World / Middle East

Some wildfires rage on in Turkey, although most have been contained 01 Aug 2021 - 02:38 pm

ISTANBUL: Firefighters in Turkey battled on Sunday to control five wildfires including ones in the coastal resort towns of Manavgat and Marmaris, but...

Iran denies involvement in attack on oil tanker off Oman 01 Aug 2021 - 11:25 am

Dubai: Iran said on Sunday it was not involved in an attack on an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker off the coast of Oman,...

Turkey evacuates tourists by boat from wildfires 31 Jul 2021 - 07:55 pm

ISTANBUL: Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats Saturday after being told to evacuate some hotels in...

Turkish wildfire leaves charred home and ashes, as blazes continue 31 Jul 2021 - 02:52 pm

Manavgat: Days after a raging wildfire in southern Turkey drove his family from the home they lived in for four decades, Mehmet Demir...

US Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker off Oman, killing 2 31 Jul 2021 - 12:28 pm

US Navy explosive experts believe a "drone strike” targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the...

FBI probe shows amount of chemicals in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment 30 Jul 2021 - 09:01 pm

The amount of ammonium nitrate that blew up at Beirut port last year was one fifth of the shipment unloaded there in 2013,...

Four killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated 30 Jul 2021 - 01:57 pm

MANAVGAT, Turkey - The death toll from wildfires on Turkey's southern coast has risen to four and firefighters were battling blazes for a...

Three dead as wildfire in south Turkey rages on: Minister 29 Jul 2021 - 03:34 pm

ISTANBUL: Three people were found dead as a forest fire burned for a second day in southern Turkey on Thursday, the country's AFAD...

Lebanon battles wildfires in country's north, firefighter dies 28 Jul 2021 - 08:48 pm

BEIRUT: Raging wildfires have burned large swathes of Lebanon's pine forests in the mountainous north of the country, killing at least one firefighter...

Turkey tackles low vaccine take-up in east as COVID-19 cases surge 28 Jul 2021 - 08:38 pm

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: In the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, health workers' pleas to citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ring out through the streets...

Residents flee as winds fan massive wildfire in southern Turkey 28 Jul 2021 - 05:51 pm

ANKARA: A massive forest fire in southern Turkey spread to the town of Manavgat as the flames were fanned by strong winds on...

Businessman Mikati, set to be named premier, meets Lebanese president 26 Jul 2021 - 01:38 pm

Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday held a brief meeting with leading businessman Najib Mikati, set to receive the backing of a...

Qatar Embassy asks citizens to be cautious as tensions rise in Tunisia 26 Jul 2021 - 01:15 pm

Doha: The Embassy of the State of Qatar in Tunisia has warned its citizens who are in the Republic of Tunisia to exercise...

Tensions in Tunisia after president suspends parliament 26 Jul 2021 - 01:08 pm

Tunis, Tunisia: Troops surrounded Tunisia's parliament and blocked its speaker from entering Monday after the president suspended the legislature and fired the prime...

Turkey reports increase in COVID-19 cases 25 Jul 2021 - 09:24 pm

ISTANBUL- Turkey’s daily COVID-19 infections have increased, reaching 14,230 new cases in the past 24 hours. Health ministry statistics show that the 7-day...

Eid Charity, UNHCR sign agreement to provide Syrian refugees in Lebanon cash-assistance 22 Jul 2021 - 08:59 am

Doha: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Eid Charity signed an agreement to provide Syrian refugees in Lebanon with multi-purpose cash-assistance grants through...

Turkey looking into operating Kabul airport 20 Jul 2021 - 02:41 pm

Ankara: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country is looking into the possibility of operating the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, if...