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November 25th, 2025 - 07:16 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Binance accused of facilitating $1 billion to Hamas, Hezbollah, and other groups

ALBAWABA - Binance, one of the world's top cryptocurrency exchange websites, is facing a lawsuit with accusations of facilitating money for the Hamas group. Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, are accused of facilitating millions of dollars in payments to Hamas and other U.S.-designated terrorist groups. The Financial Times reported that the lawsuit was filed by victims of Hamas' October 2023 attack on Israel. Reuters reported that the lawsuit is ...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on March 1, 2020. (Wakil Kohsar, AFP)

July 22nd, 2020 - 07:00 GMT

Aside From The Taliban Political Infighting Mars Afghan Government

City of Mosul, Iraq /AFP

July 21st, 2020 - 11:11 GMT

Nicholas Pritchard

Bearing Witness: On the Difficulties Facing Those Covering Conflict in the Middle East

Lebanese women wearing protective masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic wait in their car to watch a movie at a drive-in cinema at a park in the coastal town of Byblos, north of the capital on July 18, 2020. A group of Lebanese university graduates launched a drive-in cinema, as movie theatres remain closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The income of the drive-in cinema will go to needy families to help deal with the country's economic crisis. JOSEPH EID / AFP

July 21st, 2020 - 09:14 GMT

Health Minister Says Lebanon is Sliding to Critical Stage With Latest Virus Surge

German activist Hella Mewis (Twitter)

July 21st, 2020 - 06:45 GMT

German Activist Kidnapped by Gunmen in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi chairs the ministerial meeting of the new Iraqi cabinet in Baghdad, May 9. (AFP)

July 20th, 2020 - 08:25 GMT

Iraqi PM Postpones Saudi Visit After King Salman Hospitalized

Jordanian Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz (AFP File Photo)

July 20th, 2020 - 06:59 GMT

Jordan's PM: The Gov't Will Fight Corruption and Control Tax Evasion

This file photo taken on December 10, 2015 shows Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (AFP PHOTO)

July 20th, 2020 - 06:10 GMT

Saudi King Salman Admitted to Hospital in Riyadh

A man and a woman show their ink-stained fingers after voting at a polling station in the Syrian capital Damascus on July 19, 2020, during the parliamentary elections. Syrians vote today to elect a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling economy after retaking large parts of the war-torn country. Louai Beshara / AFP

July 19th, 2020 - 09:46 GMT

Syrians Put on a Brave Face And Head to The Polls For a New Parliament

Mask-clad Iranians walk along a street in the capital Tehran, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic crisis, on July 19, 2020. Iran's president said yesterday that 35 million Iranians may contract the coronavirus, as the country still did not have herd immunity although a quarter of the population may have already been infected. The country has been battling a resurgence of COVID-19, with figures showing a rise in both new infections and deaths since a two-month low in May. ATTA KENARE / AFP

July 19th, 2020 - 09:27 GMT

Iran: About 25 Million People Contracted Covid-19 in The Past Five Months

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (L) talks with France's President Emmanuel Macron prior the start of the EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, on July 18, 2020, as the leaders of the European Union hold their first face-to-face summit over a post-virus economic rescue plan. The EU has been plunged into a historic economic crunch by the coronavirus crisis, and EU officials have drawn up plans for a huge stimulus package to lead their countries out of lockdown. Fra

July 19th, 2020 - 06:50 GMT

Europe Wants to Agree on a Giant $2.1 Trillion Budget to Deal With The Virus

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell arrives for a European Union Council in Brussels on July 17, 2020, the leaders of the European Union hold their first face-to-face summit over a post-virus economic rescue plan. The EU has been plunged into a historic economic crunch by the coronavirus crisis, and EU officials have drawn up plans for a huge stimulus package to lead their countries out of lockdown. JOHN THYS / POOL / AFP

July 19th, 2020 - 06:09 GMT

Europe is Convinced About Preserving The Iran Nuclear Deal

In this file photo taken on October 14, 2018 shows an F-35A fighter aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force taking part in a military review at the Ground Self-Defence Force's Asaka training ground in Asaka, Saitama prefecture. The United States announced July 9 that it has approved the sale of 105 F-35 stealth aircraft to Japan for an estimated $23.11 billion. Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP

July 19th, 2020 - 05:56 GMT

Why is Turkey Being Removed From The US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program?