BAGHDAD (AA) – At least 125 people were injured on Saturday in sporadic clashes between supporters of prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraqi security forces, the country’s Health Ministry confirmed. The ministry said in a statement that 100 protesters were injured in clashes with security forces during a demonstration and sit-in...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday approved the deduction of NIS 600 million ($176 million) from the taxes of the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to local media. Maariv newspaper said the deducted money is the same amount that was transferred by the PA to Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails and to their families [&he...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese group Hezbollah warned Sunday that Israeli gas drilling vessels in the disputed Karish field are within the range of its missiles. The Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV released a video showing a naval missile being prepared for firing along with a text reading “playing with time is useless.” The clip...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – An Omani delegation arrived in Sanaa on Sunday for talks with Houthi rebels on the extension of a UN-brokered truce in Yemen, according to a rebel spokesman. Mohammed Abdul-Salam said the talks will focus on the truce and “proposals by UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg to address humanitarian and economic […]
ANKARA (AA) – The US Embassy in Baghdad has called on Iraq’s political rivals to abstain from violence amid tension following the nomination of a new prime minister. In a statement, the embassy said it is “closely monitoring the unrest in Baghdad … (and) concerned by reports of violence.” It renewed calls for Iraqi parties [&...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has said that it will accelerate the establishment of a joint industrial zone with Jordan. “This is an initiative that will increase employment to both countries, will advance our economic and diplomatic relations, and will enhance the peace and friendship between our two countries,” Prime Minister Yair Lapid told a Cab...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Indicating that the next round of talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal could come soon, Iran’s lead negotiator has said that his country seeks a “swift conclusion” to the negotiations. Ali Bagheri, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, took to Twitter to announce that Tehran has responded to European Unio...
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabia has reiterated that it will not change its firm position on the Palestinian issue, despite its decision to open its airspace to all international aircraft, including those from Israel. This was stated by Mohamed al-Atiq, the acting charge d’affaires of the Saudi Arabia’s permanent delegation to the UN, during a [&hel...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – Former US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to host a controversial Saudi Arabia-funded golfing event. He made the remarks at a pro-am game held on the eve of the third LIV Golf tournament, which will take place between July 29-31 at the Trump National Golf Bedminster course in New […]
BEIRUT (AA) – Grain silos at Beirut’s blast-hit port partially collapsed on Sunday, four days before the second anniversary of the massive 2020 explosion in the Lebanese capital. The northern part of the silos collapsed as a result of a weeks-long fire which has blown massive clouds of smoke across the port. After the collapse, [&h...
