Tehran dismissed reports of a large explosion near the sensitive uranium enrichment site as unannounced military maneuvers. The incident comes as nuclear talks in Vienna break down, US secretary of state warns that Washington will "pursue other options" if diplomacy fails.
According to a report spanning 2016-2020 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Egypt is in third place behind Saudi Arabia and India when it comes to buying weapons. Its weapons imports grew by 136% over the last five years.
As indirect talks in Vienna between Washington and Iran continue, both sides express pessimism.
Tehran is not slowing down its atomic program, further raising the stakes in talks crucial to cooling years of tensions boiling in the wider Mideast.
Job opportunities lost and contracts canceled after Riyadh's furious backlash against Beirut in October after a Lebanese minister criticized its war against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.
Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency says reports over the capture of an Iranian border camp by the Taliban are false.
Senior Christian Lebanese politician Samir Geagea accuses rival Hezbollah of working to postpone the parliamentary elections set for March. Geagea's party is widely expected to make gains, with the Free Patriotic Movement expected to lose seats, potentially robbing Hezbollah of its majority.
Reema Juffali became the first Saudi female license holder to compete in a series when Riyadh lifted a ban on women driving in 2018. "I hope my story and journey can provide inspiration to others," she says.
Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk says that the group is "actively working on a strategy with British lawyers for the cancellation of the decision."
Western diplomats stress Iran is still about two years from being able to weaponize uranium. IRGC general warns Tehran "will not back off from the annihilation of Israel, we want to destroy Zionism in the world."
