1+ week, 3+ day ago   (543+ words) King Abdullah II of Jordan has appointed a new head of the military, bringing in a younger officer as the kingdom remains under Iranian aerial attack. Maj Gen Majdi Al Harasis, born in 1971, was appointed as the new chief of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (142+ words) Rare falcon sells for $400k in Abu Dhabi Bridge built in two days sign of progress in new Syria Global bond yields hit highest level since 2008 Woman shot dead after stabbing two people in New York London’s Lebanese bakery boom Egypt…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (156+ words) Unseasonal storm triggers flash floods in Lebanon Israeli settlers attack homes near Qusra Wildfires leave widespread damage across Algeria UAE leaders discuss national development Palestinian heritage celebrated in the UAE Kathmandu hospitals focal point in search for the missing Adihex…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (652+ words) A security co-operation agreement between the US and Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is due to expire at the end of September, but it will not end ties between Erbil and Washington, Kurdish officials told The National, after reports US assistance to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (389+ words) The US on Thursday re-designated Lebanese Hezbollah as a terrorist group as it seeks to show the organisation is an Iranian proxy taking orders from Tehran. The US Treasury Department said in a statement that it is re-designating Hezbollah as…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (468+ words) Donald Blome has been sworn in as the new top US diplomat for the Middle East, after months of uncertainty over who would take up the post. The assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs typically serves as the…...