Middle East
Irans Rouhani says talks possible if US returns to 2015 nuclear deal
Issued on: 25/08/2020 – 16:45 If the United States wants an agreement with Iran, it must first com..
Israel launches air strikes against Hezbollah posts in Lebanon, military says
Issued on: 26/08/2020 – 07:23Modified: 26/08/2020 – 07:27 Israel said Wednesday it had conducted a..
Gas pipeline explosion leads to blackout across Syria
Issued on: 24/08/2020 – 10:52 A suspected attack on a pipeline in Syria caused a nationwide blacko..
Thousands of Israelis strike and protest against sexual violence
Issued on: 24/08/2020 – 10:20 Thousands of Israelis demonstrated and observed a symbolic work stop..
Iran says black boxes from downed Ukraine jet show missiles hit 25 seconds apart
Issued on: 23/08/2020 – 14:40 Analysis from the black boxes of a downed Ukrainian passenger plane ..
Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts
Birth date: September 11, 1965Birth place: Damascus, SyriaFather: Hafez Assad, late Syrian President..
Hassan Nasrallah Fast Facts
Birth date: August 31, 1960Birth place: Beirut, Lebanon Father: Abd al-Karim, who worked as a grocer..
After Hagia Sophia, Turkey’s Erdogan turns another former church into mosque
Issued on: 22/08/2020 – 08:01 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday ordered another anc..
Property developers eye damaged homes in Beiruts historic district
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Just weeks after the devastating Beirut port explosion, prop..
Lebanon braces for fresh Covid-19 lockdown in wake of Beirut blast
Issued on: 21/08/2020 – 06:28 Still reeling from a deadly port blast that ravaged their Beirut hom..