Middle East
Lebanon PM designate recuses himself from forming new cabinet
Lebanon’s premier-designate recused himself from forming a new cabinet Saturday as international pressure mounts for a reform-minded administration to replace the government ...Fatah, Hamas say deal reached on Palestinian elections
Palestinian factions have agreed to hold an election within six months, in the latest of many attempts to end more than a ...Bahrain says it broke up militant attack plot in early 2020
Bahrain said Monday it broke up a plot by militants backed by Iran earlier this year to launch attacks on diplomats and ...US defies world to say Iran UN sanctions back in force
The United States unilaterally proclaimed on Saturday that UN sanctions against Iran were back in force and promised to punish those who ...Israel, UAE and Bahrain sign US-brokered normalisation deals
Israel normalized relations with long-time foes Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at a White House ceremony on Tuesday as President Donald ...Israel’s Netanyahu pressed to sign conflict-of-interest deal
With Israel’s prime minister lashing out at him nearly every day, the country’s attorney general is pressing Benjamin Netanyahu to sign a ...United States formally announces troop reduction in Iraq
The Pentagon will slash the level of US troops in Iraq to 3,000 this month, a senior general said Wednesday, as President ...Saudi scraps death sentences over Khashoggi murder, jails 8
A Saudi court on Monday overturned five death sentences over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in a final ruling that was condemned by ...French leader arrives in Iraqi capital on official visit
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday for an official visit following a two-day trip to Lebanon, Iraqi television reported. ...Saudi king sacks two royals under defence corruption probe
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman sacked two royals and referred them along with four military officers for investigation into corruption at the defence ...














