Iraq closed public buildings and temporarily shut airports Monday as another sandstorm — the ninth since mid-April — hit the country. More than 1,000 people were hospitalized across the nation with respiratory problems, health ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr told AFP. Flights were also grounded in neighboring Kuwait for a second ...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met and held talks with the Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik in the Al Alam Palace. Being officially welcomed by the Sultan of Oman, Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Muscat on Monday morning. Raisi’s visit to Oman takes place at the invitation of the Sultan of Oman. Before leaving ...