Lebanon judge issues non-binding media ban against US ambassador
Beirut (AFP) - A Lebanese judge on Saturday banned media from reporting remarks by the US ambassador after she spoke about the powerful Hezbollah...
Two Mali soldiers killed in attack blamed on jihadists: army
Bamako (AFP) - Two Mali soldiers were killed and four others injured in an overnight attack attributed to jihadist fighters, the army said Saturday.
The...
Saudi ‘forced’ 3 Iranian boats to leave waters: state media
Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia said Saturday three Iranian boats were "forced to retreat" from its waters after warning shots were fired, according to...
Hundreds of Israelis protest in Jerusalem against Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israelis protested Saturday evening against Benjamin Netanyahu outside his Jerusalem residence as the Israeli prime minister faces corruption charges.
The...
Bomb kills two human rights workers in Afghan capital
Kabul (AFP) - Two employees of Afghanistan's human rights body were killed in a bomb attack in Kabul on Saturday, the agency said.
The Afghanistan...
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to agree Nile dam deal in weeks
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will agree a deal to fill the giant Blue Nile dam in two to three weeks,...
New Israeli espionage TV series tackles shadow war with Iran
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s latest hit TV series takes the viewers straight into the heart of the country’s archenemy Iran.
“Tehran” tells the...
Yemen asks for help as seawater seeps into abandoned tanker
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels...
Iran warns against US-led efforts to extend arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s U.N. ambassador said Thursday that he believes a U.S. resolution to extend an arms embargo against his country will...
Israel wields startup tech against coronavirus second wave
Tel-Aviv (AFP) - Israel's armoury in the battle against the novel coronavirus includes thermal cameras scanning crowds and algorithms trawling vast medical databanks for...
