Annual trade between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is expected to reach $4 billion, an Israeli minister said Monday. Israel and the UAE announced in August they would normalize diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by Washington. The UAE has since announced it was scrapping an...

 Greece will be bolstering its military with new armament programs, a boost to military personnel and the development of the country’s defense industry, the government spokesman said Monday, as a tense stand-off with neighboring Turkey has led to concerns of open conflict between the two...

Syria's Agriculture Minister Mohamed Hassan Qatna said that   ongoing “rigorous” investigations are underway on the fires that broke out in northwestern Hama province. The minister's statement to Al-Watan daily came in response to claims that fires were contrived as...

Oil prices were trading down more than 1% on Monday after hitting their lowest since July, as Saudi Arabia made the deepest monthly price cuts for supply to Asia in five months and optimism about demand recovery cooled amid the pandemic. Brent crude LCOc1 was at $42.11 a barrel, down 55...