Middle East

With Signal shut down, WhatsApp and Instagram remain the only two unblocked major social media platforms.

No immediate reaction from Saudi Arabia, which has faced repeated missile and drone attacks from Houthi rebels.

Iranian-American businessman was arrested days before US President Joe Biden assumed office.

Kingdom’s highly anticipated Future Investment Initiative to go online amid ongoing pandemic.

In Khartoum, Israeli and Sudanese officials discuss diplomatic, security and economic issues after launching ties.

Since the 19th century, Egypt’s army has played an outsized role in governing the country and continues to do so.

Angry residents fired projectiles at police and blocked roads in the town of Sbeitla after the death of the protester.

The COVID-19 pandemic made an already dire situation worse for more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

Aid groups warn the Trump administration’s designation of Yemeni rebels could trigger famine in the war-torn country.

Gertler was granted a licence to resume all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by sanctions against him.

The two countries have resumed talks over rights in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean.

Calls for immediate release of Ashraf Hamdi, who was taken from his home after posting video tribute to 2011 uprising.

The pandemic wiped out 114 million jobs and 8.8 percent of global working hours, equal to 255 million jobs, in 2020.

Women’s needs are often being put last in pandemic response strategies, women leaders told virtual WEF meeting.