Hezbollah on track to lose majority in Lebanon polls
A Reuters tally of official results sees the heavily armed group lose the parliamentary majority it has held since 2018
West’s scramble for gas could enrich, empower Qatar
As the United States and Europe seek to deprive Russia of its oil and gas income, their leaders hope Qatar can help fill the void
Sandstorm closes schools, offices in Iraq
Authorities in Baghdad, including the Education Ministry, declared a day off for local government institutions, with the exception of health services
Can an election fix Lebanon?
On Sunday, Lebanese voters get their first chance to pass judgment on lawmakers since the economy fell apart. Few expect things to improve
Saudi King Salman leaves hospital
King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 86, left hospital following a colonoscopy last week, the royal court said in a statement on state media
Price protests turn political in Iran as rallies spread
Protests began in some cities last week sparked by the government's subsidy cut decision that caused price hikes in Iran by as much as 300% for a variety of flour-based s...
One killed as price protests continue in Iran
The protests were triggered last week by a cut in state subsidies for imported wheat that caused price hikes of as much as 300% for a variety of flour-based staples
Palestinians welcome foreign support in reporter's death inquiry
Israel says it will investigate an eruption of violence at the funeral for Shireen Abu Akleh, an Al Jazeera journalist
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed named new UAE president
The United Arab Emirates' de facto leader becomes president at a time when the UAE's long-standing ties with the United States have been strained
UAE's newly elected ruler sees Iran as threat to Gulf safe haven
Zayed al-Nahyan led a realignment of the Middle East that created a new anti-Iran axis with Israel and fought a rising tide of political Islam
Protests against rising food prices spread in Iran
‘They have no hope, they have no trust in the government and they can’t tolerate the status quo any more,’ one Iran expert said of the protesters in at least six province...
Police attack mourners at Palestinian journalist's funeral
Israeli police clash with Palestinian mourners packed around the coffin of killed Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of her funeral procession in Jerusale...
Rocket attack in Syria kills 10 soldiers: state media
A rocket attack on a military bus killed 10 soldiers and wounded nine more in northwest Syria on Friday, state news agency SANA reported, in a deadly flare-up near the fr...
UAE president Sheikh
Khalifa bin Zayed dies
Khalifa, born in 1948, had rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2014
Bullet is focus of duelling investigations in journalist’s killing
Palestine said it would not let Israeli officials examine the bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh. Israel said that is the only way to determine who fired it
Old Palestinian wound resurfaces at Israeli resort
Israeli soldiers had long denied killing prisoners after capturing an Arab seaside town, days after Israel’s creation. A new film provides fresh evidence
Al Jazeera says reporter killed by Israeli army gunfire
Israel's military claims Shireen Abu Akleh may have been shot by Palestinians amid clashes in the West Bank
Foreign food delivery drivers stage strike in Dubai
They stage a mass walk out, calling for better pay and working conditions in a rare instance of industrial action in the country
UAE to introduce unemployment insurance
This is the latest reform by the Gulf country as it strives to attract talent and investment amid increasing regional economic competition
Saudi king admitted to
hospital in Jeddah for tests
The king, 86, underwent gallbladder surgery in 2020 and had the battery of his heart pacemaker replaced in March
3 people killed in
axe attack in Israel
The attack comes days after a Palestinian militant leader urged Arabs to ‘get your cleavers, axes or knives ready’
