Middle East
Israel will send research team to India to test out diagnostic technologies
The delegation will also bring ‘cutting-edge equipment’ donated by the government and the private sector, including ventilators
Kuwait's emir travels to US for medical treatment
The emir, who has ruled the oil-rich Gulf state since 2006, had been in hospital since the weekend
Iran executes man convicted of spying for US, Israel
The former translator also helped to locate a top Iranian general Soleimani, killed later by the Americans, the judiciary said
Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital
The de facto ruler and next in line to the throne is the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who is popular among young Saudis
UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st
Named Al-Amal, or Hope, this is Arab world’s first space mission, a major step for the oil-dependent economy seeking a future in space
UAE’s Mars mission delayed again due to bad weather
Named Al-Amal or ‘Hope’, the probe is the first-ever Arab space mission now set to be launched on coming Friday
Pope Francis hurt by Turkey’s decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque
'My thoughts go to Istanbul. I think of Santa Sophia and I am very pained,' the Pope said during his weekly blessing in St. Peter’s Square
World Council of Churches ‘dismayed’ at Hagia Sophia shift
US State Department said it was ‘disappointed’ by the decision and looks forward to seeing how Turkey plans to keep the landmark open to all
Turkey’s court ruling turns Hagia Sophia into a mosque
The decision to turn the former cathedral to a place of muslim worship has sparked deep dismay among country's Orthodox Christians
France asks Israel to drop West Bank annexation plans
Macron emphasised that annexation would contravene international law and jeopardise possibility of peace between Israelis and Palestinians