Middle East
Palestinians vandalize West Bank shrine as tensions soar
Palestinians set fire to a West Bank shrine revered by Jews as Israeli forces operated in the occupied territory following a spate ...Yemen president cedes powers to council as Saudi Arabia pushes to end war
Yemen’s president dismissed his controversial deputy on Thursday and delegated his own powers to a presidential council in a move backed by ...Rights groups accuse Ethiopian regional forces of ethnic cleansing in Tigray
Two leading human rights groups on Wednesday accused armed forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region of waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing against ...Israeli forces kill three Palestinian militants in West Bank
Israeli security forces killed three gunmen from the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a shootout in the occupied West Bank on ...No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021 – data
Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a survey of pollution data ...UAE drops face masks outdoors, quarantine for COVID contact cases
The United Arab Emirates, the Middle East tourism and commercial hub, over the weekend ended a requirement to wear face masks outdoors ...From Tokyo to New York, thousands protest against invasion of Ukraine
Protesters turned out on public squares and outside Russian embassies in cities from Tokyo to Tel Aviv and New York on Thursday ...Iran’s top diplomat says 2015 nuclear deal revival depends on U.S. political decision
Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington could succeed “at the earliest possible time” if the United States makes the necessary political decisions, ...Saudi sees Cyprus as bridge between Europe, Middle East
Saudi Arabia views Cyprus as a “bridge” between the Middle East and the European Union, helping the 27-nation bloc “understand what’s going ...Israel hits Syria, killing soldier after anti-aircraft fire
A Syrian soldier was killed and five others were wounded in an Israeli attack near the capital Damascus, Syrian state media said. ...














