Middle East and North Africa
First Emirati passenger plane lands in Israel from UAE
Tel Aviv (AFP) - The first ever passenger flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel landed near Tel Aviv on Monday, a month...
Israel, Bahrain formalise ties at ceremony attended by U.S. officials
Manama (Reuters) - Bahrain and Israel signed a joint communique to formalise nascent ties during a visit by an Israeli and U.S. delegation to...
Muslim World League chief says ‘Extremists harmed Islam’s reputation’, over Macron’s ‘Islamist Separatism’ speech
Riyadh - Extremists have harmed Islam's reputation, said Muslim World League's chief Mohammed Al-Issa on a TV show while responding to French president's plans...
Palestine’s senior PLO official Erekat taken to Israeli hospital for COVID-19 treatment
West Bank (Reuters) - Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Israel on Sunday for treatment of a...
Egypt and GCC condemn Israeli approval of new settlements in West Bank
Cairo - Egyptian government and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Sunday condemned Israel's plan to build nearly 5,000 new settlements in the West Bank,...