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US Navy send Guided-missile Submarine to Middle East to support Bahrain
The US Navy said on Saturday a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine was operating in the Middle East in support of the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet.
The USS Florida entered the region on Thursday and began transiting the Suez Canal on…
Iraq Demands Turkey to Apologize for shelling Sulaymaniyah Airport
Iraq called on Turkey on Saturday to apologize for what it said was the shelling of Sulaymaniyah airport in the country’s north, saying the Turkish government must cease hostilities on Iraqi soil.
The Iraqi presidency said in a statement…
Iran uses cameras in Public Areas to Punish Women without Hijab
In a further attempt to rein in increasing numbers of women defying the compulsory dress code, Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places and thoroughfares to identify and penalize unveiled women, the police announced on…
Bank Chairman suspect in Lebanese Central Bank probe by French prosecutors
French prosecutors said they have put a Lebanese banker under formal investigation, the latest move in a cross-border probe looking into whether Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh, embezzled vast sums of public funds.
The…
Gaza Palestinians apprehensive of escalation after overnight air raids
Israeli airstrike near Gaza hospital shatters window above child's bed, but she miraculously survives. Attack causes extensive damage to nearby buildings and terrifies sick children and medical staff.
“Glass from…
Canada brings back 14 Citizens from ISIL Camps in Syria
Four women and 10 children have been repatriated by Canada from detention camps for foreign fighters and their families in northeastern Syria.
It was the fourth repatriation operation conducted by the Canadian government of its nationals…
Yemen’s Presidential Council Chairman and Saudi D M discuss Yemen’s situation
The Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Mohammed Al Alimi discussed with the Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz the developments of the situation in Yemen, and the efforts exerted to…
Jordan PM announced 3 holidays for Christians ,Palm Sunday and Easter
Wednesday, Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh announced that this Sunday (April 9), as well as the following Sunday and Monday (April 16-17) will be official holidays for Christians in Jordan on the occasion of Palm Sunday and Easter.
1.47 million visitors arrived to Jordan first quarter of 2023
A total of 1,476,599 visitors arrived in the Kingdom in the first quarter of the current year, which is a 90.7 percent increase compared to the 774,111 people who visited Jordan during the same period in 2022.
According to the Ministry…
UAE astronomer confirms Eid al-Fitr dates for 2023
The first day of Eid al-Fitr will fall on April 21, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan and the start of the Islamic month of Shawwal, a UAE-based astronomer confirmed on Monday.
“Ramadan’s full moon will be on Thursday, April…