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M.E tensions : Iran FM warns US against being deceived into ‘mother of all quagmires’

  Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned US President Donald Trump against making mistakes in taking military action against Iran based on false media reports, which could cause the America to enter the “mother of all quagmires” in Iran. ...

Gaza records 2 deaths, 100 infections from coronavirus

Palestinian health authorities registered two fatalities and 100 infections from the coronavirus outbreak in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. ...

Bomb attacks injures 21 civilians in Syria

At least 21 people were injured in two bomb attacks in Ras al-Ayn, northeastern Syria, local security sources said today. ...

Egypt's President Sisi hails Bahrain, Israel normalisation

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi on Friday said he considered the normalisation agreement between Israel and Bahrain a step toward peace in the region. ...

Explosion in Tehran province kills at least one, injures several

A huge explosion in a battery workshop southwest of Tehran killed at least one person and damaged dozens of cars and buildings on Friday, Iranian media reported. ...

Trump announces 'peace deal' between Bahrain and Israel

Israel and the Gulf state of Bahrain have reached a landmark deal to fully normalise their relations, US President Donald Trump has announced. ...

Beirut fire: Large blaze erupts in port a month after explosion

Lebanon has launched an investigation into a huge fire at a warehouse storing aid that erupted in the port of Beirut - one month after a massive explosion there killed more than 190 people. ...

US to withdraw 2,200 troops from Iraq by end of September

The US will withdraw more than a third of its troops from Iraq within weeks, its top Middle East commander has said. ...

PA ready to talk with Israel based on international resolutions

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said on Sunday that the leadership is ready to return to a political track with Israel based on international resolutions and agreements already signed by the two sides, Wafa news agency has reported. ...

Lebanon: World Bank cancels controversial Bisri dam funding

The World Bank has cancelled $224 million in funding for Lebanon’s controversial Bisri dam project over the government’s failure to fulfil “tasks that are preconditions to the commencement of construction”, the organisation said in statement on Saturday. ...

Tunisia: Policeman and three militants dead after 'terrorist' attack

Security officials in Tunisia say a police officer has been killed and another wounded in a knife attack in the coastal resort of Sousse. ...

Gaza reports 162 new coronavirus cases

Palestinian health authorities confirmed 162 new infections from the coronavirus pandemic in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday. ...

US sanctions against 11 companies helping Iran

The US has imposed sanctions on 11 foreign companies on Thursday, charging them with facilitating Iranian exports of oil, petroleum products and petrochemicals, which is considered a violation of US sanctions. ...

Iraq: Counter Terrorism Bureau assigned to implement corruption cases judgements

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has assigned the army’s Counter Terrorism Bureau to implement the judgements issued in corruption cases. ...

Lebanon army unearths 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate in Beirut port

Lebanon’s army yesterday unearthed 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored near the entrance to Beirut port where 2,750 tonnes of the substance exploded killing nearly 200 and injuring thousands more a month ago. ...

Iraq summons ex-ministers of interior, defence over crackdown on protests

The former Iraqi ministers of interior and defence have been summoned as part of the government’s ongoing investigation into the violent protests that swept the country late last year and led to the killing of hundreds of protesters, the chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council revealed yesterday. ...