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UAE senior official says Taliban statements encouraging

A senior UAE official said on Tuesday the statements of the Taliban are "encouraging", in the first comment from the Gulf country since the fall of Kabul to the Islamist movement. ...

Iran accelerates enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade, IAEA says

Iran has accelerated its enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade, the UN atomic watchdog said in a report on Tuesday seen by Reuters, a move raising tensions with the West as both sides seek to resume talks on reviving Tehran’s nuclear deal. ...

Islamic charities affiliated with the Yemen Islah Party empty their bank accounts and transfer them to Sheba Islamic Bank in Djibouti and banks in other countries

Informed sources revealed to AIJES , “The charities of the Islah Party, the local branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen, emptied their bank accounts from banks in Yemen and transfer money abroad. ...

Tunisian president receives official US delegation

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday received an official US delegation headed by deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer, who carried a written message from President Joe Biden, the Tunisian presidency posted on Facebook. ...

Lebanon’s state facilities to suspend operations as fuel crisis worsens

Many vital state facilities in Lebanon have warned of a full suspension of operations within 48 hours as a nationwide diesel fuel crisis has hit a catastrophic level. ...

Sudan recalls ambassador from Ethiopia as tensions rise

Sudan has recalled its ambassador to neighboring Ethiopia, the foreign ministry said Sunday, reporting Addis Ababa had spurned its efforts at trying to broker a cease-fire in war-torn Tigray. ...

UN urged to act over Iran piracy in the Gulf

The UN was urged on Wednesday to take action against Tehran after two Iranian attacks on shipping in the Gulf in less than a week. ...

MV Asphalt Princess: Suspected hijackers leave ship off UAE

Men who boarded and seized a ship in the Gulf of Oman have left the vessel and all those remaining on board are safe, officials say. ...

MV Asphalt Princess: Suspected hijackers leave ship off UAE

Men who boarded and seized a ship in the Gulf of Oman have left the vessel and all those remaining on board are safe, officials say. ...

Tunisia PM sacked after violent Covid protests

Tunisia's president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament, after violent protests broke out across the country. ...

King Abdullah II: Jordan previously attacked by Iranian-made drones

Jordan’s King Abdullah II said on Sunday that his country had previously been attacked by Iranian-made drones, adding that there are many concerns related to Iran’s activities in the region. ...

Three shot dead in riots as Iran regime runs out of water

At least three people have been shot dead, one of them a police officer, in a week of rioting and protests over water shortages in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan. ...

UN Security Council condemns ‘cowardly terrorist attack’ in Baghdad

The members of the UN Security Council condemned “in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack” on a busy market in Baghdad on Monday. ...

Water crisis protests continue in Iran, with chants in capital

Street protests over water shortages in southwest Iran continued for a sixth night on Tuesday amid rising violence, while residents in the capital of Tehran chanted anti-government slogans, according to videos posted on social media on Wednesday and Iranian news outlets. ...