Arab and International

Explosion Hits US Military Convoy Near Taji Base North of Baghdad

Wednesday, 12 August 2020

An explosive device has hit a US-led military convoy near the Taji base north of Iraq's capital Baghdad.  The Iraqi military confirmed in a statement that Tuesday's explosion had caused a container on one of the vehicles to catch fire but did not re...

Israeli Occupation forces arrest nine Palestinians in West Bank

Wednesday, 12 August 2020

The Israeli occupation forces launched a campaign of arrests against Palestinian Citizens of the West Bank on Wednesday. In Ramallah, Israeli occupation forces arrested six citizens, four of them from the village of Al-Mazraa al-Gharbia in the north...

Israeli occupation forces bomb Gaza Strip

Wednesday, 12 August 2020

The Israeli occupation forces launched an extended offensive against several positions in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reported on late Tuesday night During the attack, the Occupying Army used warplanes helicopter and gunships that hit several ...

World Surpasses 20 Million Coronavirus Cases

Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Global statistic showed that more than 738,930 people have died from COVID-19 while the number of confirmed infections has surpassed 20.2 million and more than people 13.1 million have recovered. The latest reports on Tuesday, according to Worldome...

Israeli forces arrest several Palestinians in West Bank

Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Israeli troops arrested several youths from the West Bank early Tuesday, raided other towns and handed over a report to one of Hamas leader to review the occupation intelligence services. According to Palestinian sources, the Occupying Forces arrest...

China imposes sanctions on U.S. lawmakers over Hong Kong

Monday, 10 August 2020

China imposed sanctions on 11 U.S. citizens including legislators on Monday in response to the U.S. imposition of sanctions on 11 Hong Kong and Chinese officials accused of curtailing political freedoms in the former British colony. Among those targ...

US court issues summons for Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman

Monday, 10 August 2020

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has been issued a summons by a US court for a lawsuit by a former top Saudi intelligence agent who was reportedly targeted in a foiled assassination attempt. The US District Court for the District of Col...

US Passes Grim Milestone of 5 Million COVID-19 Cases

Sunday, 09 August 2020

The United States has registered over five million cases in the coronavirus pandemic, Johns Hopkins University's real-time tally showed Sunday, as well as over 162,000 deaths as the country struggles to control the disease. The US tally reached ...

MBS Expected to Be Saudi King by Year’s End: Asia Times

Sunday, 09 August 2020

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, whose ailing 84-year-old father King Salman was hospitalized on Monday, will likely take control of the kingdom before US elections this November, experts told Asia Times. “He is expected to ascend to the thro...

Thousands Rally in Blast-hit Beirut, Police Intervene

Sunday, 09 August 2020

The police are forced to intervene after around 7,000 take to streets in Beirut to protest the government’s handling of the aftermath of a recent huge deadly explosion in the Lebanese capital that sent the country’s main grain silo up in smoke. &nbs...

Saudi Dis-info Accounts Jump on Beirut Blast

Sunday, 09 August 2020

Almost immediately after the devastating Tuesday explosion that nearly destroyed Beirut and killed at least 137 people, a number of verified Twitter accounts linked to Saudi Arabia started firing off tweets blaming Hezbollah. Within 24 hours, the has...

US Slaps Sanctions on Hong Kong Leader over Security Law

Saturday, 08 August 2020

The US administration has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong’s leader and a number of other key officials over a security law that China enacted for the semi-autonomous region in late June. The Treasury Department announced on Friday that it was freezi...