Government And Politics
Netanyahu appears in court as ex-aide prepares to take stand
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is appearing in court for the first time in over half a year as a one-time confidant prepares to take the stand against him in a high-profile corruption case
'We don’t deserve this': Inflation hits Turkish people hard
Many people in Turkey are facing increased hardship as prices of food and other goods have soared
Palestinians say man killed by Israeli fire in West Bank
Palestinian health officials say a 26-year-old Palestinian man has been shot and killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank
Airbus strikes 2nd major aircraft deal of Dubai Air Show
Airbus has clinched a major deal valued into the billions of dollars to sell 111 new aircraft to the Air Lease Corporation, its second blockbuster order at the Dubai Air Show
Dubai airport CEO: More passengers, but years to recover
Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, has handled 20% more passenger traffic in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year
Gadhafi's son announces candidacy for president of Libya
Libya's election agency says the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has announced his candidacy for the country’s presidential election next month
Dubai Air Show opens to industry on the mend amid COVID-19
Dubai’s biennial Air Show has opened to a world still reeling from the pandemic and an aviation industry hard-hit by the coronavirus - but on the mend
In long-awaited move, Kuwait's emir pardons dissidents
Kuwait’s emir has issued a long-awaited amnesty decree, pardoning and reducing the sentences of nearly three dozen Kuwaiti dissidents in a move aimed at defusing a government standoff
Rights group: Israeli settler violence tool to seize land
An Israeli rights group says Israel has been using settler violence as a “major informal tool” to drive Palestinians from farming and pasture lands in the occupied West Bank
Israel readying for possible Iran conflict, officials say
Top Israeli defense officials say the country is preparing for the possibility of an armed conflict with regional arch-rival Iran and its proxies