Church in former Daesh Iraqi stronghold gets new bell
MOSUL: A bell was inaugurated at a church in Mosul on Saturday to the cheers of Iraqi Christians, seven years after the Daesh group overran the northern city. Dozens of…
Lebanon seizes dangerous fertilizer in country’s east
Lebanese authorities have seized 20 tons of ammonium nitrate — the same chemical behind a deadly explosion last year at Beirut’s port — in the eastern Bekaa Valley, state media…
France recalls envoys in US and Australia over submarine deal
PARIS/CANBERRA/WASHINGTON: France said on Friday it had decided to recall its ambassadors in the US and Australia for consultations after Australia struck a deal with the United States and Britain…
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…
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…