January 2022

Israel's top diplomat said on Tuesday it hopes to build on its 2020 US-brokered accords with four Muslim nations and establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, but such…

Move comes despite European court of human rights injunction saying that it should be postponed.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Serbia extradites Bahraini dissident in cooperation with Interpol

A major general and colonel in Kuwait army would face prosecutors over their alleged misuse of public funds.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Kuwait pursues corruption charges in purchase of Eurofighter…

Israel's President Isaac Herzog will make a historic visit to the UAE at the end of the month, his office said Tuesday, in the latest high-profile diplomatic trip since the…

Iraq’s top court on Tuesday confirmed the re-election of Mohammed al-Halbousi as parliament speaker,.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Iraq’s top court upholds re-election of Halbousi, parliament to reconvene

United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on a state visit to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, in an effort to bolster ties amid…

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday that his nation welcomes last week’s Kuwaiti proposal of confidence-building measures to end a diplomatic rift with Gulf states.Aoun added on Twitter that…

The US is “very concerned” about Lebanon’s energy crisis and supports a plan to increase electricity in the crisis-struck country, a senior State Department official said, noting that none of…

Saudi Arabia has launched a group to develop its video gaming industry, state media reported Wednesday, as the Gulf country seeks to diversify its predominantly oil-dependent economy.Video gaming and esports…

Lebanon signed deals on Wednesday to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Lebanon signs…