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USS Gerald Ford

February 26th, 2026 - 10:56 GMT

Sally Shakkour

USS Gerald R. Ford leaves Crete Island for Israel

ALBAWABA - The US aircraft carrier Gerald Ford departs from the port of the Greek island of Crete to Haifa, Israel. President Donald Trump sent USS Gerald Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, to the Middle East amid tension with Iran and a possible U.S. attack on Tehran. Washington has built up its biggest military presence in the region in decades as it pressures Iran to halt the development of ...

Gadhafi's overthrow has created a power vacuum in the North African country where growing clashes between rival clans has undermined Libya's political transition (AFP)

October 5th, 2013 - 03:21 GMT

Libyan soldiers killed at Bani Walid checkpoint

Khamenei has the final say on Iran's foreign policy decisions (AFP)

October 5th, 2013 - 03:05 GMT

Khamenei on Rouhani: actions speak louder than the Ayatollah's words

Tunisia's UGTT, led by Houcine Abassi drafted the political transition roadmap, including the blueprint for the talks between the Islamist Ennahda party and the opposition that started Saturday (AFP)

October 5th, 2013 - 02:28 GMT

Transition talks commence in Tunisia, but "real problem of trust" remains

Morsi supporters are calling for more protests on the anniversary of the 1973 October war Sunday (Courtesy of the Baltimore Sun)

October 5th, 2013 - 12:20 GMT

Morsi supporters call for 1973 war anniversary protests

Netanyahu urged the international community Friday to continue sanctions against Iran and not to be tempted by Rouhani's recent diplomacy (Courtesy of Matthew Weaver/The Guardian)

October 5th, 2013 - 06:24 GMT

Netanyahu tells international community to not be "tempted" by Iran's diplomacy

Syria is believed to have more than 1,000 tonnes of chemical agents and precursor chemicals within its borders (Courtesy of Ammar al-Arbini/AFP/Getty Images)

October 5th, 2013 - 06:12 GMT

Syria provides more information to OPCW

Sourani said that rival political factions, such as Fatah and Hamas are undermining the credibility of the Palestinian struggle against Israel through a pattern of arbitrary arrests and torture outside the framework of the law (Courtesy of AP)

October 5th, 2013 - 04:57 GMT

Palestine's Sourani says human rights in Occupied Territories "in the worst situation since Nakba"

In an interview with Turkish television, Bashar Al-Assad said he was still undecided about whether he wanted to run for reelection. (Image credit: AFP)

October 5th, 2013 - 04:20 GMT

Assad says he won't run for reelection if "people don't want him"

Morsi supporters clashed with Egyptian security forces throughout the country Friday leaving at least four killed in the violent exchanges (Courtesy of STR/AFP/Getty Images)

October 5th, 2013 - 04:17 GMT

Friday protests leave four dead in Egypt

An injured supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is carried into the Fateh Mosque at Ramses Square (Image credit: Getty)

October 4th, 2013 - 03:57 GMT

Thousands of Morsi supporters clash with Egyptian police

Al Bawaba

October 4th, 2013 - 02:26 GMT

Over 65% of Israelis support unilateral military action against Iran

Soldiers of the Egyptian Army stand guard near the headquarters of the Egyptian Republican Guard one day after a shooting at the site of a pro-Morsi sit in (Image credit: Getty)

October 4th, 2013 - 02:24 GMT

Two Egyptian soldiers killed in attack