Thursday, January 22, 2026

Yemen's Mukalla airport reopens with aid flight after Al Qaeda exit

The airport has reopened at the Yemeni coastal city of Mukalla which was recaptured by government and Emirati soldiers in April after a year-long...

Syria suggests U.S. should have spent rebel training funds on aid

Syria suggested on Tuesday that the United States could have spent $500 million tackling Syria's refugee and humanitarian crisis instead of on a largely...

Iran 'ready' to talk to US and Saudi Arabia about Syria

Austrian President Heinz Fischer, left, speaks with media in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani after their meeting at the...

Egypt’s chief prosecutor wants close monitoring of the media

Egypt's chief prosecutor on Wednesday reminded his staff to closely monitor the media and start legal action against any outlet that disrupts security...

Oil prices edge up

Oil prices edged up slightly in Asia on Tuesday after tumbling more than two percent the day before, while a weaker dollar also provided...

Maldives declares state of emergency, Saudi aids investigation

The Maldives declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, as President Abdulla Yameen sought to shore up his power over the Indian Ocean island...

Saudi paid former Egyptian PM $260,000 a month

Egyptian journalist and writer Mostafa Al-Bakri said that the former Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab was paid a million Saudi riyals a month when...

Syria reports first death und Iran defends its Virus response

At criticism of authorities' lagging response to the worst Coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, Iran's president on Sunday lashed out saying the government...

Severe malnutrition confirmed in Syria's Madaya, 32 deaths reported in month

The U.N. Children's Fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged western Syrian town of Madaya, where local...

Syria's army, allies plan offensive against insurgents in Aleppo

Syria's army along with Iranian and Hezbollah allies will soon launch a ground attack supported by Russian air strikes against insurgents in the Aleppo...

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