TEHRAN, Iran – Iran has dismissed an agreement between Gulf neighbors Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to develop an offshore gas field as “illegal”, saying it must be included as one of the parties. Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the Durra/Arash gas field — located in the interlocking marine region between Kuwait and Ira...
SANAA, Yemen – Around 190,000 migrants in war-torn Yemen are in “dire” need of assistance, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned. “More than 4 million people who have fled their homes in search of safety, and some 190,000 migrants from the Horn of Africa, are in dire need of assistance” IOM said in […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed hope that his country’s relations with the Gulf countries will be restored. Mikati’s remarks came during his meeting with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Qatar on the sidelines of the Doha Forum international conference. “Lebanon always needs Arab spon...
HEBRON, Palestine (AA) – Five Palestinian children died on Saturday in a house fire in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, according to local media. The state news agency Wafa said the five kids were siblings aged 4-14 who lost their lives in the blaze that broke out in their house in the town […]
ANKARA (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday condemned Houthi rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia, ahead of a planned visit to the Middle East region. Houthi rebels in Yemen on Friday claimed drone and missile attacks on Saudi energy facilities. One of the attacks targeted an oil storage of Saudi oil company […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Saturday began casting their votes in the second and final phase of local elections. The first phase of the polls took place on Dec. 11 last year. A total of 2,531 candidates, including 676 women, are vying for seats in the polls, according to […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is set to participate in a six-party summit in Israel, Israeli media reported on Saturday. The KAN news channel said Shoukry, who will arrive in Israel on Sunday, will join his counterparts from the US, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco, and Israel in the summit. […]...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – As Egypt on Saturday observed the 44th anniversary of its peace treaty with Israel, the first with any Arab country, Palestinian political analyst Bilal Shobaki said the treaty was a step to remove Egypt from the Arab-Israeli conflict. After years of conflict starting in 1948, Egypt was the first Arab nation [&hellip...
BAGHDAD (AA) – The Iraqi Parliament on Saturday failed to elect the country’s president after dozens of lawmakers boycotted the voting session. A statement issued by the Parliament said 126 out of 329 legislators boycotted the session. At least 220 deputies should attend the session for presidential elections to take place. A parliamentary sta...
GENEVA (AA) – The talks for a solution to the war in Syria in Geneva offered no signs of whether the parties involved would organise further negotiations. The regime side made no comments while leaving the talks, which involved efforts to draft a new constitution for the country after over a decade of war, with […]
