2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (430+ words) Disruption Banking IMF Executive Board Concludes 2026 Article IV Consultation with Israel - The elevated regional tensions are casting a shadow on Israel's economy. Growth forecasts for 2026 have been revised down to 3. 5 percent from 4. 8 percent before the war in the Middle East,…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (64+ words) MTV Lebanon Interior Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar: The Directorate General of Political Affairs and Refugees has not issued the annual certification for Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association, pending the outcome of the investigations...

30+ min ago  (366+ words) T'rkiye will showcase its new next-generation military hub, Ay Yildiz (Crescent Star) Joint Headquarters, designed to centralise the country's defence leadership, during next week's NATO summit in Ankara. The foundation of the headquarters was laid on August 30, 2021, with the participation…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (173+ words) Iraq holds 8 M+ stranded crude oil barrels Commercial fraud crackdown nets nine suspects across Iraq 120 Iraqi MPs called for Khamenei procession, Iran reports Iraq's Integrity Commission has summoned several officials from a state-owned bank for questioning over suspected financial and…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (230+ words) Jeddah, July 02, 2026, SPA -- The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has reaffirmed the political, legal, and humanitarian role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in protecting and…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago  (200+ words) Jerusalem: The United States signed an agreement on Wednesday to construct a permanent embassy compound in Jerusalem, marking the next step in cementing its diplomatic presence in the city following the relocation of its embassy from Tel Aviv in 2018. The…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago  (506+ words) The upcoming NATO summit in Ankara will serve as an important platform, highlighting T'rkiye's position in the international security architecture and its strategic role within the alliance, a senior defense official said on July 2. The remarks came from Defense Ministry…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (170+ words) His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, received Admiral Charles Bradford Cooper, Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), along with his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of his visit to Bahrain....

3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (11+ words) Lebanese Prime Minister: "Framework Agreement" with Israel Is Not a Treaty " " "...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (471+ words) Thousands of charity collection boxes across the Northern Governorate are being removed after municipal checks found that many were poorly managed, illegally placed and, in some cases, not even properly tracked by the organisations whose names they carried. The Northern…...