Middle East
Afghan council meets to decide on release of 400 Taliban prisoners
The decision will be the last step towards starting negotiations between Kabul’s political leadership and Taliban under a peace deal with US
Saudi Arabia's nationalist netizens now a headache for the government
Their posts frequently tag Saudi security agencies, and their collective roar often leads to detentions, sackings and harassment
The ship with ammonium nitrate cargo was not meant to stop at Beirut
The chemicals came to Beirut on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have stopped there
Lebanese government orders house arrest of Beirut port officials
The probe is focusing on how 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the facility for 6 years and why nothing was done about it
Beirut explosions: More than 70 killed, thousands injured in the Lebanon capital
Lebaon's PM said 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored for years in a portside warehouse had blown up, leading to the second explosion
Massive explosion shakes Lebanon's capital Beirut
The afternoon blast shook several parts of the capital and thick smoke billowed from the city centre
COVID-19: Over 50,000 Indians repatriated from Oman since May
Indians constitute the largest expatriate community in Oman, while more than nine million Indians work and live in the whole Gulf region
Mass jailbreak in Afghanistan as IS militants attack Afghan forces
The assault began on Sunday evening with car bomb detonated at the entrance to the prison, leading to numerous other blasts later
Lebanon ex-PM Hariri assassination verdict due this week
The judgment harks back to an event that changed the face of Middle East, leading to protests that pushed Syrian forces out of Lebanon
Netanyahu blames 'biased' media as Israel protests gain strength
Demonstrators are calling for the resignation of the long-serving leader, who is on trial for corruption charges