World / Middle East

Israel strikes on Gaza kill 8, including senior militant 05 Aug 2022 - 06:05 pm

GAZA CITY: The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed at least eightpeople, including a five-year-old girl, and wounded another...

Large section of Beirut's port silos collapses, 2 years after blast 04 Aug 2022 - 08:45 pm

BEIRUT: A large block of Beirut’s giant port grain silos, shredded by a massive explosion two years ago, collapsed on Thursday as hundreds...

Thousands of protesters mark two years since Beirut blast 04 Aug 2022 - 06:56 pm

Thousands of protesters marched tearfully in the Lebanese capital on Thursday, marking two years since a cataclysmic explosion at the Beirut port, with...

Amnesty calls on occupation authorities to immediately release Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Manasra 04 Aug 2022 - 03:39 pm

Occupied Jerusalem:Amnesty International called on the Israeli occupation authorities on Wednesday to immediately release the young Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra. Responding to the...

Iraqi cleric orders followers to continue protest until demands met 03 Aug 2022 - 09:05 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday told his supporters to continue their sit-in occupation of the Baghdad parliament until his demands,...

Groups ask UN to investigate Beirut's massive 2020 blast 03 Aug 2022 - 06:17 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese and international organizations Wednesday called on the U.N. Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port...

Yemen’s warring parties agree to renew existing truce: UN 02 Aug 2022 - 09:54 pm

CAIRO: The United Nations says Yemen’s warring parties agreed on Tuesday to renew an existing truce for another two months after international concerted...

Palestinian PM calls on US Congress to recognize State of Palestine 02 Aug 2022 - 09:17 pm

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Prime Minister HE Mohammad Shtayyeh has called the US Congress today, August 2, to recognize the state of Palestine since...

Dozens of settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque 02 Aug 2022 - 02:45 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Dozens of settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday under the heavy guard of the Israeli occupation police. The Department of Islamic...

Thousands of anti-Sadr demonstrators protest occupation of Iraq parliament 01 Aug 2022 - 07:37 pm

BAGHDAD: Thousands of demonstrators opposed to Iraq's powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr staged a protest on Monday at the edge of Baghdad's fortified government...

Police fire tear gas on Sudanese protest as anti-military campaign enters 10th month 31 Jul 2022 - 09:25 pm

KHARTOUM: Thousands of protesters marching towards Sudan's presidential palace was blocked by police firing tear gas, as an anti-military campaign entered its 10th...

Iraq cleric's followers camped out in parliament for 2nd day 31 Jul 2022 - 08:20 pm

BAGHDAD: With mattresses strewn about, food trucked in and protesters playacting as lawmakers, hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric camped out...

Part of Beirut port silos, damaged in 2020 blast, collapses 31 Jul 2022 - 06:11 pm

BEIRUT: A section of Beirut's massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed on Sunday after a weekslong fire triggered by...

Remittances from Egyptian workers abroad at $2.4 bln in May 31 Jul 2022 - 03:54 pm

CAIRO: Remittances from Egyptian workers abroad reached $2.4 billion in May, the central bank said on Sunday. Remittances, one of Egypt's main sources...

Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs holds International Community accountable for impunity of Israeli entity 31 Jul 2022 - 03:04 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated Sunday in a statement that it holds the Israeli entity's government fully and directly responsible...

Floods kill at least 53 in Iran, rescuers hunt for the missing 29 Jul 2022 - 10:11 pm

Rescuers searched for the missing in Iran on Friday after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 53 people, officials...

Seven Asian expats die in UAE floods 29 Jul 2022 - 08:26 pm

DUBAI: Seven Asian expatriates have been found dead in the United Arab Emirates following recent floods across the country, the UAE's interior ministry...

Saudi, Turkish FMs discuss enhancing bilateral relations over phone 28 Jul 2022 - 12:50 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah discussed in a phone call today with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu bilateral...