RIYADH (BLOOMBERG) – Saudi Arabia plans to build the first recycling facility for construction debris in the capital, Riyadh, as it tries to overhaul a landfill-dominated waste-management industry. The effort will be led by the Saudi Investment Recycling Company, a subsidiary of the government’s sovereign wealth fund. The first phase of construction is expected to […]

The US says it has carried out an attack on leaders of a group it calls al-Qaeda in Syria, in the country’s rebel-held Idlib province. US Central Command said the operation had targeted those “responsible for attacks threatening US citizens, our partners and innocent civilians”. No details were given but other reports say some 40 […]

Iran says sanctions are preventing lifesaving drugs from reaching the country, despite special exemptions for medical supplies. This is disputed by Washington. “The United States exempts medicine and medical devices for the Iranian people from US sanctions,” says Brian Hook, the American special representative for Iran. So how are sanctions affecting access to medicines in […]

The Lebanese Shia Muslim militant group Hezbollah has fired several anti-tank rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for a reported Israeli drone attack in Beirut last week. Israeli military sources confirmed rockets had been fired at an Israeli army base and military vehicles. The Israeli army responded by attacking targets in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah sources […]

The Lebanese Shia Muslim militant group Hezbollah has fired several anti-tank rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for a reported Israeli drone attack in Beirut last week. Israeli military sources confirmed rockets had been fired at an Israeli army base and military vehicles. The Israeli army responded by attacking targets in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah sources […]

The US says it has carried out an attack on leaders of a group it calls al-Qaeda in Syria, in the country’s rebel-held Idlib province. US Central Command said the operation had targeted those “responsible for attacks threatening US citizens, our partners and innocent civilians”. No details were given but other reports say some 40 […]

JERUSALEM (AP) – Hezbollah militants on Sunday (Sept 1) fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles into Israel, prompting a reprisal of heavy Israeli artillery fire in a rare burst of fighting between the bitter enemies. Although the shooting quickly subsided without casualties on either side, the situation remained volatile. The bitter enemies, which fought a […]

Dubbed the ‘Kian’, unmanned drone can fly over 1,000km and climb to an altitude of 5,000 metres, officials say. Iran has unveiled the “Kian”, a new high-precision drone that can locate and attack targets far from the country’s borders, according to officials. Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard displayed the unmanned aerial vehicle at a ceremony in the capital, […]

Archaeologists excavate palace complex on the banks of the Tigris river estimated to be nearly 3,500 years old. A palace thousands of years old has emerged from the Mosul Dam in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq after water levels dropped because of drought. The appearance of the ruins on the banks of the Tigris River […]

Palestinian officials denounce Israel PM’s reiterated pledge to annex occupied West Bank settlements as ‘unacceptable’. Palestinian officials have denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reiteration of a pledge to annex all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, warning such a move would not lead to “any peace”. Nabil Abu Rdainah, a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud […]