World / Middle East

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...

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador: PM statement 20 Jul 2023 - 03:15 pm

Baghdad: Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and decided to withdraw its envoy from Stockholm for permitting Koran-burning protest there, a...

Egypt's Sisi pardons jailed researcher Patrick Zaki 19 Jul 2023 - 06:57 pm

Cairo: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted a pardon Wednesday to researcher Patrick Zaki, state media said, a day after Zaki's three-year jail...

Iraqis protest water, electricity shortages under burning heat 18 Jul 2023 - 07:16 pm

Baghdad: Despite punishingly high temperatures, dozens of Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad on Tuesday to protest water and electricity shortages, and...

Arab rights group urges help for rescued migrants on Libya border 17 Jul 2023 - 08:39 pm

Tripoli: An Arab rights group called Monday for international help for 360 sub-Saharan migrants who Libyan authorities say were rescued after having been...