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House of Jordanian ambassador attacked in Khartoum
Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs announced Friday that the house of the Jordanian ambassador in Khartoum was attacked and vandalized.
It also confirmed that ambassador Saed Radaideh and his embassy staff were…
3 World Cup security guards jailed in Qatar for demanding unpaid wages
Three men who worked as security guards during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar remain in jail five months after the conclusion of the tournament over a dispute about their contracts.
Shakir Ullah and Zafar Iqbal, both from Pakistan, and an…
Belgium, Iran conduct prisoner swap in Oman
Belgium and Iran conducted a prisoner exchange Friday in Oman, with officials saying Tehran released a Belgian aid worker in exchange for an Iranian diplomat convicted of attempting to bomb a meeting of exiles in France.
The initial…
Dubai police arrest 8 Israelis over compatriot’s death
Dubai Police arrested eight Israelis over an assault that led to the death of a fellow compatriot, local police reported.
According to police report the 8 Israelis assaulted a 33-year-old man of the same nationality, Ghassan Shamsyeh, in…
Japan, UAE sign agreement to transfer defense equipment and technology
Japan and the UAE signed an agreement in Abu Dhabi on Saturday to transfer defense equipment and technology.
This marks the first time such an agreement with a country in the Middle East region has been made, the Foreign Ministry said in…
Tunisia says major migrant trafficker arrested
Tunisia has arrested a man suspected being the organizer of a ring that smuggled migrants across the Mediterranean, including an attempted crossing in which 20 people drowned, authorities said.
The North African country, which lies just…
Hezbollah chief calls on Lebanon’s central bank governor to resign amid mounting legal troubles
The chief of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Friday called on the country’s central bank governor to resign amid mounting legal troubles.
The governor, Riad Salameh, should either step down or be stripped of his responsibilities,…
Yemen street artist chronicles war on battle-scarred walls
Yemeni artist Alaa Rubil uses the shell-pocked buildings of his hometown as canvas, painting images of death and despair to shine a light on the horrors and victims of war.
Not long after the start of the bloody conflict between Yemen’s…
Turkiye begins work on 240,000 homes to repatriate refugees in northern Syria
Turkiye has begun building 240,000 homes to resettle refugees in opposition-held northern Syria as the repatriation issue takes center stage in Sunday’s presidential election runoff.
“Syrian refugees living in Turkiye will settle in the…
Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt resigns as head of Progressive Socialist Party
Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt announced his sudden resignation as the head of the Progressive Socialist Party on Thursday.
A prominent Druze leader, Jumblatt led a party that has held a pivotal position in Lebanese political life…