In a significant move to enhance global connectivity, Nigeria and the UAE have signed an amended Bilateral Air Services Agreement, while flag carriers Emirates Airlines and Nigeria’s Air Peace ...

Thousands of supporters gathered in downtown Beirut Friday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of former Lebanese Prime ...

Hamas freed three male hostages and Israeli forces began releasing hundreds of prisoners in the latest indication that the ...

Israel says Alexander Troufanov, Yair Horn and Sagui Dekel-Chen - who were taken in the 7 October attacks - are now back in Israel.

In a ceremony surrounded by masked Palestinian militants and rubble from the Gaza war, Hamas on Saturday released three ...

Israel and Hamas have completed their sixth exchange of hostages and prisoners after their ceasefire survived its latest ...

Draft ideas will be discussed at a meeting in Riyadh this month. Proposals may involve a Gulf-led reconstruction fund and a ...

Languages are a key component of communication. There are roughly 6,500 languages are spoken in the world today, Arabic is one of them. However, there are around 25 Arab speaking countries that claim ...

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