World / Middle East

Saudi Arabia, India sign cooperation agreement on digital economy 18 Aug 2023 - 11:04 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and India signed today a cooperation agreement on digitization and electronic manufacturing. The agreement was signed by Saudi Minister of...

Cat cafe brings pawsitivity to war-scarred Gaza 18 Aug 2023 - 12:20 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: A cat cafe in the Gaza Strip aims to "cheer up" Palestinian residents and offer them a respite from...

Clashes in Libya capital kill two and shut airport 16 Aug 2023 - 06:00 pm

Tripoli: Gunfighting between the two leading armed groups in Tripoli killed two people and forced the closure of theLibyan capital's only civilian airport,...

Palestinian PM calls on Japan to recognise State of Palestine 14 Aug 2023 - 11:02 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh called on Japan to fully recognise the state of Palestine to protect the two-state solution. During his...

Lebanon's interim central bank governor freezes assets of former chief and close associates 14 Aug 2023 - 10:07 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s interim central bank governor on Monday froze the accounts of the bank's embattled former chief and close relatives and associates days...

Baghdad zoo animals suffer as mercury hits 50 degrees 14 Aug 2023 - 04:08 pm

Baghdad: A pair of Siberian tigers pant incessantly beside a pond at their zoo enclosure in the scorching summer heat of the Iraqi...

Sudanese start small businesses to survive war 13 Aug 2023 - 10:43 am

Wad Madani, Sudan: Sudan's war has left university lecturer Ali Seif without pay for months. To make ends meet, he has turned to...

Egypt dig unearths 41mn-year-old Whale in desert 11 Aug 2023 - 10:41 am

Cairo: Palaeontologists in Egypt have unearthed an extinct species ofWhalethat lived 41 million years ago whenWhaleancestors were just completing their move from land...

Iran building collapse death toll rises to four: media 07 Aug 2023 - 11:26 am

Tehran: Four Iranians including two police officers have been killed and at least 11 other people injured when several buildings collapsed in the...

Erdogan announces Putin visit to Turkiye in August 04 Aug 2023 - 10:38 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday announced that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would visit Ankara during August, adding that the...

Turkiye's exports record 8.4% increase in July 03 Aug 2023 - 06:57 pm

Doha, Qatar: Turkish Ministry of Trade announcedthat ''Turkiye's exports in July recorded a growth of 8.4 percent, totaling USD 20.09 billion.'' The share...

Gaza open-air cinema a breath of fresh air for Palestinians 03 Aug 2023 - 01:38 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Gaza residents took their seats in front of a large projector screen set up on a sandy beach, a...

Saudi allows citizens to invite friends for Umrah, tourism 27 Jul 2023 - 07:03 pm

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Hajand Umrah in Saudi Arabia announced that citizens would be able to invite friends from around the world...

Tunisia says 900 migrants drowned off its coast this year 27 Jul 2023 - 05:27 pm

More than 900 migrants have drowned off Tunisia's coast so far this year as they tried to reach Europe by boat, the North...

Rockets hit Khartoum, air force base attacked 27 Jul 2023 - 01:05 pm

Wad Madani, Sudan: Rockets pummelled the Sudanese capital Thursday, witnesses said, as paramilitaries attacked a key air force base north of the capital...

Algeria battles raging Wildfires that have killed 34 25 Jul 2023 - 08:53 pm

Algiers: Algerian firefighters were Tuesday battling blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts and turned...

Omani Foreign Minister denounces desecrating copies of Holy Qur'an in Sweden 25 Jul 2023 - 07:36 pm

Muscat: Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi stressed during a phone call on Tuesday with his Swedish counterpart Tobias...

Turkish, Algerian Presidents discuss regional, international developments 22 Jul 2023 - 11:11 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday met in Istanbul for talks. The two sides discussed...