UAE looking to do $1 trillion worth of business with Israel in next decade
The United Arab Emirates wants to grow economic ties with Israel to more than $1 trillion over the next decade, Economy Minister Abdulla Bin...
The Great Escape: Six Palestinians tunnel their way out of Israeli prison
Six Palestinian prisoners have escaped from a high-security prison in Israel by digging a tunnel.
The prisoners escaped from the Gilboa prison, which is supposed...
First Bahraini ambassador arrives in Israel
Bahrain’s first ambassador to Israel, Khaled Yousif al-Jalahma, has arrived to take up his post following last year’s agreement between the countries to normalise...
Saudi judoka faces Israeli and shakes hands at Olympics
A Saudi Arabian female judoka, Tahani Alqahtani, has bucked the trend of Muslim athletes refusing to face Israelis by fighting the Israeli judoka Raz Hershko.
Alqahtani also...
Saudi authorities warn hujjaj to respect public health rules or face consequences
A few days ahead of the Hajj season, the Saudi authorities have warned that violations will be dealt with appropriately, especially regarding health preventive...
U.S. and UK embassies fly pride flag in UAE
The U.S and U.K embassies in the United Arab Emirates have raised the rainbow pride flag, which honours LGBTQ communities, to celebrate Pride Month.
This...
Conservative Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran’s presidential election
Conservative candidate Ebrahim Raisi has won Iran’s presidential election by a landslide, according to the final results by the Interior Ministry.
Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli...
Foreign pilgrims barred from making Hajj for second year running
Saudi Arabia has said it will limit registration for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to citizens and residents of the Kingdom in light of the...
Bashar Al Assad ‘wins presidential election with 95.1% of vote’
Syria has announced that Bashar al-Assad won 95.1 percent of the vote this week in a presidential election which has been rejected as fraudulent...
Israel and Hamas announce ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has announced a ceasefire to halt 11-days of fighting with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
A statement said his...
