The number of tourists visiting Israel rose in 2023 compared with 2022, although it plunged in October after war broke out between Israel and Hamas and remained low for the rest of the year, the Israeli tourism ministry said on Thursday.
The slain deputy chief of Hamas, Saleh al-Arouri, was buried in the Palestinian camp of Shatila in Beirut on Thursday, amid throngs of mourners launching volleys of gunfire.
Iranian leaders vowed revenge on Thursday for two explosions that killed nearly 100 people at a ceremony to commemorate top Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani on the anniversary of his death in a U.S. drone attack. The Islamic State claims responsibility.
In a world where geopolitical influence is often wielded as a powerful tool, recent allegations against U.S. Senator Robert Menendez shed light on the murky waters of international influence-peddling. This time, the accusations point to not one, but two countries: Egypt and Qatar.
In a bid to address a prolonged political crisis and streamline the governance of the oil-rich Gulf state, Kuwait's newly crowned Emir, Mechaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has appointed seasoned diplomat Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al-Sabah as the new Prime Minister.
Israel's wartime economy will get a much-awaited boost as the military gradually releases reservists fighting in the Gaza Strip so they can return to their jobs and jumpstart softening growth.
In the wake of the recent assassination of senior Hamas figure Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut, many Israelis perceive the city as a stronghold of Hezbollah members. However, few may be aware of the deep-rooted history of Jewish presence in Lebanon that existed for centuries, even until relatively recent times.
Egypt is preparing to spend billions doubling the size of a lavish new capital it is building in the desert 45 km (28 miles) east of Cairo, where the first residents are trickling in, the head of the company overseeing the project said.
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II on Thursday defied a cold spell to ride through the streets of Copenhagen in a gold-coated horse carriage for the last time as monarch before handing over the throne to her son Crown Prince Frederik next week.
China's President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to the Iranian president on Thursday for the "terrorist attack" a day earlier, Chinese state television CCTV said.
At least three militia fighters were killed and six others wounded in a drone strike on an Iran-backed militia headquarters in eastern Baghdad on Thursday, police and security sources told Reuters.
The United States and eleven other countries issued a joint statement on Wednesday reiterating a call for an end to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, according to the White House.
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