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Israeli premier reaches deal with allies to avert elections

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a late-night compromise with his ultra-Orthodox coalition allies that could avert early elections. A parliamentary committee approved a...

Virus-hit migrant camp in Greece

After 21 residents in a migrant camp near Athens tested positive for the Coronavirus, Greece on Thursday sealed off the camp. Although, hours before...

Shortened nightime curfew in Lebanon

Sunday’s announcement comes days before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when observant Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, as Lebanon’s...

Gulf investors inflow sentiment toward Saudi Arabia jumps

Gulf investors are increasingly planning to invest in Saudi Arabia on the back of confidence in its long-term economic performance and its opening to...

Russia says US declines to host Moscow delegation for Syria talks

The United States declined to host a high-ranking Russian delegation on Syria and also refused to send its own mission to Moscow, Russia's foreign...

Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to lay new gas pipeline

Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have agreed to jointly launch the construction of a multi-billion dollar pipeline that will pump natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan,...

Saudi-led forces advance towards Yemen's besieged Taez

Saudi-led coalition forces advanced on Monday towards Yemen's third city Taez after sending major reinforcements in a bid to break a months-long siege by...

Turkey opposition journalists demand acquittal in terror trial

Defence lawyers for journalists from one of Turkey's biggest opposition newspapers on Wednesday called for their acquittal of terror-related charges in a case...

Only Saudis to be hired for data entry jobs

The Labor Ministry has announced that it plans to ensure that only Saudis are hired for data entry jobs in eight sectors of the...

Kingdom denies Houthis holding Saudi prisoners

Spokesman for the Arab coalition forces Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri has denied that Houthi rebels are holding any Saudi prisoner in Yemen. He also...

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