Israel has decided not to send a delegation of defense companies to a prestigious arms fair in the United Arab Emirates next week due to coronavirus restrictions that have forced the closure of Israel’s international airport, the Defense Ministry announced Monday. Dozens of Israeli...

The vaccination campaign in Lebanon resumed on Monday at 15 medical centres, with health care workers and staff at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital receiving their first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Lebanon administered its first jabs of the vaccine on Sunday, with...

A massive fire that erupted when a fuel tanker exploded over the weekend at a major crossing in Afghanistan’s western Herat province on the Iranian border was brought under control on Monday, after three days of efforts by firefighters from both countries, Afghan officials said. At...

French lawmakers hold a key vote Tuesday on the draft law, which is expected to win approval in both houses of parliament. The legislative debate comes amid lingering fears of extremist violence after an Islamic radical beheaded a history teacher and other recent attacks. President Emmanuel...