Middle East
Turkey threatens to cut diplomatic ties with UAE over Israel peace deal
Turkey is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and withdrawing its ambassador over the Gulf state’s accord to normalise ...Lebanon parliament approves sweeping powers for the army
Lebanon’s parliament on Thursday approved a two-week state of emergency in Beirut, declared after last week’s gigantic portside explosion, giving the army ...Israel, UAE to normalize relations in shift in Mideast politics, West Bank annexation on hold
Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship, a ...Lebanon government resigns after deadly Beirut blast
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced on Monday the resignation of his government after a powerful Beirut port explosion sparked public uproar ...World pledges aid for Lebanon, to be delivered ‘directly’ to population
World leaders on Sunday pledged “timely, sufficient” emergency aid for disaster-struck Lebanon which they vowed to deliver “directly” to a population reeling ...Lebanese call for an uprising after protests rocked Beirut
Some Lebanese called on Sunday for a sustained uprising to topple their leaders amid public fury over this week’s devastating explosion in ...Furious Lebanese count their losses from blast, plan demonstration
As Beirut mourns its dead and grapples with the scale of rebuilding after this week’s massive blast, some Lebanese activists planned to ...UN set for showdown over US Iran arms embargo push
The UN Security Council is set next week to roundly reject a US resolution to extend an Iranian arms embargo, diplomats say, ...Lebanon sees possible ‘external interference’ in blast
Lebanon’s president said on Friday its investigation into the biggest blast in Beirut’s history would examine whether it was caused by a ...‘Revolution’: Angry crowds in Beirut urge Macron to help bring change
French President Emmanuel Macron toured Beirut’s shattered streets on Thursday, two days after a giant explosion, with crowds demanding the end to ...














