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Umrah Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases coronavirus restrictions
Mecca slowly eases restrictions of a seven-month coronavirus lockdown on Sunday as pilgrims trickled in after…
Lebanon’s appointed prime minister steps down in blow to French initiative
Lebanon’s prime minister-designate quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a non-partisan…
Yoshihide Suga will be Japan’s next prime minister after winning ruling party leadership…
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a loyal aide of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, won a…
Israel launches new strikes on Gaza over balloon bombs, rockets
Israel's army launched new air strikes Sunday against Hamas positions in Gaza and closed the fishing zone around…
Bahrain and Oman are expected to follow UAE’s suit in formalising ties with Israel
Bahrain and Oman could be the next Gulf countries to follow the United Arab Emirates foot steps in formalising ties…
Lebanese demand change after government quits over Beirut explosion
Angry Lebanese said the government’s resignation on Monday did not come close to addressing the tragedy of last…
Beirut reels from huge explosion leaving at least 100 died, nearly 4,000 injured
A massive warehouse explosion in Lebanon sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 100 people…
Iran’s oil storage almost full as sanctions, coronavrius pandemic weigh
Iran has slashed crude oil production to its lowest level in four decades as storage tanks and vessels are almost…
50 killed in Ethiopia as tension elevated over singer’s death
At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region in protests following the fatal shooting of a popular…
Trump denies being told about Russian bounties to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan
President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was never briefed about the reported Russian efforts to pay bounties to…