UAE Foreign Minister Meets Bashar al-Assad, Discuss Bilateral Relations in Damascus
In Damascus on Tuesday, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed meets with Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, sending the clearest signal yet that the Arab world is willing to re-engage with strongman Bashar Assad.
Calls mount for Israel to free Palestinians on hunger strike
Israel is facing growing calls to release five Palestinians who have been on hunger strike for weeks to protest a controversial policy of holding them indefinitely without charge, including one who has been fasting for 120 days and is in severe condition.
Belarusian airline stops flying Middle East citizens from Turkey
Belarusian state-owned airline Belavia has said it will stop allowing citizens of Iraq, Syria and Yemen to board flights from Turkey to Belarus at the request of Turkish authorities.
Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan
The United States and Qatar have agreed that Doha will represent the diplomatic interests of the US in Afghanistan, the first official representation for the US in Kabul since its troop withdrawal in August.
Iran deporting thousands of Afghan refugees
Iran is sending tens of thousands of Afghan refugees back over the border, aid agencies and witnesses say, amid allegations of mistreatment by Iranian authorities.
Afghanistan: Mosque in Nangarhar province hit by blast
An explosion has hit a mosque in the Spin Ghar area of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, killing at least three people and wounding 15 others, according to residents and Taliban officials.
