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Netanyahu withdraw his request for immunity on corruption charges

Hours before parliamentary proceedings were set to begin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution on Tuesday. In a statement...

Iran has the highest death toll from the virus outside of China

Iran on Monday held an online-only briefing by its Foreign Ministry trying to stem the outbreak of the new Coronavirus, as Britain began evacuating...

Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight

As Egypt cracks down on its Islamist dissidents, many of the country's lawyers are finding themselves on the wrong side of the law as...

Latest global developments – Coronavirus

On Saturday, more than 107,000 people have died worldwide from the Coronavirus in 193 countries and territories, based on official sources. There have been more...

Why Some Arab States Refuse to Accept Syrian Refugees

Lebanon and Jordan host almost 2 million refugees while the rich Gulf states host none. Syrians fleeing war are driven to board precarious boats to...

Russia and Turkey trade accusations over Syria

Russia said on Thursday it suspected Turkey was preparing a military incursion into Syria, as a Syrian army source said Aleppo would soon be...

On Saudi-Iran rift, Gulf Arab states tread with caution

Gulf Arab states rallied dutifully behind Saudi Arabia when it cut relations with Iran last week, recalling their ambassadors and cancelling flights to Tehran...

Home deliveries to be launched in Jordan under virus curfew

As a total lockdown to stem the spread of Coronavirus entered its third day. Jordan is to launch a food delivery service for residents,...

As U.S. braces for Syrian refugees, mental health services lag

More than 20 years after Saddam Hussein's soldiers in Iraq killed his brother in front of him, Ali Alghazally still suffers from night terrors...

Saudi Arabia: 93 people with Isis links arrested in recent months

Authorities say they have foiled Islamic State plans to carry out terrorist attacks including a strike on the US embassy in the capital Riyadh,...

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