A senior member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps who was killed in Tehran had planned kidnappings and other attempts to attack Israeli and Jewish targets worldwide, according to unsourced reports in Hebrew media.
Reports identified him as a “defender of the sanctuary,” a reference to Iranians who carry out…
The denial of access for humanitarian efforts during armed conflicts is reinforcing a vicious cycle of killings and forced displacements, the US warned on Wednesday.
She called for the renewal and expansion of existing crossing points and addition of new crossings to make it easier to deliver aid to the…
The head of Lebanon’s main intelligence agency has held talks with senior US officials in Washington to discuss resuming negotiations with Syria on the release of American hostages, including Austin Tice.
Maj Gen Ibrahim leads Lebanon’s most powerful security service after the military and has a reputation as a savvy…
The island’s most important contemporary dance festival returns to the Rialto Theatre in a couple of weeks following a two-year suspension due to Covid. Contemporary dance aficionados will have a unique opportunity to enjoy a series of exceptional performances reflecting the latest trends, schools and movements in contemporary dance, thus…
An airline in Saudi Arabia has completed the country’s first flight with an all-female crew, officials said Saturday, framing it as a milestone for women’s empowerment in the conservative kingdom.
The “majority” of the seven-member crew were Saudi women, including the first officer, but not the captain, who was a…
Following a year of intense diplomatic efforts to normalise relations and turn over a new leaf, relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia seem to have warmed following the two-day visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Riyadh on 28 April.
The visit attracted a lot of attention, as Erdogan…
A sailing vessel was attacked in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Thursday with unknown assailants attempting to board the vessel, according to initial reports.
The vessel was identified as the Hong Kong-flagged sailing vessel LAKOTA, according to Dryad Global. The vessel was reportedly attacked by three…
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, a near-bottomless pit of cash tasked with diversifying the nation’s economy (and whitewashing their human rights record), has acquired a 5.01 percent stake in Nintendo.
Video games aren’t the only entertainment industry in the PIF’s sites. Hollywood has been no stranger to Saudi cash in recent years, and sporting teams and competitions have likewise been a top priority for the Crown Prince.
Hotels on the official list of recommended accommodation for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are required to welcome guests in a “non-discriminatory manner” or face termination of contracts, Fifa has said.
Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, which will host the World Cup from 21 November to 18 December. Fifa…
The Lebanese movement Hezbollah and its allies are expected to suffer setbacks in the parliamentary elections, according to partial results, with several anti-establishment candidates picking up seats in the first election since the economic crisis and the deadly 2020 Beirut explosion.
The Christian Lebanese Forces, a party with close ties…
