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Tunisian parliament speaker Ghannouchi contracts COVID-19, adviser says
The speaker of Tunisia’s parliament and the leader of the Islamist Ennahda Party, Rached Ghannouchi, has contracted COVID-19, an adviser to Ghannouchi told Reuters on Tuesday. ...
43 missing off Tunisia after migrant boat sinks: Red Crescent
At least 43 people were missing off the southeastern coast of Tunisia after a boat carrying more than 120 migrants sank, the Tunisian Red Crescent said on Saturday. ...
Iran fears ‘fifth wave’ of COVID linked to Delta variant
President Hassan Rouhani expressed fears on Saturday that Iran will be hit by a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, due to an outbreak of the Delta variant. ...
Hashd Al-Shaabi mourns comrades killed in US strikes
Thousands of members of Iraq’s Hashd Al-Shaabi paramilitary alliance gathered in Baghdad on Tuesday to mourn comrades killed in US airstrikes along the Syrian border. ...
Iran says executing child offenders not a rights violation
Iran’s use of the death penalty for crimes committed as minors does not mean it violates human rights, a senior Iranian official has insisted to AFP in response to UN criticism. ...
Senior Hezbollah-linked leader assasinated in Southern Syria
A prominent Hezbollah-affiliated official was assassinated in southern Syria on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. ...
‘Catastrophe’ warning as Lebanon's fuel crisis hits hospitals
Dr. Samer Saade’s car ran out of fuel this morning while he was on his way to work at Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center in Sidon, southern Lebanon. ...
Army soldiers, protestors injured after night of violence in Lebanon
Calm prevailed in Lebanon after a night of violence that left scores injured as hundreds of protestors took to the streets across the small Mediterranean country to decry deteriorating living conditions. ...
Iran: Nuclear site images will not be given to UN watchdog as deal has expired
The speaker of Iran’s parliament said on Sunday Tehran will never hand over images from inside of some Iranian nuclear sites to the UN nuclear watchdog as a monitoring agreement with the agency had expired, Iranian state media reported. ...
US, France warn Iran that time running out to revive nuclear deal
The United States and France on Friday warned Iran that time is running out to return to a nuclear deal, voicing fear that Tehran’s sensitive atomic activities could advance if talks drag on. ...
US linguist sentenced to 23 years for exposing classified information to Hezbollah
Lebanese-American Mariam Taha Thompson was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday after she admitted to turning over classified national defense information to Hezbollah, designated by the US as a terrorist organization based in Southern Lebanon. ...
Canada: Decision to down Ukraine flight PS752 was made by senior Iranian official
Canada’s final report on the downing of the Ukrainian plane said the decision was made by a senior Iranian official, Al-Arabiya TV reported. ...
Lebanon army appeals for aid as economic crisis leaves soldiers hungry
Lebanon's army is appealing to world powers for aid to help it survive the country's economic collapse, which has left soldiers "suffering and hungry". ...
Israel strikes in Gaza after fire balloons launched
Israel says it carried out air strikes in Gaza overnight after Palestinians launched incendiary balloons from the territory, in the first major flare-up since an 11-day conflict last month. ...
US offers $3 million for information on Iraq attacks
The US Department of State's Rewards for Justice programme said Thursday it was offering a reward of up to $3 million for information on attacks against Americans in Iraq. ...
Palestinian security officers killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
Two Palestinian intelligence officers have been killed by Israeli special forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say. ...
Jerusalem march through Muslim Quarter to go ahead
The outgoing Israeli government has given the go-ahead for a march by religious nationalists which was cancelled by organisers over fears it could trigger a new round of conflict. ...
Two dead, five wounded in Libya car bomb: security source
Two members of Libya’s security forces were killed and five others wounded Sunday evening in a car bomb blast at a checkpoint in the country’s south, a police source said. ...
Israel arrests Palestinian activist Muna el-Kurd in East Jerusalem
Israeli security forces have questioned a Palestinian activist who played a significant role in protests against the possible eviction of Palestinian families from homes in East Jerusalem. ...
Suez Canal Authority showing ‘full flexibility’ in Ever Given compensation talks
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said Monday it was showing “full flexibility” in compensation talks with the owner of the Ever Given container ship, which got stuck in the strategic waterway earlier this year and disrupted global trade. ...
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