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US President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington to announce his much-anticipated plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. AP photo

UAE and Israel establish diplomatic ties; annexation of parts of West...

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to break the news

13 Aug 2020 11:41 PM IST

Lebanese anti-government protesters attack a vehicle belonging to a member of the parliament upon his arrival to the parliamentary session at the UNESCO Palace in Beirut. (AFP)

Lebanon Parliament meets for first time after government resignation

Parliament is not convening at its usual location due to ongoing protests outside the Parliament building

13 Aug 2020 3:59 PM IST

Smoke and flames rise after war planes belonging to the Israeli army carried out airstrikes over the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. (AFP)

Israel attacks Hamas sites in Gaza in retaliation for explosive...

Despite a truce last year backed by UN, Egypt and Qatar, the two sides clash sporadically with rockets, mortar fire or...

13 Aug 2020 11:13 AM IST

Teargas canisters fly during anti-government protest in Beirut. (AP)

Lebanon PM considering entire government-'s resignation amid renewed...

Apart from several MPs, Lebanon-'s information minister and environment minister both announced their resignations on...

10 Aug 2020 10:25 AM IST

Lebanons Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad. (AFP)

Lebanon-'s information minister quits in the wake of Beirut blast

This is the first government resignation since a deadly port blast killed more than 150 people and destroyed swathes of...

9 Aug 2020 3:46 PM IST

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani gestures as he speaks during the first day of the Loya Jirga, a grand assembly of Afghan elders, at the Loya Jirga Hall in Kabul. (AFP)

Afghan mega gathering approves release of 400 Taliban prisoners

The move also looks to bring the United States a little closer to bringing its troops home and ending its longest...

9 Aug 2020 1:28 PM IST

An anti-government protester clashes with riot police officers during a protest against the political elites and the government after this weeks deadly explosion at Beirut port which devastated large parts of the capital in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)

Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings, set up symbolic nooses...

-'Resignation or hang,-' read a banner held by protesters, who also planned to hold a symbolic funeral for the dead

9 Aug 2020 9:52 AM IST

Iran President Hassan Rouhani. (AFP)

Iran urges UN to hold US accountable for plane interception

Iran-'s UN ambassador say a Mahan Airlines Airbus A310 en route to Beirut on July 23 was intercepted by two US F-15...

8 Aug 2020 1:58 PM IST

People evacuate the wounded after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (AP)

Lebanon president rejects international probe into Beirut port blast

-'There are two possible scenarios for what happened: it was either negligence or foreign interference through a missile...

8 Aug 2020 11:42 AM IST

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, wearing a protective face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, attends the first day of the Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul. (AP)

Afghan council meets to decide on release of 400 Taliban prisoners

The decision will be the last step towards starting negotiations between Kabulâ€™s political leadership and Taliban...

7 Aug 2020 3:12 PM IST

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. (AFP)

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...

7 Aug 2020 12:37 PM IST

A man walks at the site of the explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on August 6, 2020, two days after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital in a disaster that has sparked grief and fury. (AFP)

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...

7 Aug 2020 9:06 AM IST