The leader of Lebanon’s Shia group Hezbollah on Saturday condemned a recent amendment in the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force deployed along the border with Israel. The UN Security Council on August 31 extended the mandate of the UNIFIL peacekeepin…
Syrian regime, Russia attack north west Syria
The Syrian regime and Russia launched attacks on northwestern Syria on Saturday, according to The New Arab’s Arabic-language service site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed and the Syrian Civil Defence, otherwise known as the White Helmets.. The regime and its Europea…
Egypt integrates sex education ‘to stop homosexuality’
The Egyptian education ministry has ordered educational directorates to integrate concepts of sexual education, sexual harassment and sexual violence into the basic education curriculum, local media reported on Thursday. The move is an aim to protect c…
14 dead in Jordan building collapse as rescue efforts end
A final body was pulled from wreckage of a collapsed building in Jordan’s capital on Saturday as search efforts ended after four days, taking the total number killed to 14. “Rescue teams were able to extract one dead person on Saturday, the death toll …
UN ship leaves Ukraine with wheat for Ethiopia: ministry
The third vessel charted by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), left Ukraine’s Chornomorsk Black Sea port with around 30,000 tonnes of wheat on board, Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry said on Saturday. “The vessel is headed for Ethiopia. Acco…
Hamas looking to mend ties with Saudi Arabia, Jordan
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said the Gaza-based group is trying to mend relations with Saudi Arabia, but there are parties that are stopping this from happening. Haniyeh said in an interview with Russia Today on Thursday that Hamas has been working on …
Khamenei ‘appears in public ‘amid health crisis rumours
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared in public for the first time after the New York Times reported a severe deterioration in his health, after a bowel operation forced him to cancel all public meetings. Khamenei was struck by severe …
China VP Wang Qishan to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan will attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral at the invitation of the British government, the ministry of foreign affairs said on Saturday. The BBC reported on Friday that the Chinese delegation nL8N30N155 visiting London fo…
Israel to reprimand Chile for snubbing its ambassador
A diplomatic tussle intensified on Friday after Chile’s president put off accepting the credentials of Israel’s new ambassador to Santiago over the killing in the occupied West Bank of a Palestinian teenager. In response, Israel’s Foreign Ministry summ…
Palestinians commemorate horrific 1982 massacre in Beirut
Palestinians commemorated Friday the 40th anniversary of the horrific killings in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Beirut that left hundreds of people dead during Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Dozens of people from Europe who support the Pal…