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December 14, 2025 10:36 AM

Libya’s Red Castle museum opens for first time since fall of Gaddafi

Libya's national museum, formerly known as As-Saraya Al-Hamra or the Red Castle, has reopened in Tripoli, allowing the public access to some of the country's finest historical treasures for the first time since the revolt that toppled Muammar Gaddafi...

December 14, 2025 9:43 AM

PM Modi to visit Jordan; economic ties and trade cooperation in focus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a bilateral visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from December 15 to 16 at the invitation of King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, marking his first full-fledged bilateral engagement with the country. The v...

December 11, 2025 12:43 PM

Trump says he plans to name Gaza Board of Peace early next year

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that an announcement about which world leaders will serve on the Gaza Board of Peace should be made early next year. Trump told reporters during an economic event in the White House Roosevelt Room that a...

December 9, 2025 1:57 PM

Israeli authorities raid UN Palestinian refugee agency’s East Jerusalem compound

Israeli authorities entered the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency's East Jerusalem offices on Monday and raised Israel's flag, in a raid they said was ordered over unpaid taxes but was condemned by the agency as a challenge to international law. The U...

December 9, 2025 3:53 PM

Syria marks one year since Assad was toppled

Syrians marked the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule on Monday with jubilant celebrations in major cities, as the fractured nation struggles to find stability and recover after years of war. The new leade...

December 5, 2025 3:12 PM

Saudi Arabia cuts January oil prices to Asia to five-year low

Saudi Arabia has lowered the official selling price of its Arab Light crude for Asian buyers in January to sixty cents a barrel above the Oman/Dubai benchmark, the lowest premium in five years. The move reflects growing signs of surplus in the global...

December 5, 2025 2:57 PM

Anti-Hamas Gazan tribal leader killed in setback for Israeli policy

The head of an armed Palestinian faction that opposes Hamas in Gaza died while mediating a family dispute, the group said on Thursday, in what would be a blow to Israeli efforts to support Gazan clans against the Islamist movement. Yasser Abu Shabab...

December 4, 2025 1:16 PM

Indian crew member detained in Yemen since July released and returns home

Government of India has welcomed the release of Indian crew member Anilkumar Raveendran, who was on the ship MV Eternity C and under detention in Yemen since July 7, 2025. He reached Muscat on Tuesday and is expected to travel back to India soon. The...

December 4, 2025 1:00 PM

GCC Summit Concludes with Sakhir Declaration Calling for Greater Unity

The 46th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit concluded in Manama with leaders adopting the Sakhir Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to deeper political, security and economic integration. Hosted at Bahrain’s Sakhir Palace, the meeting brought t...

December 3, 2025 3:51 PM

Israel and Lebanon set to expand truce talks

Israel and Lebanon will send new representatives to a military committee monitoring a truce between the countries, top officials from both said on Wednesday, in a move set to expand the scope of talks between the long-time foes. If both Lebanese and...

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