Negotiators head home as Iran talks hit critical stage
VIENNA: Chief negotiators from Iran and Europe returned home for consultations as talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal reached a critical stage, state media in the Islamic republic said…
Lebanese bus, truck drivers block roads over soaring prices
Lebanon’s public transport drivers blocked roads on Thursday, paralyzing traffic throughout the country in protest against the manipulation of exchange rates that has left them out of pocket. A driver…
UAE forces arrive in Saudi Arabia to take part in GCC security exercise
Members of the UAE’s security forces arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday ahead of a joint tactical exercise with security agencies from the other Gulf Cooperation Council member states. Arab…
Lebanese, Egyptian PMs discuss energy, trade
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly discussed the transfer of Egyptian gas to Lebanon on the sidelines of the World Youth Forum in Sharm El-Sheikh.…
Egyptian, US navies carry out joint exercises
Egyptian and US naval forces have begun joint military exercises in the Red Sea. This comes within the framework of the Egyptian military’s plan to carry out training and exchange…
Iranian couple sues top officials over jet downing
An Iranian couple has filed a rare lawsuit against three senior officials over the death of their children in the 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane, a newspaper reported…
El-Sisi meets Mahmoud Abbas on sidelines of World Youth Forum
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ahead of the launch of the World Youth Forum in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday. Diab Al-Louh, Palestine Ambassador to Egypt…
Saudi FM says he looks forward to consolidating partnership with China
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said he looked forward to consolidating the Kingdom’s partnership with China during a visit to the country on Monday. Prince Faisal bin Farhan said he held…
Lebanon power company says protesters behind national blackout
Lebanon’s state electricity company said Saturday that its power plants had stopped working after protesters stormed a key substation and tampered with the electrical equipment. The small Mediterranean country is…
Egypt, Sinovac agree to speed up vaccine-production technology transfer
CAIRO: Egypt’s Ambassador to China Mohamed El-Badri discussed with Sinovac CEO and founder Weidong Yin accelerating the timetable for transferring COVID-19 vaccine-production technology. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said they agreed to…