The Minister of Health of Lebanon said that his country had reserved almost 2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, a sum that would cover up to 20% of Lebanese citizens. In a press conference, Hamad Hassan said his government has been discussing with the company to procure the…

“We can claim today that, with its weapons and all that it has, we can fight violence,” said Mohammad Ali al-Houthi. He added that even the Western media acknowledged that the Saudi radar system was ‘blind’ after failing on many occasions to intercept Yemeni drones and missiles. …

In his Christmas letter, Pope Francis addressed the suffering of children caught up in conflicts, singling out victims in Syria, Yemen and Iraq. Let us turn our gaze to the many, all too many children worldwide, particularly in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, on this day when the word of God…

As part of a help drive, a charity run by Turkey’s top religious authority has delivered over 1,700 houses to war victims in Syria. The Turkiye Diyanet Foundation provided continuous assistance to war victims in all regions, from providing food, shelter to education in Syria since the beginning of the…

A bill that abolishes banking secrecy laws for one year was approved by Lebanon’s parliament to enable for a forensic audit of the central bank, a key demand of foreign donors, state media said. “A draft law was approved by Parliament… That suspends one year of banking secrecy,” reported the…

By an overwhelming majority, the Iranian parliament voted against a bill to bar military personnel from running for president, despite rumors that many retired and current military commanders are preparing to run for presidential elections next year. With 207 votes against, 25 in favor, and five abstentions, Iranian lawmakers rejected…

As part of a Saudi-brokered deal between the internationally recognized body and the Southern Transitional Council, a new Yemeni government was established. Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, led by former Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, decreed the establishment of the 24-member cabinet, said Yemen’s official news agency. Foreign Minister…

In the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, two roadside bombs detonated, killing three Egyptian security forces and injuring 10 others. Late Thursday, two security officers and a medical officer said the bombs went off near separate checkpoints in the town of Sheikh Zuweid, who requested to remain anonymous because they were…

Turkey could normalize ties with France on Thursday, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said but Paris must change its position on Turkey’s combat activities in Syria. Turkey has multiple times traded barbs with France over Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh policies, and published cartoons in France of the Prophet Muhammad. …