Middle East and North Africa

Damascus (Reuters) – The number of Syrians who became naturalised German citizens was three times higher in 2021 than the

Damascus (Reuters) – Syria halted flights to and from Damascus International Airport on Friday, the transport ministry said, a few

Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel has denied a Lebanese allegation it is encroaching on a disputed Mediterranean natural gas field, playing

Beirut (Reuters) – Lebanon warned Israel on Sunday against any “aggressive action” in disputed waters where both states hope to

Tehran (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday blamed recent protests in Iran on foreign “enemies” seeking

Gaza (Reuters) – Israel arrested four Palestinian fishermen off the Mediterranean coast of Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian and Israeli sources

Muscat (Reuters) – Oman has made new oil discoveries that will raise its production by 50,000 to 100,000 barrels in

Dubai (Reuters) – A senior conservative Iranian cleric was slightly hurt after being attacked by a man with a knife

Kuwait City (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5 struck Kuwait, the ministry of information tweeted on Saturday. The ministry

Washington (Reuters) – President Joe Biden publicly acknowledged on Friday that he may travel to Saudi Arabia soon, a trip