Middle East

UAE requires Indian travellers to bring original COVID-negative certificate from RT-PCR test done 96 hours prior to the journey

Blessy Thomas, 37, was admitted at the intensive care unit of the Royal Hospital after she contracted COVID-19

At least two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip the previous evening, one of which was intercepted by Israel's anti-missile system

The agreements do not address the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, who view the pacts as a stab in the back

Lockdown is credited with having brought down what were much lower infection numbers, but it wreaked havoc on Israel's economy

Donald Trump had pleaded for Afkari's life earlier this month, saying his 'sole act was an anti-government demonstration on the streets'

Their presence at the negotiating table is significant in patriarchal Afghanistan, though they are outnumbered by the rest of the team

Talks begin a day after the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which led the US to invade Afghanistan and topple the Taliban regime

In Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the agreement.

The fire erupted in the duty free zone of the port, sending a huge column of smoke above the city

Most of the Arab world has long rejected diplomatic ties with Israel in the absence of a peace deal establishing a Palestinian state

The explosion killed at least 10 civilians and wounded more than a dozen, officials said

Two back-to-back high-level visits could mean New Delhi is concerned over reports of massive Chinese financial assistance to Iran

The US' hope is that more such deals between Israel and the Gulf states will emerge, prompting the Palestinians to join negotiations

Saudi Arabia has said it will not follow the UAE until Israel has signed an internationally recognised peace accord with the Palestinians

The signs of life detected in the past two days were possibly breaths of fellow rescuers already inside the building, authorities said

It is extremely unlikely that any survivors would be found a month after the blast that tore through the port in August

It was nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut's port for six years that detonated last month, wreaking death and destruction

Macron is the most prominent world leader to visit Iraq since Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi came to power in May

The Emirati charm offensive was on full display as they sought to convey a new spirit of friendship following the historic US-brokered deal