9+ hour, 12+ min ago  (320+ words) ALBAWABA- Donald Trump has urged several Arab and Muslim-majority leaders to normalize relations with Israel as part of a broader regional settlement linked to efforts to end the conflict with Iran, according to U. S. officials. During a high-level conference call on…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago  (223+ words) ALBAWABA- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been reelected as Speaker of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis), securing a new term at a critical moment for Tehran as indirect negotiations with the United States continue over regional de-escalation and security arrangements. .. Ghalibaf…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago  (238+ words) ALBAWABA - Abbas Akbari was hanged this morning in Iran after being convicted of carrying out armed attacks on Iranian government buildings and police. Abbas Akbari is the latest in the long list of people executed for political dissidence in Iran,…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago  (255+ words) ALBAWABA - Millions of faithful pilgrims gather in Mecca to perform the Hajj, beginning the sacred journey despite the regional, and indeed, literal heat. More than 1. 5 million pilgrims officially begin their Hajj pilgrimage, although many have been there for a few…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago  (286+ words) ALBAWABA- Three contractor workers were killed and another seriously injured after a lifeboat plunged into the sea during maintenance operations aboard a Petronas-operated floating storage and offloading vessel off the coast of Malaysia, authorities said. The accident occurred at approximately…...

12+ hour, 41+ min ago  (400+ words) ALBAWABA- Three Lebanese nationals were killed in a series of Israeli drone strikes targeting two vehicles and a motorcycle in the Nabatieh governorate in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon's National News Agency, underscoring continued instability along the Lebanese-Israeli border despite…...

20+ hour, 6+ min ago  (377+ words) ALBAWABA - The initial optimism over a possible breakthrough between Washington and Tehran is waning as Iranian officials have said that key differences have still to be resolved and the prospects of an agreement being reached anytime soon are in question....

23+ hour, 54+ min ago  (406+ words) ALBAWABA - Tensions between Washington and Tehran have increased in recent days, with developments in U. S. -Iran talks in the past few hours fuelling speculation that the two sides may be close to a preliminary agreement to ease tensions and end the…...

23+ hour, 28+ min ago  (355+ words) ALBAWABA - A shooting near the White House caused a massive security response in Washington Saturday evening when a man with a gun began firing at a security checkpoint and was subsequently shot and killed by U. S. Secret Service officials. Authorities say…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (316+ words) ALBAWABA- India and Canada are set to accelerate negotiations on a comprehensive trade pact as both sides prepare for intensive talks aimed at fast-tracking a proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), officials said. India's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush…...