Middle East

BEIRUT (AP) — After the massive explosion at Beirut’s port a year ago, only a small part of Ibrahim Hoteit’s…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Monday reported more than 37,000 new coronavirus infections, the country’s single-day record so far…

Amnesty International accused Saudi Arabia on Tuesday of launching a “relentless crackdown” on dissidents in the kingdom after the end…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Once a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader is sworn in as president this week,…

DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – FENIX, a United Arab Emirates-based e-scooter company backed by Israeli venture capital funding, has acquired…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet advanced a national budget on Monday for the first time since 2018 in a sign…

German conservative chancellor candidate Armin Laschet is doubling down on his stance on asylum seekers who commit crime. Laschet, who is hoping to succeed…

LONDON/WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The United States and Britain said on Sunday they believed Iran carried out an attack…

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned Heba Mordaa’s life upside down. “Ever since the lockdowns started in March 2020, my work has…

DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will start providing China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17,…