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Iraq's new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi

June 16th, 2026 - 06:52 GMT

Sally Shakkour

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 ...

Israeli night raids targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killed at least seven Syrian soldiers and 16 allied fighters, in the deadliest raids this year, a war monitor said. The Israeli air force carried out more than 18 strikes against multiple targets in an area stretching from the eastern town of Deir Ezzor to the Iraqi border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. JALAA MAREY / AFP

January 14th, 2021 - 07:11 GMT

At Least 57 Killed in Deadly Israeli Raids on North Syria

Saudi's Hall of Mirrors: Maraya Concert Hall /AFP

January 14th, 2021 - 06:37 GMT

Saudi Arabia Works Quickly to Secure Regional Strength

Kuwaiti MPs attend a parliament session at the national assembly in Kuwait City on January 5, 2021. YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP

January 13th, 2021 - 12:32 GMT

Political Crisis in Kuwait: Cabinet Resigns After Dispute With Parliament

Libyans checking for news of loved ones check belongings of people found in mass graves around Tarhuna, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the capital Tripoli, in June last year, on January 11, 2021 at the forensic medicine department in Tripoli Medical Center. Human Rights Watch appealed to Libya's internationally recognised government to launch an investigation aimed at identifying hundreds of people reported missing in a western town where mass graves have been unearthed. AFP

January 13th, 2021 - 10:08 GMT

Peace Through Dialogue: Tripoli and Rome Inch Closer Together

King Abdullah II of Jordan. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)

January 13th, 2021 - 09:55 GMT

King Abdullah Directs Government to Reopen Schools in Jordan

Dhi Yazan bin Haitham. (Twitter)

January 13th, 2021 - 07:13 GMT

Oman Appoints Dhi Yazan as The First Ever Crown Prince

The attack caused property damage, but no casualties were reported. (AFP/File Photo)

January 12th, 2021 - 01:39 GMT

Israeli Warplanes Fly Over Beirut, Lebanon Files Complaint in The UNSC

A Palestinian protester returns a tear gas canister amid clashes with Israeli security following a demonstration against the expansion of settlements near the village of Beit Dajan, east of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on December 25, 2020. JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP

January 12th, 2021 - 08:53 GMT

Jordan Reaffirms Its Solidarity With The Palestinians, Calls For a Two-state Solution

A man reads a copy of UAE-based The National newspaper near the Burj Khalifa, in the gulf emirate of Dubai on August 14. (AFP)

January 12th, 2021 - 08:06 GMT

The UAE Receives The First Shipment of Goods From Illegal Israeli Settlements

Health professionals have warned that the latest surge in cases risked causing catastrophe across Lebanon, which is already suffering from the aftermath of a devastating August explosion in Beirut and a dire economic crisis. Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP

January 12th, 2021 - 07:40 GMT

Lebanon Under a State of Emergency Amid Virus Spike

Unidentified girls with empty water-pots going in search of drinking water in Sana, Yemen. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)

January 12th, 2021 - 07:34 GMT

Yemen is The World's 'Worst Humanitarian Crisis' - UN Office

Kuwaiti MPs attend a parliament session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City, on January 5, 2021. (AFP)

January 11th, 2021 - 10:46 GMT

Kuwait Faces New Political Crisis With Parliament