Middle East
Fighting eases in Yemen’s Marib as Saudi-led coalition revamps forces
The Saudi-led coalition has deployed newly formed units near Yemen’s Marib where battles have abated, according to military and government sources, as ...Civilians killed in US special operations raid in Syria
U.S. special forces successfully carried out a counter-terrorism mission in northwest Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon said, a raid which Syrian sources ...UAE says it blocked drone attack, little-known group claims responsibility
The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted three drones that entered its airspace over unpopulated areas early on Wednesday in the fourth ...Saudi-led coalition denies targeting detention centre in Yemen’s Saada
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen denied targeting a detention centre in Yemen’s Saada province, saying the facility hit was ...UAE fuel truck blast kills three, Yemen Houthis claim attack
Three fuel trucks exploded, killing three people, and a fire broke out near Abu Dhabi airport on Monday in what Yemen’s Iran-aligned ...Hezbollah, ally end Cabinet boycott in crisis-hit Lebanon
Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group and its main Shiite ally said Saturday they are ending their boycott of Cabinet meetings after a three-month ...Ex-officer jailed for Syrian war crimes after landmark German trial
A German court on Thursday jailed a Syrian ex-intelligence officer for life for murder, rape and crimes against humanity, handing down the ...Palestinian rockets explode off Tel Aviv coast, military says
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets toward the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday which exploded off the coast of Tel Aviv and ...COVID-19 pandemic could end in 2022 if global vaccination increases, WHO says
The acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic could end next year but the coronavirus will not disappear, the World Health Organization’s Mike ...Iranian and Russian officials strike positive tone on nuclear talks
Iran and Russia both gave upbeat views on Tuesday about talks that kicked off this week to salvage Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal ...














