- 29 July, 2026
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GCC residents with any profession can perform Umrah, says Hajj Minister
Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, the Minister of Hajj and Umrah for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), has said that all residents of the Gulf Cooperation Council
International, regional nations respond to Saudi-Iran agreement mediated by China
A representative for the White House National Security Council said the US acknowledged reports that Iran and Saudi Arabia had reestablished diplomatic relations on Friday
14 die, 54 saved in migrant boat disaster off Tunisia
According to the Tunisian National Guard, a boat carrying African migrants seeking to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Tunisia on Thursday, killing at
Split Libya rejects the UN’s proposed election schedule
The newly appointed UN representative in Libya had wanted to hasten the long-delayed polls, but his plan has been met with resistance from the eastern-based
Three dead in Israel strike on Syria’s Aleppo airport: Report
An Israeli strike killed three people at Syria’s Aleppo airport on Tuesday, according to a war monitor. A Syrian officer and two people of unknown
New US drone strike kills top Al-Qaeda commander in Yemen
A senior leader of Al-Qaeda and another member of the Al-Qaeda’s branch were killed by a suspected U.S. drone strike in central Yemen on February
Tunisian protesters defy ban to demand the release of Saied critics
Tunisians rallied on Sunday to defy a protest ban, demanding the release of over 20 prominent political figures who opposed the Tunisian president Kais Saied.
Iranian president Raisi blames ‘foreign enemies’ for schoolgirl poisonings
The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati AKA Ebrahim Raisi, has blamed foreign enemies for a wave of poisonings of hundreds
Erdogan signals Turkey’s elections to be on May 14
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has signalled that national elections would take place on May 14. His comments came a month after a
Iranian schoolgirls taken to hospital after new gas poisonings
Dozens of girls from 26 schools in the Islamic Republic of Iran have been taken to hospitals following another wave of apparent toxic gas attacks