World / Middle East

Egypt shuts down Red Sea beaches after tourist killed in shark attack -sources 03 Jul 2022 - 01:36 pm

CAIRO: Egypt's Red Sea Governorate issued an order to shut down several Red Sea beaches on Friday after a 68-year-old Austrian woman was...

Israel says it will test bullet that killed reporter, Palestinians disagree 03 Jul 2022 - 12:35 pm

Israel said on Sunday it would test a bullet that killed a Palestinian-American journalist to determine whether one of its soldiers shot her...

At least five killed in magnitude 6.1 quake on Iran Gulf coast 02 Jul 2022 - 02:06 pm

DUBAI: At least five people were killed and 49 injured by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media...

Tunisian president seeks more powers in new constitution 01 Jul 2022 - 09:14 pm

Tunis: Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday unveiled a new draft constitution that would bestow broad powers on the president and curtail the...

UAE, Indonesia ink economic pact to boost bilateral trade 01 Jul 2022 - 08:03 pm

The United Arab Emirates signed a wide-ranging economic pact with Indonesia on Friday as the two countries seek to boost bilateral trade to...

Turkey hikes minimum wage in face of soaring prices 01 Jul 2022 - 06:26 pm

Istanbul: Turkey will increase its minimum wage by around 30% to a net 5,550 lira ($331.26) per month with immediate effect because of...

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker, Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions President focus on human rights 01 Jul 2022 - 08:26 am

Beirut:The Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon Nabih Berri met on Wednesday President of the Doha-based Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions,...

Iran says ready for new talks with US on nuclear deal 30 Jun 2022 - 09:19 pm

Iran said on Thursday it is ready for new indirect talks with the United States to overcome the last hurdles to revive its...

Outcry in Egypt as historic Nile houseboats are demolished 29 Jun 2022 - 05:53 pm

Cairo: Owners of the Nile's famous houseboats in the heart of Egypt's capital are having their homes demolished and towed away as authorities...

Chlorine gas leak kills 12, injures 251 at Jordan port 28 Jun 2022 - 10:52 am

At least 12 people died and 251 were injured in a chlorine gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan'sAqabaport, officials and state...

Ten dead, 251 injured in toxic gas leak at Jordan's Aqaba port 27 Jun 2022 - 08:27 pm

Ten people died and 251 were injured in a toxic gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan's Aqaba port, state television reported...

Man walks from London to Mecca for Hajj 27 Jun 2022 - 05:01 pm

Doha: Adam Muhammed set out on foot from the UK last August to perform Hajj. The Britisher of Iraqi descent has been on...

Iran and EU say Vienna nuke talks will resume in coming days 25 Jun 2022 - 09:05 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: The European Union and Iran agreed on Saturday to resume negotiations in Vienna in the coming days over Tehran's tattered nuclear...

Iran-US nuclear talks to resume 'in the coming days', Tehran and EU say 25 Jun 2022 - 08:03 pm

DUBAI: Iran's indirect talks with the United States on reviving the 2015 nuclear pact will resume soon, the Iranian foreign minister said on...

Moderate quake jolts southern Iranian province, killing 1 25 Jun 2022 - 04:04 pm

TEHRAN, Iran:A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck a southern Iranian province Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 30 others, Iranian...

Tunisian interior ministry says there are threats to president's life 24 Jun 2022 - 04:10 pm

TUNIS: Tunisia's interior ministry said on Friday it had information about serious threats to the life of the president and that it had...

Findings suggest Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces: UN rights office 24 Jun 2022 - 12:51 pm

LONDON: Findings show that Israeli security forces fired the bullets that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May, and not indiscriminate firing...