Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has reached Rome on an official visit where he is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis. Mikati is also set to hold talks with Vatican’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, as well as his Italian counterpart …

His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed on Wednesday that media outlets in the Arab region had a great responsibility to promote truth and counter the spread of falsehood and misinformation.This c…

Thursday’s weather is expected to be little to partly could with a rise in temperature degrees and lower humidity levels, according to the Beirut airport-based meteorology department. Coastal temperatures: 17 to 25 degrees Celsius Mountainous temperat…

Caretaker Minister of Economy and Trade, Amin Salam, held tallks on Wednseday with a delegation of the World Bank, comprsising Vice President of the Middle East and North Africa Department, Ferid Belhaj, and Country Director for the Middle East Depart…

Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Wednesday received Head of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, in the presence of Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Jumblatt was accompanied …

European Union’s cooperation with Azerbaijan in the energy sector has intensified, EU High-Representative Josep Borrell told the European Parliament in Strasbourg Wednesday.He noted that a Memorandum of Understanding on a Strategic Partnership in the F…

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhanion is scheduled to visit the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on Thursday.According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the visit comes at the invitation of the UAE’s National Security Adviso…

Kuwait’s Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi asserted the necessity of preparing media outlets to have a more active role corresponding to developments of current scene.This came in Ministe…

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated Wednesday that Russia is working on finding the appropriate circumstances to push for political settlement in Syria.This came in Lavrov’s meeting with Syrian counterpart Faisal Al-Meqdad in capital city of…

The situation in Syria is untenable and to carry on in the same manner defies humanity and logic, stated UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Wednesday.Marking the annual anniversary of the Syrian conflict, Pedersen said that the challenges face…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced more than USD 331 million in new humanitarian assistance for Ethiopia in FY 2023 through the Department of State and the US Agency for International Development.”This funding will provide life-saving suppo…

The 146th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which was hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain from 11 to 15 March, concluded this evening.The global event was hosted in the presence of more than 1,700 parliamentary figures representing about …