Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has denied discussing military cooperation with Israel at the Jeddah Security and Development summit on Saturday – or ever before. The Saudi foreign minister was answering questions from journalists at a …
Khamenei adviser says Tehran ‘capable of building nuclear bomb’
Tehran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Al Jazeera’s Arabic service on Sunday. “In a few days we were able to enrich uranium up to 60…
Xavi barred from entering US due to previous travel to Iran
Current Barcelona manager Xavi was reportedly barred from boarding a plane to the United States with his team on Saturday due to previous visits to Iran during his football playing career, according to Spanish reports. The manager, who previously playe…
Sudan official says death toll from tribal clashes at 65
The death toll from days of tribal clashes in a southeastern Sudan province climbed to at least 65 people, a senior health official said Sunday. The fighting between the Hausa and Birta ethnic groups in the Blue Nile province also injured around 150 ot…
Iran pardons, commutes sentences for over 2,200 convicts
Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 2,200 prisoners, including some on death row, to mark two important Muslim feasts, official sources said Sunday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “granted pardons or commuted the sentences…
Leaked recordings attributed to ex-Iraqi PM spark tensions
A series of leaked recordings attributed to Nouri al-Maliki in which he allegedly insults influential Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and the Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) have triggered tensions and calls for a prove into the alleged leakage. Th…
Lawyer urged Trump to overturn loss through ‘martial law’
A lawyer pushing the baseless claim of massive fraud in the 2020 election urged former President Donald Trump to overturn his loss through steps that would be viewed as “martial law,” according to a memo published online on Saturday by The New York Tim…
Biden: US ‘will not walk away’ from Middle East
US President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that Washington would remain fully engaged in the Middle East and would not cede influence to other world powers. “We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran,” Bid…
Iraq asks Turkey to release more water along its rivers
Iraq on Saturday asked Ankara to increase the flow of water downstream along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, as both countries face droughts and tensions over resource management. Baghdad regularly complains that dams constructed in neighbouring count…
Airbus loses bid to use French blocking law in Qatar row
A UK judge on Friday rejected an attempt by Airbus to invoke a De Gaulle-era law restricting the way it responds to foreign courts, as a high-profile dispute with Qatar Airways became mired in a growing debate over cross-border legal powers. Qatar Airw…