Government And Politics
Erdogan says Israeli president to visit Turkey next month
Turkey's president says his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, is expected to visit Turkey next month as the two countries move to heal rifts
Saudi restores full ties with Thailand after diamond dispute
Saudi Arabia has ordered the restoration of full diplomatic ties with Thailand and said the countries agreed to trade ambassadors
President to make first UAE visit by Israeli head of state
Israel’s figurehead president will make the first visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state next week
UAE sheikhdom to allow gaming as Wynn Resorts plans project
One of the seven sheikhdoms in the United Arab Emirates says it will allow “gaming” while announcing a multibillion-dollar deal with casino giant Wynn Resorts
Stranded drivers freed in Istanbul, Athens after snowstorm
Rescue crews in Istanbul and Athens have cleared roads that came to a standstill after a massive cold front and snow storms hit much of Turkey and Greece
Thai PM arrives in Saudi Arabia, easing diamond heist row
Thailand's prime minister has landed in Riyadh to soothe relations that soured three decades ago after a sensational jewelry heist
European court says Turkey violated journalist's rights
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel, who was jailed in Turkey for a year and later convicted of engaging in propaganda in favor of Kurdish rebels
Husband says Iran sentenced activist wife to prison, lashes
The husband of a prominent human rights activist says his wife has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison in Iran
UAE, US intercept Houthi missile attack targeting Abu Dhabi
The United Arab Emirates and the U.S. military intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the skies of Abu Dhabi early Monday
Kuwait pursues corruption charges in Eurofighter plane deal
Kuwait’s government says it had referred two senior military officers for prosecution in a major corruption case related to the country’s purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon combat planes, after an investigation into the jets’ improperly inflated price