Government And Politics
Hamid bin Issa al Khalifa
Yair Lapid, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Israeli FM Lapid heads to Bahrain for first official visit
Israel's foreign minister has landed Bahrain for the first high-level visit to the small Gulf state by a senior official since the signing of a landmark agreement to establish diplomatic ties between the two countries last year
World Bank leader arrives in Sudan, 1st visit in 50 years
The head of the World Bank has arrived in Sudan, from where he will give a virtual address to the annual meetings of the financial institution and the International Monetary Fund
Israeli police kill alleged Palestinian stabber in Jerusalem
Israeli police say officers shot a Palestinian woman who allegedly attempted to stab them in east Jerusalem’s Old City
Iran appoints another hard-liner to head state broadcasting
Iran’s state TV is reporting that the country’s top leader has appointed a new hard-line ally to head the state broadcasting company
EU official: No dealing with 'desperate' Lukashenko
The European Union's home affairs commissioner says the 27-member bloc stands firm on its regime of sanctions against Belarus' authoritarian president who's “pushing" migrants into the EU out of “desperation."
Israeli PM denounces Iran, ignores Palestinians in UN speech
Israel’s new prime minister has appealed to the international community to stand together against Iran
Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank gunbattles
Palestinian health officials say at least five Palestinians have been killed in shootouts with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank
Israeli troops kill 4 Palestinian gunmen in arrest clashes
The Israeli military says at least four Palestinian gunmen were killed in shootouts with Israeli forces during a sweeping West Bank arrest operation cracking down on the Islamic militant group Hamas