There was a time when the “region” was frowned on in Arabic political discourse. Although the word does not immediately signify a political entity or political boundaries, there was always a concern that it might be used to circumvent “Arab nation”, (...)
A six-nation bloc of Gulf Arab nations endorsed an extension of a United Nations arms embargo on Iran, just two months before it is set to expire.
The Gulf Cooperation Council on Sunday sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council backing an (...)
The U.S. State Department and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Thursday lifted global advisories recommending U.S. citizens avoid all international travel because of the coronavirus pandemic, and instead issued a raft of (...)
The United Nations says it is stepping up emergency assistance to Lebanon following the explosion that devastated Beirut and is urging the international community to ``stand beside'' the Lebanese people who have generously hosted thousands of (...)
In Iraq's oil-rich south, the scorching summer months pose painful new choices in the age of the coronavirus: stay at home in the sweltering heat with electricity cut off for hours, or go out and risk the virus.
This is Zain al-Abidin's predicament. (...)
Cairo is expected to host Aguila Saleh, the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR), on Thursday. Saleh's arrival in Cairo ends a tour that included Russia, Switzerland, Algeria, Morocco and Jordan, during which he promoted his (...)
Fifteen years after a truck bomb killed Lebanon's former Sunni leader Rafik al-Hariri in Beirut, triggering regional upheaval, a U.N.-backed court trying four suspects from Shia Hezbollah delivers a verdict on Friday that could shake the country (...)
Writing in Al-Ahram Weekly a few weeks ago, Aziza Sami welcomed the appearance in English translation of the Treasure Trove of Benefits and Variety at the Table (Kanz al-fawa'id fi tanwi' al-mawa'id), a mediaeval Egyptian cookbook.
But rather like (...)
Turkey is stirring up trouble wherever it can. That is Ankara's cardinal policy these days. It ignites fires in the Arab world in order to create roles for itself and expand its presence in areas far beyond its borders. Then it fans the flames right (...)
For the last nine and a half years, the Arab world has failed to have a determining say in how Arab crises and conflicts unfolded. Most Arab countries stood almost helpless before the Arab drama of countries torn apart, and Syria is a crying (...)
In his televised teleconference with ruling party rank and file on Saturday, 1 August, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave reassurance to “Muslims from Palestine to Syria and from Arakan to Turkistan” who celebrated the Feast of Sacrifice (...)
A media spat between Turkey and the UAE this week revealed the tense situation that now prevails between the NATO member and most of the Arab Gulf countries.
Since the UAE and Saudi Arabia stepped up their support for ally Egypt in its stand against (...)
Parties to the domestic conflict in Libya are still on alert on the ground along the coast of the Mediterranean around Sirte, extending west from the main ports of the oil crescent (Al-Zueitina, Brega, Ras Lanuf, Sidra) to the eastern town of (...)
Concern is rising that Lebanon will be dragged into a new and debilitating conflict between the Lebanese Shia group Hizbullah and Israel at a time when both sides are suffering from domestic crises.
In Lebanon, the government backed by Hizbullah is (...)
Syria's foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it described as an illegal deal aimed at "stealing" Syria's crude.
A ministry statement, (...)
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday said it faces a critical funding shortfall to meet the needs of refugees in Ethiopia.
The UNHCR said it received only 72.2 million US dollars out of the total 385.1 million (...)
The United States on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions aimed at depriving the Syrian government of funds, and warned that Washington would blacklist anyone doing business with President Bashar al-Assad's government until he supports a negotiated end (...)
The Israeli military said a there has been a "security incident" on Israel's northern border with Lebanon on Monday and ordered residents in the area to remain indoors.
Israel's N12 TV News reported an exchange of fire between Israeli forces and (...)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces thwarted an attempt by Hezbollah to infiltrate across the Lebanon frontier on Monday, which the Iranian-backed Shia group denied.
"Hezbollah should know it is playing with fire," (...)
أثار مشهد الفنانة السورية، سلاف فواخرجي، وهي تؤدي قبلة ساخنة مع الفنان مهيار خضور، ضمن فيلم "شارع شيكاغو"، الجدل والغضب بين الجمهور ورواد مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي.
وفي أول تعليق للفنانة، على الانتقادات التي وجهت لها بسبب قبلتها التي ظهرت في الملصق (...)
Iran's judiciary said on Saturday that passengers of an airliner that Tehran has said was "harassed" this week by an American fighter jet over Syria can sue the U.S. military for damages in Iranian courts.
Iranian media said on Friday that several (...)
The Israeli military on Friday said its helicopters struck Syrian army targets in response to mortars fired toward the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
"A number of targets were struck, including SAF observation posts and intelligence collection (...)
Iran said on Friday a U.S. fighter jet "harassed" an Iranian civilian airliner in an act of terrorism which injured and panicked passengers, dismissing a U.S. account that the jet was merely conducting a visual inspection.
State TV video footage of (...)
The top U.S. general made an unannounced visit to Israel on Friday to discuss “regional security challenges'' at a time of heightened tensions with Iran and its allies across the Middle East.
Army Gen. Mark Milley, the Joint Chiefs chairman, met (...)
اعترضت طائرات تابعة لسلاح الجو الإسرائيلي، اليوم الخميس، طائرة ركاب إيرانية متوجهة إلى بيروت فوق الأجواء السورية، وأدت عملية الاعتراض إلى إصابة عدد من ركاب طائرة خطوط "ماهان" الإيرانية بجروح جراء الانخفاض والارتفاع المفاجئ.
Breaking / Iran state TV (...)
