1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (1322+ words) Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz visited southern Lebanon on Wednesday, vowing to destroy infrastructure and keep troops in a so-called "security zone" as well as in Syria and Gaza. The comments came almost two months after Israel and Lebanon agreed…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1445+ words) Germany's former ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, levelled unusually sharp criticism at the Israeli government and what he labelled its "disastrous" settlement policy in the occupied West Bank in a media interview released Wednesday. Israel's policy in the Palestinian territory…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (338+ words) The Lebanese Internal Security Forces Directorate announced Sunday that it has foiled an attempt to smuggle approximately 5,000 Captagon pills to Saudi Arabia through a shipping company. This new operation comes amid intensified Lebanese measures to combat drug trafficking to the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (307+ words) Kuwait welcomed the statement issued by the members of the UN Security Council, which condemned the missile attacks launched by the Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia since July 13, and the attacks against commercial vessels since July 22. The Kuwaiti Ministry of…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (255+ words) Fitch Affirms Kuwait at 'Aa-', Outlook 'Stable' Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kuwait's Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'AA-' with a Stable Outlook. Kuwait's 'AA-' rating is supported by its exceptionally strong fiscal and external balance sheets, with sovereign net…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (807+ words) The seventh round of Lebanese-Israeli talks in Rome concluded after three days without agreement on a new pilot zone, while discussions continued over a verification mechanism and other issues. Further rounds are expected as tensions persist on the ground in…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (308+ words) The Palestinian Authority, Bahrain and the Muslim World League have welcomed the new mutual defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye, as Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari also hailed the pact as an important development that would promote peace,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1337+ words) Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed on Friday a defense agreement that reflects the three nations’ keenness on bolstering their joint security and achieve security, peace and stability in the region and world. The agreement was signed by Prince Mohammed…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (537+ words) Israeli reservations are holding up a meeting of mediators in Cairo to discuss implementation of new understandings reached more than a week ago on the Gaza ceasefire agreement, a well-informed Palestinian source told Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday. The Gaza ceasefire…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (225+ words) Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed on Friday a defense agreement that “reflects the three nations’ keenness on bolstering their joint security and achieve security, peace and stability in the region and world,” reported the Saudi Press Agency. The “Makkah…...