Iran orders week-long shutdown in Tehran amid fifth COVID wave
Iran imposed a one-week lockdown in the capital and a nearby province on Tuesday as daily COVID-19 caseloads hit...
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IDF chief warns Lebanon, Hezbollah against triggering escalation
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi warned Lebanon on Tuesday that Israel will respond forcibly to any...
Prince Harry working on 'intimate and heartfelt memoir'
Prince Harry is writing what his publisher is calling an “intimate and heartfelt memoir.” Random House expects to release the book,...
Biden meets Jordan's King Abdullah to discuss Middle East issues
US President Joe Biden held Oval Office talks on Monday with Jordan's King Abdullah, a key US ally in a...
Belarus arrests 3 journalists in continuing media crackdown
Authorities in Belarus raided offices of an independent newspaper and detained three of its journalists Monday as part of...
De facto UAE leader visits Saudi crown prince amid tensions
The United Arab Emirates' de facto ruler held talks in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday with Saudi Crown...
S. Korea's Moon drops plan to visit Japan amid uproar over sexual innuendo
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will not visit Tokyo for the upcoming Olympics, his office said on Monday, scrapping...
Syria-based Palestinian terrorist group names new leader
A breakaway Palestinian faction that carried out headline-grabbing attacks against Israel in the 1970s and 1980s has named a...
Turkey: EU headscarf ban ruling a violation of freedoms
Turkey on Sunday slammed a ruling by a top European Union court allowing the banning of headscarves under certain conditions...
Israel to launch 'happy badge' for weddings, large events
With Israel’s wedding season a week away and the rate of COVID-19 infection rising, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett...