Middle East

Hamas showed al-Sayed with a beared, apparently receiving oxygen support while lying on a bed.

"We are familiar with Hezbollah and don't absolve it of responsibility, but don't think that justifies threats of war against Lebanon because, at the end of the day, it's the people who suffer," he says.

With talks toward the creation of a NATO-style alliance among Israel and Arab states being mediated by the US, Washington is reportedly examining a series of confidence-building steps to bring Tehran back to the nuclear negotiating table.

Germany's Der Spiegel magazine sheds new light on the Assad's regime most successful export – Captagon, an illegal and highly addictive amphetamine substance.

"Considering the continuing efforts by Qatar to help re-start talks for the lifting of US sanctions, Doha’s chances for hosting the upcoming negotiations are higher than other Persian Gulf countries," local media reports.

"I would be one of the first people that would endorse a Middle East NATO. I’d like to see more countries in the area come into that mix," the monarch says.

The situation for Palestinian refugees is more acute given COVID and the war in Ukraine, United Nations Relief and Works Agency says. 

Gen. Mohammad Kazemi to replace Hossein Taeb, who was "promoted" to the role of special adviser to the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. IRGC also names new chief to special forces unit that secures Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Ahead of US President Biden's upcoming Middle East trip, Abbas appoints senior Fatah official to roles of PLO secretary-general and head of PLO negotiating team, the latter of which was previously held by the late Saeb Erakat.