January 2021

The incident took place when IDF combat engineering soldiers arrived to the area in order to seize equipment used in an illegal Palestinian construction site. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:…

Ankara wants to mend its strained relations with the European Union this year, Deputy Foreign Minister Kaymakci said.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Ankara seeks normalisation with EU in 2021: Turkish…

Lebanon, Syria and Iraq are among the countries chosen to represent Iran through international legal channels.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Iran chooses Lebanon, Syria as legal representatives in Soleimani case

The government expects revenues of 8.64 billion riyals based on an oil price of $45 dollars a barrel, 19 percent less than in 2020.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Oman foresees…

A Middle East Airlines airplane at Beirut airport was hit overnight by stray bullets fired in celebration of the New Year.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Plane, woman casualties of Lebanon's…

Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog it intends to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent purity, a level it achieved before its 2015 deal with major powers and…

Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad-Taghi Mesbah-Yazdi, a close ally of Iran’s supreme leader, has died at the age of 86, state media reported on Friday.Mesbah-Yazdi died due to a gastrointestinal…

In spite of everything, Jewish life continued. Here’s what the year looked like in photos. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Jewish life in 2020: A year in pictures

Egypt’s National Council for Women teams up with Facebook for extra online security and protection for female users prone to online harassment and violation of their personal freedoms. Source: Al…

The United Arab Emirates detected its highest number of new coronavirus cases since the outbreak began in December 2019, with the health ministry reporting 1,963 new infections in the past…