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Iraq's new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi

June 16th, 2026 - 06:52 GMT

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Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi to visit White House in July

ALBAWABA - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will be heading to the United States for an official visit in mid-July, according to a joint announcement by the Iraqi government and the US embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday. AFP reported that U.S. President Donald Trump will host al-Zaidi at the White House next month. The announcement comes amid U.S. envoy Tom Barrack's visit to Iraq. He arrived on Monday to inform ...

Supporters of Yemen's Huthi movement tread on US ans Israeli flags during a demonstration in front of the closed US embassy in the capital Sanaa on January 18, 2021, to reject the outgoing US administration's decision to designate the Huthis a "foreign terrorist organisation". Impoverished Yemen is mired in a devastating conflict between Iran-backed Huthi rebels and government forces backed by Saudi Arabia that has left tens of thousands dead and sparked a dire humanitarian crisis. Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP

January 26th, 2021 - 08:02 GMT

How is The Biden Administration 'Easing' on Yemen?

Sudan's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasir Mohamed takes part in a video meeting at the ministry in Khartoum on June 9, 2020, over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. (AFP)

January 26th, 2021 - 07:40 GMT

Egypt Accuses Ethiopia of Delaying GERD Deal

A man rummages through a boat moored at the port of Libya's capital Tripoli on January 24, 2021. Mahmud TURKIA / AFP

January 26th, 2021 - 07:29 GMT

Arab League Praises The Libya 'Consensus' Talks Reached in Morocco

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January 26th, 2021 - 07:13 GMT

Knifeman Attacks Three Russians in Istanbul

Kuwaiti MPs speak with parliament speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim (Top-C) after the national assembly session was adjourned due to cabinet's resignation, in Kuwait City on January 19, 2021. YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP

January 24th, 2021 - 11:33 GMT

After Standoff: Kuwait Reappoints PM to Form New Cabinet

A medic cares for a COVID-19 patient at the Sheikh Ragheb Harb hospital supported by the Iranian Red Crescent, in Lebanon's southern city of Nabatiyeh, on January 18, 2021. Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP

January 24th, 2021 - 10:38 GMT

In Lebanon: Sidon Residents Protest Govt Lockdown

Tunisian protesters lift placards and national flags during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Tunis, on January 23, 2021. Tunisia braced for further protests after hundreds were arrested in four nights of street clashes between riot police and disaffected youths in cities across the North African country. FETHI BELAID / AFP

January 24th, 2021 - 09:08 GMT

Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution: Hundreds March to Denounce Austerity Measures

Tear gas canisters fall around Palestinian protesters amid clashes with Israeli security forces during a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the village of Deir Jarir, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on January 22, 2021. Israel has invited tenders for more than 2,500 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, according to authorities, shortly before the swearing in of the new US president. JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP

January 24th, 2021 - 08:51 GMT

Pregnant Palestinian Woman Loses Baby Due to Israeli Tear Gas Attacks

People console Louai al-Nuaimi (R), father of two Iraqi youngsters, Omar and Ali, killed in Baghdad's twin suicide attacks, during a condolences ceremony in the capital's Cairo neighbourhood, on January 22, 2021. Twin suicide blasts in Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State group have exposed gaps within Iraq's security forces, weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic, rival armed groups and political tensions. Ayman HENNA / AFP

January 24th, 2021 - 08:09 GMT

ISIS Militants Kill 12 Hashd al-Shaabi Members in Iraq

Anti-US and Anti-Israel protest in Pakistan. (Twitter)

January 24th, 2021 - 08:02 GMT

No to Normalization: Tens of Thousands of Pakistanis Hold an Anti-Israel Rally in Karachi

A Syrian child sifts through a garbage dump near an oil field in the countryside of Malikiya in northeast Syria, on January 12, 2021. On the dry plains outside the city of Al-Malikiyah, a dozen people wrapped up against the cold rip open the black plastic bags, in a desperate search for something to sell, repurpose or even eat. Across the road, an oil pump swings back and forth in this resource-rich region controlled by US-backed Kurdish forces. Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP

January 24th, 2021 - 07:48 GMT

Three Dead: Bomb Blast Blows US Military Vehicle in a Syrian Oil Field

Or, an 18-year-old teenager, receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at Clalit Health Services, in Israel's Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv, January 23. AFP

January 24th, 2021 - 07:42 GMT

At 2.5 Million: Despite The High Jab Rates in Israel Covid Infections, Deaths Still High