Middle East

A container ship said to be the largest in the world is on course for the Suez Canal, months after its sister ship Ever Given blocked Egypt’s crucial waterway, halting traffic for six days and disrupting global trade. The Ever Ace – currently docked in Suffolk, in the UK – …

A major commission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has denounced as an “act of collective punishment” Israel’s repressive measures against the Palestinian prisoners, in the wake of a daring escape by at least six inmates from a high-security Israeli jail. In a statement on Sunday, the OIC Independent …

The Bahraini people protested against the normalization of ties with the Zionist regime by Al-Khalifa. Bahrainis continue their series of demonstrations against the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime by Al-Khalifa, Manama Voice reported. According to the report, the Bahraini people held the demonstration in the city of Sanabes …

Iran has agreed to allow the UN nuclear watchdog to service surveillance equipment installed at Iranian nuclear sites following talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Director General Rafael Grossi in Tehran, Iran’s permanent ambassador to international organizations in Vienna says. Kazem Gharibabadi made the remarks in a string …

Afghan police officers have returned to work alongside Taliban security at the Kabul airport, as the international airfield is resuming operations following the hasty withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan. According to reports, Afghan police had abandoned their posts after the Taliban took power last month. But the Taliban have …

The Taliban’s higher education minister has announced that Afghan women would be allowed to study at university as long as they are separated from men, stressing that there would be a ban on mixed classes. Abdul Baqi Haqqani made the announcement at a press briefing on Sunday, as he elaborated …

The United States has removed its most advanced missile system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, the Associated Press reports, even as the kingdom faces retaliatory missile and drone strikes from Yemen. The US news agency said its analysis of satellite pictures showed the redeployment of the systems …

An internationally-syndicated columnist and media consultant says the recent escape of six Palestinian prisoners from a high-security facility in the northern part of the Israeli-Occupied Territories has pushed the Tel Aviv regime into yet another security crisis, describing the jailbreak as a serious embarrassment for Israel and its security apparatus. …

There will be no change in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s lack of access to its camera footage at Iran’s nuclear sites during IAEA chief Rafael Grossi’s visit to Tehran, an informed source said. “During Grossi’s visit to Tehran, there will be no change in the IAEA’s access to …

The appointment of a new government in Lebanon is a “very important step” for the crisis-hit country, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Friday, wishing Prime Minister Najib Mikati “the best success.” Guterres added of the new government that “of course it is not enough, there are many other things to …

A Swiss criminal court convicted Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, a power broker in international sports, of forgery on Friday in a trial over whether he used a bogus Kuwaiti coup plot to gain an advantage over political rivals. The sheikh had denied all the charges in the case, which has …

Egypt has announced plans to provide more than 60 million people in rural areas with high-speed internet as part of a nationwide effort to develop the digital economy and drive job creation. “We want to improve internet connectivity for 60 million Egyptians living in around 4,500 villages by upgrading broadband …

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Friday he hoped to stop his country’s collapse and bring back prosperity. In an emotional speech after signing a decree with President Michel Aoun to form the new cabinet, Mikati said the situation in the country was “difficult,” adding that there were no reserves …

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called upon the international community, financial institutions, and the private sector to come together to spark a “green recovery” to help meet the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “A green recovery has become an urgent need, coming at the top of the government …

The Islamic Jihad strongly has warned the Israeli regime against trying to punish other Palestinian prisoners over the recent escape of six inmates from a maximum-security Israeli jail. The Palestinian resistance movement issued the warning in a statement on Tuesday after Palestinian sources revealed that the regime was administering “collective …

The Yemeni Armed Forces have used 16 drones and ballistic missiles to hit targets deep inside Saudi Arabia in their latest operation, the spokesman for the country’s armed forces has announced. “As part of confronting the crimes of [the Saudi-led] aggression against our country, our Armed Forces carried out the …

The Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi urged Iraqi and Jordanian parliamentarians to facilitate bilateral and regional integration between the two countries on Saturday. Al-Kadhimi’s office said in a statement that the Prime Minister received the Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament, Abdel Moneim Al-Awdat, and the accompanying delegation. According to the …

The assistant to Iran’s foreign minister and director-general for the Persian Gulf affairs of the Foreign Ministry has expressed the country’s intention to cooperate at a maximum level with all its neighbors, saying Tehran-Riyadh ties will be in the interests of the entire region and the Muslim world. “We think …

The Russian military says Syrian air defense units intercepted most of the missiles fired during a recent Israeli raid on the capital Damascus, shooting down 21 projectiles during the attack launched from the Lebanese airspace. “At about 1:30 September 3, four Israeli Air Force F-15 tactical fighters fired 24 guided …

A delegation from Lebanon’s caretaker government will visit Syria on Saturday in the highest-level visit in years, aiming to pave the way for a plan to ease a power crisis in Lebanon by transmitting electricity via the Syrian grid. Lebanese government officials have mostly avoided Syria since the war began …