Arab World

One man wounded in ‘shooting incident’ in West Bank flashpoint: Israeli officials

Israel’s ambulance service said one man had been seriously wounded when his vehicle came under fire in a flashpoint town…

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Islamic Jihad says Israel killed commander in Syria

Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said Sunday one of its commanders had been shot dead in Syria in an assassination…

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Iraq and Iran sign deal to tighten border security

Iraq and Iran signed a border security agreement on Sunday, a move Iraqi officials said aimed primarily at tightening the…

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Iraq in final stages of talks on $27 bln TotalEnergies deal, says minister

Talks between French oil major TotalEnergies and Iraq to resolve sticking points in a long-delayed $27 billion energy deal “have…

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Israeli PM Netanyahu urges military chief to contain reservist protest

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the military’s chief of staff on Sunday to contain a wave of protest from…

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Syria’s Assad in UAE for second post-quake visit to the Gulf

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived Sunday in the United Arab Emirates, his second visit to the Gulf since a devastating…

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Kuwait court nullifies 2022 parliamentary vote: State media

Kuwait’s Constitutional Court on Sunday ruled that last September’s parliamentary election, in which the opposition made gains, was void and…

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Qatar’s ex-finance minister to face trial: Report

Qatar’s public prosecutor will launch a criminal trial of former finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi, the state news agency said…

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