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NAZARETH, Israel: Two Palestinian militants who were among six who broke out of a maximum-security Israeli jail this week were caught on Friday on a biblical hilltop near Israel’s northern…
JERUSALEM: Sirens warning of incoming rocket fire sounded near Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip late on Friday, the Israeli military said. The sirens came just hours after police captured…
RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian Football Federation on Thursday announced that it will establish its first official women’s football league as part of wide-ranging strategic plan for the sport, titled “Our…
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II and Britain’s royal family support the Black Lives Matter movement, a representative of the monarch said in extracts from a TV interview published Thursday. The Windsors…
KABUL: Demonstrations without permission have become illegal in Afghanistan after the appointment of an interim Taliban government, which on Wednesday night cited the security of protesters as the main reason…
LONDON: The UK may be prepared to carry out lethal drone strikes in Afghanistan if the Taliban fails to live up to its commitment of preventing the war-torn country from…
CAIRO: A bulk carrier vessel became wedged Thursday in Egypt’s Suez Canal, briefly blocking traffic in one lane of crucial global waterway, Egyptian authorities said. The Suez Canal Authority said…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt called for a “rapid and comprehensive inspection” of all Iranian nuclear sites on Thursday. Gathering on the sidelines of an Arab League…
Lebanon’s caretaker government on Thursday announced the launch of cash cards for needy families. The registration process for the card was launched in the presence of, among others, Ramzi Moucharafieh,…
GAZA CITY: A former inmate of Israel’s Gilboa Prison has described the recent escape of six Palestinian prisoners as “miraculous.” Hilal Jaradat, who had been involved in a previous escape…