Lawyers for a prominent pro-Palestinian protest leader requested Friday that US immigration authorities terminate their push to deport him, alleging the Trump administration "secretly engineered" the outcome of his case. US President Trump has championed the effort to deport
The U.S. president's visit has made him realize that Beijing doesn't have an interest in breaking its alliance with Tehran, which is cutting deals and loosening its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
The Iran team will head to Turkey for a training camp before taking part in the World Cup in the United States, local media reported Friday. "The next phase of the national team's preparation is set to be hosted in Antalya, Turkey," Iranian Football360 website reported, adding
Trump claimed Iran said it lacks the technology and equipment to remove its nuclear infrastructure. He also disputed reports on Iran's missile capacity, saying 80 percent of Tehran's firepower has been destroyed
Wearing traditional Palestinian dresses, the white fabric intricately embroidered in a rainbow of colours, dozens of smiling brides clutched red bouquets as they walked with their grooms past the tents and ruined buildings of Gaza City. To the tune of popular songs played from
India and the UAE signed deals related to energy supplies and maritime security, further strengthening ties amid the war in the region.
The IDF said several Hezbollah drones exploded near Israel's border with Lebanon. The military announced the death of its 19 soldier killed in Lebanon since March. Israeli fire has killed 2,896 in Lebanon since March, the country's Health Ministry said
A ballad from Australian star Delta Goodrem and a Danish ode to clubbing will fill the airwaves in Saturday's Eurovision grand final in Vienna after making it through the second semi-final, which delivered a message in defence of LGBTQ people. Australia and Denmark, which
Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday that it said targeted the militant group Hezbollah, wounding 37 people as the two countries' envoys started a second day of peace talks in Washington. United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon Imran Riza
Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it said targeted the militant group Hezbollah on Friday, hours before the two countries' envoys were set to meet for a second day of peace talks in Washington. A truce in the war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah
ADNOC, the UAE's state-owned oil company, has been ordered to prioritize completion of the pipeline to double oil exports through the Gulf Oman.
Araghchi argued that neither U.S. bases nor an alliance with Israel provided the UAE with security and that it should reconsider its policy toward Iran, According to the reports
Just as UAE-Israeli relations were deepening through cooperation against Iran, the Israeli prime minister publicly embarrassed Abu Dhabi by revealing his March visit.
Rows of green tobacco plants stretched towards the bush in a vast field of a crop that has rebounded to record levels in Zimbabwe, driven largely by smallholders contracted to Chinese firms. A few dozen aspiring tobacco farmers inspected the broad leaves on a field day of
Endangered Egyptian vultures, with their vivid yellow face and white plumes, would usually be nesting across the Balkans in their dozens by April. But experts tracking the rare birds say local teams have struggled to find more than a handful in recent weeks, raising fears that
Netanyahu continues to urge Trump to resume the war on the Islamic Republic, but the U.S. president now seems less attentive to the Israeli leader ■ The government and IDF are preparing the ground for fresh fighting in Gaza. The question is: Where will they get the troops? ■
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an "open and safe" Strait of Hormuz during a brief visit to the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the start of a five-nation tour overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war. Modi, whose plane was guided in
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the UAE escorted by military planes on Friday, as he begins a five-nation tour overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war. Modi received a guard of honour and was welcomed by President Sheikh Mohammed bin
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a five-nation tour in the United Arab Emirates on Friday before heading to Europe, overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war. Disruptions around Gulf shipping routes and the Strait of Hormuz continue to drive
Egyptian smallholders have seen their lives upended by the war in Iran, with soaring fertiliser and energy prices forcing many to lay off workers and reduce the amount of land they farm. Before the United States and Israel launched the war that would end up engulfing the
Saif Abu Keshek, who was detained by Israel, in his first interview with an Israeli outlet: 'One of the interrogators told me they tried very hard in Gaza, but ran out of bombs and only managed to kill 100,000'
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly defeated a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the Iran war until hostilities are authorized by Congress, but the effort to rein in President Donald Trump's military campaign
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday said Barcelona star Lamine Yamal had made Spain "proud" for waving a Palestinian flag at a victory parade that sparked Israeli accusations of "inciting hatred". The 18-year-old forward drew attention for brandishing a Palestinian flag
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, are developing a film adaptation of a best-selling memoir about a British military mission in Afghanistan, Netflix said Thursday. "No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege," written by British Major Adam Jowett,
U.S.-Iran cease-fire talks have focused on the Strait of Hormuz rather than Iran's weapons supply and proxy militias: key concerns for neighboring countries that fear an increased Iranian military threat after U.S. presence in the region scales back, the Financial Times reports
Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government on Thursday led by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, who vowed to ensure a state monopoly on weapons amid growing US pressure to dismantle Tehran-backed groups. Iraq has long walked a tightrope between the competing influences of its allies,
By Sayed Sheasha LUXOR, Egypt, May 14 (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities on Thursday unveiled two restored ancient tombs on the West Bank of Luxor that date back to the New Kingdom and contain scenes of daily life and funerary rituals. The tombs are those of Rabuya and his son
Officials tout Arab alignment with the United States, but there are signs that Gulf states aren't in lockstep with Washington as it tries to maximize leverage over Iran.
Some 44 years after I visited Lebanon with the IDF and witnessed the destruction, I am struck by how little has changed
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - War talks are key, UN says - Lebanon-Israel talks offer a "critical opportunity" to end war, the UN's humanitarian coordinator in Lebanon said. Imran Riza said he hoped the negotiations would "pave the way toward a
The militant group appears to be stalling as the mediators push it to accept a US-backed disarmament proposal.
Trump said China's president would 'like to see a deal made' between the U.S. and Iran as Beijing promised it would not provide Iran with military equipment, even though it would like to continue purchasing Iranian oil
Israeli nationalists swept through the narrow streets of Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday, chanting "Death to Arabs" and "May your villages burn" during the annual Jerusalem Day march, while many Palestinian residents remained barricaded indoors. Every year, tens of thousands