Egyptian FM receives Jordanian delegation
A Jordanian delegation including Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi was received by his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo. ...
Iran says it won’t be rushed into ‘quick’ nuclear deal
Iran said Monday it will not be rushed into a “quick” deal reviving its faltering 2015 nuclear accord with world powers, as negotiations remain deadlocked. ...
Palestinian lawyers hold rare protest against Abbas’s ‘rule by decree’
Hundreds of Palestinian lawyers held a rare street protest Monday against what they described as the Palestinian Authority’s “rule by decree,” condemning president Mahmoud Abbas for governing without a parliament. ...
Egypt suspends hot air ballooning over Luxor after 2 injured
Egyptian authorities suspended hot air ballooning over the ancient city of Luxor after two tourists were lightly injured during a ride early on Monday. ...
Sudan police fire tear gas against pro-democracy protests
Sudanese police fired tear gas in the capital Khartoum on Saturday in an attempt to disperse hundreds of pro-democracy protesters demonstrating against coup leader Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, AFP correspondents reported. ...
Lebanon PM holds talks in push for ‘last minute’ new government
Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati has held an initial round of nonbinding parliamentary consultations to discuss the formation of the country’s new government. ...
Sudan to recall ambassador to Ethiopia after alleged executions
Sudan said Monday it will recall its ambassador to Addis Ababa for “consultations” following accusations that the Ethiopian army executed seven captured Sudanese soldiers and a civilian. ...
US-led coalition says it detained senior Daesh leader in Syria
The US-led coalition said it had detained a senior Daesh group leader in Syria during an early-morning operation on Thursday. ...
Lebanon tribunal sentences two men to life imprisonment for Hariri bombing
Appeals judges at the Lebanon Tribunal on Thursday sentenced two men to life imprisonment for their role in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Al-Hariri. ...
Iranian tanker ship seized by Greece has been released – news report
Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said on Tuesday the Iranian-flagged Lana tanker ship seized in April by Greece is no longer impounded and its oil cargo will be returned to its owner, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency. ...
Jordan army foils drug smuggling attempt from Syria
The Jordanian army has announced that its troops on the northeastern border with Syria foiled an attempt on Sunday at dawn to smuggle “large amounts” of drugs from the war-torn country into the kingdom. ...
Iraq exhumes remains of Saddam-era victims from mass grave
Iraqi authorities have exhumed the remains of 15 people from a mass grave believed to hold dozens more likely killed under dictator Saddam Hussein, an official said Saturday. ...
El-Sisi, US national security adviser hold talks
The US government is hoping to “develop partnership relations” with Cairo, an Egyptian presidential spokesman said after meetings between President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in the capital. ...
Egyptian border guards thwart smuggling of weapons, drugs
Border guards in western Egypt thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large amount of weapons, ammunition and drugs. ...
التحالف يعلن تسليم 163 أسيرا حوثيا ضمن المبادرة الإنسانية
أعلن تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن، الجمعة، أن طائرتين غادرتا إلى عدن وصنعاء لتسليم أسرى حوثيين، ضمن المبادرة السعودية الإنسانية التي أعلن عنها قبل نحو أسبوع. ...
US ‘strongly oppose’ expansion of Israeli settlements in West Bank
The United States on Friday “strongly” opposed Israel’s plans to build new settlements in occupied Palestinian territories after Israeli officials said they would approve 4,000 new housing units in the West Bank. ...
2 rockets target coalition troops in Iraq, no casualties
Two rockets targeting a base in western Iraq hosting US-led coalition troops on Saturday crashed near the complex without causing casualties or damage, security sources said. ...
Arrests made after Palestinian group claims killing of Israeli guard
Palestinian assailants shot and killed a security guard at the entrance to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank late on Friday, bringing the number of Israeli losses within a month to 15. ...
Sudan frees ex-officials in effort to end political impasse
Sudanese authorities released two outspoken former government officials from prison, lawyers said Wednesday, part of trust-building measures amid efforts to end the country’s political impasse. ...
تقرير يكشف سبب كارثة الطائرة المصرية في 2016
خلص تقرير أعده خبراء طيران في فرنسا إلى أن كارثة تحطم طائرة مصرية أقلعت من باريس يعود إلى سيجارة أشعلت في قمرة القيادة. ...