First Friday prayers held at new Tokyo mosque
Muslims held the first Friday prayers at a new mosque and community center established in the Nishi Kasai district in Edogawa, one of the 23 wards of Tokyo. On the…
Japan Foreign Minister condemns attacks by Yemen Houthis
TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu on Friday condemned Houthi attacks earlier this month on Saudi Arabia. “On September 4, a missile attack in the eastern provinces of Saudi Arabia…
Remittances from Egyptians abroad hit an all-time high despite the pandemic
The Central Bank of Egypt announced that remittances from Egyptians abroad rose to their highest ever annual level last year even as the pandemic weighed on economic activities worldwide. The…
Houthi militia cell arrested for assassination plot on government military officials
Police in Yemen’s province of Marib arrested a group of Houthi militia planning to bomb public places with the aim to assassinate government military officials, state news agency Saba reported…
Lebanon’s new government lifts petrol price, signs audit deal
Lebanon’s new government raised gasoline prices on Friday, cutting a subsidy that Prime Minister Najib Mikati termed unaffordable as he advances plans to address a devastating financial crisis. The government…
Iran joins expanding Asian security body led by Moscow, Beijing
Iran joined a rapidly expanding central Asian security body led by Russia and China on Friday, calling on the countries in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to help it form a…
US issues sanctions tied to supporters of Hezbollah, Iran
The United States said on Friday it was sanctioning Lebanon and Kuwait-based financial conduits that fund the Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah as well as financial facilitators and front companies that…
Blinken says US to help foster Israel’s ties with Arab states
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged on Friday to encourage more Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel as he hosted a virtual meeting with Israeli and Arab counterparts…
Israeli FM to visit Bahrain in first after diplomatic accord
Israel’s foreign minister said Friday that he will visit Bahrain later this month, the first such visit by an Israeli minister to the Gulf country following a diplomatic agreement reached…
Afghanistan could become base for Al-Qaeda: US intelligence
Afghanistan could be used as a base to train terrorists and launch attacks on America over the next two years, according to US intelligence reports. The CIA has said that…