversy

JERICHO, Palestinian Territories, Sept 17, 2023 (AFP) - UNESCO inscribed the prehistoric site of Tell al-Sultan, near the Palestinian city…

US, Iran release prisoners in $6 billion swap deal

DOHA, Sept 18, 2023 (AFP) - Arch-foes the United States and Iran each released five detainees on Monday in a…

Pres. Biden grants clemency to Iranians as US confirms prisoner swap

NEW YORK, Sept 18, 2023 (AFP) - The United States on Monday confirmed a prisoner swap with Iran and said…

Israel halts Gaza imports over ‘attempt to smuggle explosives’

JERUSALEM, Sept 4, 2023 (AFP) - Israel's army chief on Monday ordered the suspension of all imports from Gaza after…

Saudi storm brings lightning, fierce winds to Mecca

RIYADH, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - Fierce storms closed schools Wednesday in Saudi Arabia's Mecca region, home to Islam's the…

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