World / Middle East

Lebanon, Israel end second round of maritime border talks 29 Oct 2020 - 05:01 pm

Naqura, Lebanon: Lebanon and Israel, still technically at war, wrapped up a second round of maritime border talks Thursday under UN and US...

Erdogan urges Turks to boycott French goods 26 Oct 2020 - 06:13 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Monday for Turks to boycott French goods and urged European Union leaders to halt French leader...

Russia strikes kill 78 in Syria: monitor 26 Oct 2020 - 04:07 pm

Beirut: Airstrikes by Damascus regime ally Russia killed 78 Turkey-backed rebels in northwestern Syria on Monday, a monitor said, in the bloodiest surge...

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire, US State Department says 26 Oct 2020 - 09:11 am

Washington: US State Department announced on Sunday that a new humanitarian ceasefire will take effect on Monday in the conflict between Azerbaijan and...

Thousands rally in Iraq to mark one year of protests 25 Oct 2020 - 03:15 pm

BAGHDAD: Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Sunday to mark one year since mass anti-government demonstrations swept Baghdad and Iraq's south,...

Lebanese Christian cleric to Hariri: avoid 'secret deals' in forming cabinet 25 Oct 2020 - 02:30 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's top Christian cleric urged Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Sunday to avoid back-door deals and to quickly form a new government...

Turkey extends research vessel mission for gas hunt 25 Oct 2020 - 01:38 pm

Istanbul: Turkey has extended once again a research ship's search for gas in contested waters of the eastern Mediterranean as Greece warned the...

Lebanon's Hariri on course to be named PM 22 Oct 2020 - 10:12 am

BEIRUT: Lebanon's former premier Saad al-Hariri appeared on course to be nominated for a fourth term as prime minister on Thursday and try...

Iran reports record 5,039 new daily COVID-19 cases 20 Oct 2020 - 01:47 pm

DUBAI: Iran's health ministry on Tuesday reported 5,039 new coronavirus infections in the previous 24 hours, the highest ever daily tally, pushing the...

Iran and Ukraine open new talks over downed plane 19 Oct 2020 - 11:23 pm

Tehran, Oct 19, 2020 (AFP) - Iran hosted officials from Ukraine in the second round of talks on Monday over compensation for a...

Iran hit by record 337 virus deaths in single day 19 Oct 2020 - 08:33 pm

Tehran - Iran on Monday announced 337 deaths from the novel coronavirus, a record high for a single day in the Middle East...

Iran says UN arms embargo on Tehran has been lifted 18 Oct 2020 - 11:47 am

Tehran: A longstanding UN embargo on arms sales to and from Iran expired early Sunday in line with a 2015 landmark nuclear deal,...

Lebanon's protest flame still flickers on anniversary of 'revolution' 17 Oct 2020 - 08:21 pm

BEIRUT: Demonstrators marched through Lebanon's capital on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of a protest movement that toppled the government but was...

Turkey says Black Sea gas find bigger than first thought 17 Oct 2020 - 06:08 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that a vast natural gas field discovered in the Black Sea was even bigger than...

Pro-Iran protesters torch Kurd party offices in Baghdad 17 Oct 2020 - 03:58 pm

Baghdad: Supporters of Hashed al-Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary network dominated by Iran-backed factions, Saturday burned down the main Kurdish party's headquarters in Baghdad...

Lebanon's biggest Christian party says won't back Hariri for PM 17 Oct 2020 - 03:50 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's largest Christian political party said on Saturday it would not back the nomination of former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to lead...

Iran announces its virus death toll passes 30,000 killed 17 Oct 2020 - 01:52 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran announced Saturday that its death toll from the coronavirus has passed the milestone of 30,000 killed. The announcement by Health...