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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 ...

People hold pictures of Samar Badawi (C) and her brother jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi (R) as they demonstrate in support of Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam, on May 7, 2015 in Paris. (AFP / Stephane De Sakutin)

January 6th, 2021 - 08:29 GMT

HRW Accuses Saudi Arabia of Using Flashy Events to Cover up Horrible Human Rights Violations

The bombshell announcement came on the eve of GCC annual summit in the northwestern Saudi Arabian city of Al-Ula, where the dispute was already set to top the agenda. FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP

January 6th, 2021 - 07:38 GMT

Egypt Pens Reconciliation Deal with Qatar

Students In Turkey Protest Erdogan’s Choice. (Twitter)

January 5th, 2021 - 12:43 GMT

Turkey Detains 17 in Istanbul After Student Protests

A general view of construction works at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. (AFP)

January 5th, 2021 - 12:33 GMT

Egypt Pushes for Agreement on Nile Dam After Reservoir Filling

Journalists watch the arrival of the Qatar envoy ahead of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in the city of al-Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021.

January 5th, 2021 - 10:29 GMT

Qatar’s Emir Lands in Saudi Arabia in a landmark Move After Blockade Lift

Lebanese President Michel Aoun delivers televised address on eve of Lebanon's centenary. (AFP)

January 5th, 2021 - 09:17 GMT

Lebanon Resumes Govt Formation Talks This Week

Demonstrators chant slogans during a demonstration outside the entrance of the American University of Beirut, in the Lebanese capital's Bliss street on December 29, 2020, against the decision by a number of universities to adopt a new dollar exchange rate to price tuition. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

January 5th, 2021 - 08:30 GMT

Lebanon Imposes National Lockdown Until Feb. 1

A Syrian woman, suspected of being related to Islamic State (IS) group fighters, carries a cat at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, before being released to return to their homes, in the al-Hasakeh governorate in northeastern Syria, on December 21, 2020. Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP

January 5th, 2021 - 08:20 GMT

Syrian Refugees in Urban Areas Struggle with Basic Life Conditions

A file photo taken on June 23, 2017, shows a general view of the Qatari side of the Abu Samrah border crossing with Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders and airspace to Qatar, US and Kuwaiti officials said at the start of the week, a major step towards ending a diplomatic rift that has seen Riyadh lead an alliance isolating Doha. KARIM JAAFAR / AFP

January 5th, 2021 - 07:44 GMT

Saudi Arabia Lifts Qatar's Blockade After 3 Years

Female protesters stand in a line before Lebanese army soldiers during a demonstration on the seventh day of unrest against tax increases and official corruption, in Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut. AFP

January 5th, 2021 - 07:31 GMT

Lebanon: Lawyers Hold Strike to Slam Assault on Colleague

Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)

January 5th, 2021 - 07:15 GMT

Qatar's Sheikh Tamim to Attend Gulf Summit in Saudi Arabia

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January 4th, 2021 - 11:17 GMT

Egyptian Teacher Stabs Wife to Death Inside School