After nine months of wrangling over cabinet portfolios, Lebanon’s politicians finally formed a government 10 days ago
Pope Francis held private meeting with UAE leaders
The kingdom has been targeted by hundreds of missile attacks since entering the Yemen civil war in 2015
Coalition forces have so far held off from a full-blown assault due to humanitarian concerns
The blast took place at a market in Mocha on Monday evening
Coalition warplanes attacked several military targets in Sanaa
The UAE re-opened its embassy in Damascus last month
The Boeing cargo plane went down near Fath airport, near Karaj
Leading oil producers agreed in December to cut their combined oil output, despite US President Donald Trump’s call for them not to
A total of 366 investments were made in regional startups by 156 institutions last year
Jim Yong Kim’s resignation takes effect from February 1
Coptic Christians make up an estimated 10 per cent of Egypt’s nearly 100 million people
Japanese prosecutors arrested Ghosn for a third time last week, in a case that has rocked the auto industry
The warring parties in Yemen’s nearly four-year war reached the deal at UN-sponsored peace talks in Sweden earlier this month
The ornament is located in the Star Atrium of the mall
New senior appointments also announced in Jordan and Oman
It will take the MENA economies “153 years to close the gender gap at the current rate of change”
Despite the ceasefire, one resident told Reuters he could hear the sound of missiles
UAE minister of state for foreign affairs Anwar Gargash welcomed the deal
A UN spokeswoman said both parties had received a “final package” of agreements
UN secretary general Antonio Guterres did not specifically state whether the discovery of the units in Yemen was a violation of a UN resolution
Delegates said the prisoner swap would be conducted via Houthi-held Sanaa airport in north Yemen
The talks in Sweden are set to last until December 13
The UN is seeking agreement on a ceasefire in Yemen’s main port city
The Senate last month voted to advance a resolution to end US military support for the war
The UN-sponsored talks are the first in more than two years
The one-day annual gathering of leaders from the six member states is expected to focus on security issues
Thomas details his journey to leading one of the biggest region’s globally for HP
The UN envoy wants a deal on reopening Sanaa airport, swapping prisoners and securing a truce in the Houthi-held port of Hodeidah
The Houthi team was escorted from the capital Sanaa to Sweden by UN special envoy Martin Griffiths