Bahrain Gulf Airlines to launch direct flights to Tel Aviv from October 29

Lebanese President Michel Aoun signs decree on formation of new Lebanese government on Friday in the presence of Prime Minister-elect Najib Mikati Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigned 13 months ago, after which Mustafa Adib and Saad Hariri failed to form a government.

At a news conference, White House spokesman Jen Saki told Fox News how the United States was working with a regime in which the FBI had offered a $ 10 million ransom for its interior minister. "We are here to celebrate the departure of American citizens," said Saki, without mentioning the reward for the arrest of Sirajuddin Haqqani.

Russia's Gazprom announced on Friday that the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which transports Russian gas from the Baltic Sea to Germany, has been completed. The construction of the pipeline provoked a lot of reactions, and the United States had boycotted the factors involved for some time.

In a statement, Republican Sen. Jim Risch called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors to protest Iran over its obstruction of its oversight activities. He said Iran's recent behavior shows that it is hiding something from the international community

The White House said Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had a "broad strategic dialogue" on the common and conflicting interests and values of the two countries. Biden stressed the importance of peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region