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UN arms embargo ends against Iran

An arms embargo imposed since 2007 by the UN Security Council (UNSC) ended Sunday, according to Iran’s foreign ministry. ...

Pandemic kills 30 in Oman, 26 in Libya

Health authorities in Oman confirmed 30 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, while Libya reported 26 fatalities. ...

Lebanon protesters' euphoria gives way to despair

Thousands of young protesters poured into Tripoli's al-Nour Square a year ago for what turned into a massive dance party. ...

Coronavirus: Israel to ease second lockdown after cases decline

Israel's government has agreed to ease a month-long second nationwide lockdown, after a significant decline in the number of new coronavirus cases. ...

Lebanon: Hariri set to withdraw candidacy for premiership

Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Saad Hariri has decided to withdraw his candidacy to form the next government, while mediations are underway to dissuade him, local media reported. ...

Jordan: Calls for death penalty intensify after gruesome attack on boy

Calls are intensifying in Jordan for the gang members who kidnapped a 16-year-old boy, hacked off his hands and gouged out one of his eyes to face the death penalty. Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh promised yesterday that decisive action would be taken against those who perpetrated the attack after visiting the victim in hospital on Wednesday. ...

Covid-19 cases climb above 330,000 per day worldwide

New cases of Covid-19 infections around the world have continued to rise to an all-time high of more than 330,000 per day, Associated Press (AP) has reported. ...

Iraq reshuffles military chiefs amid escalation of Daesh groups in Triangle of Death

  Iraq’s Ministry of Defence has appointed a new military commander to assume responsibility of security issues in the Diyala Governorate. ...

Four dead, several injured in Beirut fuel tank explosion

Four people were killed and several more were wounded when a fuel tank exploded in a Beirut building on Friday, the Lebanese Red Cross said. ...

Lebanon’s Hariri warns of civil war

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri warned on Thursday evening of the imminent danger of a civil war in the country. ...

Iran's rial hits new low against dollar as economy reels

The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the US dollar on Saturday as the economy reels under pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic and US sanctions. ...

Lebanon: Aoun blocks dismissal of arrested blast suspect officials

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has refused to sign decrees dismissing senior officials who have been arrested in a probe into the 4 August Beirut blast without a cabinet vote, his office said yesterday, Agence France Presse (AFP) reports. ...

"Iran won’t tolerate Azerbaijan, Armenia conflict spilling onto its borders":official

A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said his country will not tolerate the conflict between neighbouring Azerbaijan and Armenia spilling over onto its borders. ...

Turkey, Greece set up military hotline under NATO to prevent clashes in East Med

Turkey and Greece have set up a military hotline to prevent clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean where they have been conflicting over energy resources, marking a step closer towards negotiations between the two. ...

Beirut blast: Lebanon seeks arrest of ship owner and captain

Lebanon has requested the arrest of the foreign owner and captain of the ship which brought material which blew up at Beirut port causing devastation. ...

Iraqi military: 5 dead, 2 wounded in Baghdad rocket attack

Five Iraqi civilians were killed and two severely wounded Monday after a Katyusha rocket hit near Baghdad airport, Iraq's military said. It was the first time in months an attack caused civilian casualties. ...

Macron accuses Lebanese leaders of 'betrayal' over failure to form a government

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday accused Lebanon's leaders of betraying their promises over the failure to form a government in the wake of the Beirut port blast. He gave the country's political class four to six weeks to implement his roadmap but ruled out immediate sanctions. ...