Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from travelling
A government statement said the rule excepted children under age of 16, those with a health ministry certificate saying they cannot be vaccinated, and pregnant women
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank
An Israeli military spokeswoman said the Palestinian, carrying an iron bar, had "advanced rapidly" toward troops despite them firing warning shots in the air
Going viral in Iraq brings fame, danger
Ali Adil reached out to President Biden in video from his hot, dusty rooftop. The video brought millions of likes. It also left him afraid to leave his house
Biden, Kadhimi agree to end US combat mission in Iraq
Biden is completing US combat missions in the two wars that then-President George W Bush began under his watch
Virus took the soccer team, lone bright spot in West Bank
Despite a fan base of just 1,400 people, the Wadi al-Nis club was a perennial West Bank powerhouse; but the team could not defeat the coronavirus
US troop withdrawal from Iraq expected to bring little change
What appears to be a set piece of diplomatic theatre is the latest effort by PM Al-Kadhimi to tread between the needs and demands of Iraq’s two closest allies, US and Ira...
Suicide bombing kills 35 in Iraq
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, the group's Nasheer news agency said on Telegram
Israeli spyware maker
is in spotlight
Data leaked to a consortium of news organisations suggests that several countries use Pegasus, a powerful cyberespionage tool, to spy on rights activists, dissidents and ...
Israeli spyware used to target journalists' phones
Spyware targets included several Arab royal family members, at least 65 business executives, 85 human rights activists and 189 journalists
A grieving Gaza marks Eid Al-Adha holiday
For Palestinians who lost loved ones in the Gaza fighting two months ago, there is little cause for celebration during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha
Israeli companies aided Saudi spying
Israel secretly authorised a group of cyber-surveillance firms to work for Saudi government despite international condemnation of the kingdom’s abuse of surveillance soft...
Iran not ready for nuclear talks
The current thinking is the Vienna talks will not resume before mid-August
UAE becomes first Gulf state
to open embassy in Israel
The opening of the UAE embassy, which is situated in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, followed the inauguration of Israel's embassy in the UAE last month
92 die in fire on Iraq COVID ward
More than 100 people are injured in the blaze on Monday night in Nassiriya, officials said
Israel changes strategy as Delta variant hits
The government wants Israelis to learn to live with the virus - involving the fewest possible restrictions and avoiding a fourth national lockdown
44 killed in Iraq coronavirus hospital fire
The fire was likely caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a coronavirus hospital in Iraq's southern city of Nassiriya
Iraqi city is lifted by investment boom
Ramadi, once the site of some of the fiercest fighting against US troops and a devastating fight with ISIS is emerging as one of Iraq’s most stable cities
Ship leaves Suez Canal 106 days after getting stuck
The container ship resumed its journey 106 days after becoming wedged across a southern section of the waterway for nearly a week and disrupting global trade
OPEC disagreement displays UAE-Saudi economic rivalry
The UAE's opposition this weekend to a proposed eight-month extension to output curbs, favoured by Saudi Arabia, was a rare display of defiance by Abu Dhabi
Imams hope to mediate Israel peace efforts
The inclusion of an Islamist party in Israel’s government has spurred a group of imams and rabbis hoping to build a religious-based peace movement
Saudi airline plan takes aim
at Emirates, Qatar Airways
Crown Prince Salman has announced a transportation and logistics drive aimed at making the kingdom the fifth-biggest air transit hub
