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April 15th, 2026 - 06:08 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Trump says Iran war is very close to being over

ALBAWABA - The United States and Iran agreed on April 7 on a two-week ceasefire deal. Despite this, peace talks failed to reach a breakthrough in Pakistan; however, U.S. President Donald Trump believes war could end soon. Trump told Fox News the U.S.-Iran war is "very close" to an end as hostilities ease amid a two-week ceasefire agreement. "I think it's close to over, yeah. I view it as very ...

A new report suggests that President Assad's chemical stockpile is largely unweaponized and can be eliminated in as little as nine months. (Image credit: Getty)

September 27th, 2013 - 07:48 GMT

Report suggests Syria's chemical stockpile can be eradicated in as little as nine months

The Saudi religious police are feared for cracking down on a variety of "offences” including the wearing of Guy Fawkes masks and women driving cars (Image credit: AFP)

September 27th, 2013 - 07:20 GMT

Young Saudi killed in car crash while being chased by religious police

Al Bawaba

September 27th, 2013 - 06:47 GMT

Abbas insists peace deal must be permanent

Permanent members of the UN Security Council have agreed on a "binding and enforceable" draft on Syria's chemical weapons. (Image Credit: AFP)

September 27th, 2013 - 05:30 GMT

U.N. deal reached to destroy Syria's chemical weapons

US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif have held historic talks at the UN on Thursday (Image Credit: AFP)

September 27th, 2013 - 05:05 GMT

US and Iran hold historic talks

A once-convicted jihadist of Canadian origin has been killed in Syria. (Image for illustrative purposes - Credit: Getty)

September 26th, 2013 - 05:06 GMT

Canadian extremist killed in Syria

The United States has pledged to support Lebanon’s efforts to help address the Syrian refugee crisis (Image credit: AFP)

September 26th, 2013 - 04:40 GMT

US announces additional $112 Million USD aid to Lebanon

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani spoke at a U.N. nuclear disarmament conference ahead of a historic meeting between Iran and major Western powers. (Image credit: AFP)

September 26th, 2013 - 02:43 GMT

Rouhani says Israel must also join nuclear treaty

A mortar shell hit the Iraqi consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus Thursday, killing an Iraqi woman. The capital has been targeted by bombs and mortar shells in recent months. Here, Syrians inspect the sight of a car bomb attack in Damascus' Tadamun neighbourhood last week. (AFP)

September 26th, 2013 - 11:44 GMT

Iraqi consulate in Damascus hit by mortar shells

Moscow said Thursday it is willing to fully help Syria with the disposal of its chemical weapons stockpiles. (AFP/File)

September 26th, 2013 - 09:47 GMT

Russia pledges to assist Assad's chemical arms destruction

Iraq has been plagued by sectarian violence in 2013, with over 1,000 people dying in July alone. Here, Iraqis inspect the site the day after a bombing attack near a funeral tent that killed at least 56 in the Sadr City district of Baghdad on September 22, 2103. (AFP)

September 26th, 2013 - 09:16 GMT

At least 23 dead in Baghdad market blasts

Following Obama's speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, analysts say that Egyptian-US relations are feeling unsettled. (AFP/File)

September 26th, 2013 - 09:02 GMT

Egyptian relations with US 'unsettled' following Obama UN speech