Middle East Headlines

KUWAIT, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Ministry of Health said Thursday 552 people tested positive for the coronavirus while two persons died of the pandemic in the past 24 hours. Ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, in a statement to KUNA, said tota...

Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar expects to reach an agreement soon with the OPEC+ group over increasing Iraq's crude oil exports, state news agency INA cited him as saying Thursday....

Covenant & Conversation for Haazinu 5781....

Jewish thought compels the person of faith to live out and experience a relationship with God, not merely ponder on morality....

During this period of slichot - forgiveness - it becomes painfully obvious that we have watered down the biblical meaning of the word....

Electric street project in Israeli metropolis could one day eliminate gas stations and greatly reduce pollution....

Judge orders delay in trial of suspect in 2015 attacks on newspaper, Jewish supermarket after accused falls ill in the box....

Political commentator and legal expert Edward Corrigan says Saudi Arabia and some of its allies have been sponsoring the Daesh terrorist group....

The United States will slap new sanctions on a number of Iranian officials and entities including a judge who sentenced Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari to de...

Black voters and 'unaffiliated9; voters are key groups in the US battleground state of North Carolina....

KUWAIT, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Ministry of Health said Thursday 620 people recovered from coronavirus (Covid-19) in the past 24 hours to raise total to 92,961. The ministry added, in a statement to KUNA, that the new number was based on clinical tests, ...

Tyler Herro has scored a historic 37 points and guided the Heat to a 112 to 109 victory over the Boston Celtics with a 3-1 series lead, putting Miami just one win away from the NBA Finals....

Demonstrators block vehicle access to the Knesset during debate on amendment to restrict demonstrations during lockdown....

GENEVA, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Thursday said it is scaling up efforts to assist displaced families in Africa's Sahel, among more than 700,000 people affected by devastating floods in the region. "Dozens of people have d...

Refugee reporters document the aftermath of the devastating Moria fire, and other tragedies, on troubled Greek island....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Leaked chat logs show Portland-area pro-Donald Trump activists planning and training for violence, sourcing arms and ammunition and even suggesting political assassinations ahead of a series of contentious rallies in the Oregon city, includi...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Prime Minister Boris Johnson was today accused of leading the UK into "another winter of discontent" amid fears of mass unemployment and a failing coronavirus testing system....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazzem Jalali said on Wednesday that his country and Russia are opposed and in solidarity against the US unilateral sanctions....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Some 145 Indian films have been submitted to the 16th Resistance International Film Festival which is currently underway in Tehran....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that during his visit to Moscow, he will coordinate important regional issues with high-ranking Russian officials....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran blasted US President Donald Trump for his remarks at the UN General Assembly meeting, saying that he has mistaken the world body for his country....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Almost 10,000 people a day in the UK are contracting coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned, as Scotland's First Minister requested urgent talks with the UK government to consider further tightening social restrictions....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani invited all the world people to visit his country to become acquainted with its great civilization and cultural heritage....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian foreign ministry rejected a report by the Guardian newspaper claiming that France, Germany and the UK are summoning Iranian ambassadors in a coordinated diplomatic protest against the country's detention of dual nationals....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker's Aide for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian expressed the hope that Tehran and Tunis would further broaden bilateral relations and mutual cooperation....

LOUISVILLE: Two police officers were shot as angry protests rippled across the United States after authorities announced no one would be charged with the killing of Breonna Taylor. Taylor, who was shot dead in her apartment by plainclothes officers, has b...

OSLO: Norway's Rafto Prize for human rights was yesterday awarded to the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) for their "persistence in bravely resisting Egypt's state of fear," the Rafto Foundation announced. Founded by two ...

Officials from rival groups Hamas and Fatah say first PA elections in 15 years to be held within six months....

It's back-to-school season, and it feels different than any other year as many schools open at partial capacity with alternating days of attendance to stem...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) during a ceremony on Thursday unveiled a new radar system dubbed Soroush....

RAMALLAH, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Thursday the government is following with a great interest current positive dialogue between Fatah and Hamas in Istanbul, which gives hope in reaching the desired results and...

KUWAIT, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Municipality and the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs are executing a project aimed at treating water used for ablution in mosques to water plants in Mubarakiya markets area. A small treatment chamber has been install...

The UN's relief chief says coronavirus has added 100 million people to those in need of humanitarian relief worldwide....

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) releases images of US strike group detected by an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz....

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated National Day of the Republic of Armenia in separate messages to the president and prime minister of the country....

Speaking at Jerusalem Post conference, former British PM adopts Trump Administration tactic, addresses anti-Semitism in Labour Party....

Nowadays when I look at people's faces, I see nothing but masks. I try to make eye contact, but their gaze is fixed on their tablets, phones or computers. I miss the days when technology or the Internet wasn't dominant in our lives, as it is today...

Saudi Arabia reported a drop in coronavirus cases with 498 infections detected in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday.For more coronavirus...

VIENNA, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- at least 14 Arab states, members in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), expressed refusal to Israel's participation in the agency's 64th annual conference, held in the UN's headquarters in Vienna since last...

According to the parents, students studying history were taught sections of the "Dual Narrative" textbook, banned by Ministry of Education....

VIENNA, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- OPEC daily basket price stood at USD 41.40 per barrel (pb) Wednesday, gaining eight cents than Tuesday's USD 41.32 pb, the organization said in a statement Thursday. OPEC average annual price in 2019 was USD 52.43 pb. The OPE...

S&P 500 futures are losing ground in premarket trading after the release of disappointing employment reports....

Ex-French president denies charges he accepted millions of euros from Gaddafi, to use in his presidential campaign....