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Egypt will hold a presidential election on Dec. 10-12 in which Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to sweep to a third term in a vote overshadowed by the war in Gaza.

EU lawmakers and governments agreed provisional terms for regulating artificial intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT on Thursday, taking a step closer to clinching landmark rules governing the technology as talks continued into a second day.

A German chancellor will for the first time preside over the lighting of the giant Hanukkah Menorah in front of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on Thursday, in a sign of solidarity with Jewish people two months after the Hamas attacks.

Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world's two biggest oil exporters, on Thursday called for all OPEC+ members to join an agreement on output cuts for the good of the global economy just days after a fractious meeting of the producers' club.

Greece and Turkey on Thursday agreed to reboot their relations, establishing a roadmap designed to usher in a new era of ties between the two NATO allies but historic foes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and will hold talks with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The United Arab Emirates has extradited to Denmark British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah, who is accused of submitting fraudulent applications for 1.44 billion pounds.

Saudi and U.S.-brokered talks aimed at halting fighting between Sudan's warring parties have faltered again, and the country's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have pressed on with military campaigns that have caused a major humanitarian crisis.

The leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries renewed their steadfast position in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity over its southern provinces in Western Sahara.

Heavy rainfall flooded several major roads, causing traffic jams across Beirut and its suburbs Tuesday evening, according to L'Orient Today's journalists on the scene.

Preparations are in full swing to hold the IRONMAN 70.3 Middle Eastern Championship, set to be hosted in Bahrain on Thursday and Friday.

Jordan's King Abdullah said on Tuesday the world should condemn any attempt by Israel to create conditions that would forcibly displace Palestinians within the war-devastated Gaza Strip or outside its borders.