World / Middle East

Islamist party faces test in Moroccan elections 04 Sep 2015 - 12:13 am

Members of the PJD greet Secretary General Abdelilah Benkirane during a meeting ahead of the municipal elections in Tangier. IMIDER: Campaigning for today’s...

‘His only fault was to have been born in Syria’ 04 Sep 2015 - 12:12 am

A man holds a poster with a drawing depicting drowned Syrian toddlers during a demonstration for refugee rights in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. Amman:...

World calls for action after kids drown 04 Sep 2015 - 12:10 am

Abdullah Al Kurdi (right), the father of the drowned 3-year-old boy Aylan Kurdi from Syria, cries at a morgue as he tries to...

Iran's Khamenei backs parliamentary vote on nuclear deal with powers: state TV 03 Sep 2015 - 01:36 pm

ANKARA: Iran's Supreme Leader said on Thursday he backed a parliamentary vote on a historic nuclear deal reached with six major powers and...

Saudi Basic Industries cuts domestic rebar steel price 03 Sep 2015 - 01:09 pm

DUBAI: Saudi Basic Industries Corp said on Thursday it had cut its domestic retail price for rebar steel by 200 riyals ($53.3) per...

Troubled Dubai gold retailer seeks time to repay $136 mln debts 03 Sep 2015 - 12:32 pm

By Stanley Carvalho and Tom Arnold ABU DHABI/DUBAI: A Dubai-based gold and jewellery retailer that defaulted on loans worth about 500 million dirhams...

Car bomb kills 10 in Latakia 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

People looking at the wreckage of vehicles at the site of a car bombing in Latakia yesterday. Damascus: Ten people were killed and...

Saudi, US near deal for two Lockheed warships 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia is in advanced discussions with the US government about buying two frigates based on a coastal warship that Lockheed Martin...

Three-year-old migrant child’s body on Turkish beach shocks Europe 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

A young migrant, who drowned in a failed attempt to sail to the Greek island of Kos, lies on the shore in the...

Obama secures Iran victory 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech on the nuclear agreement with Iran, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, yesterday. WASHINGTON: US President Barack...

28 die in bombing of Yemen Shiite mosque claimed by IS 02 Sep 2015 - 10:00 pm

The file picture shows wreckage of a car seen at the site of a car bomb attack in the capital Sanaa on June...

Bad weather halts operations at three Kuwait ports 02 Sep 2015 - 08:00 pm

KUWAIT: Bad weather halted operations at Kuwait's Shuweikh, Shuaiba and Doha ports on Wednesday, state news agency KUNA said, quoting the country's port...

Twelve Syrians drown heading from Turkey to Greek island 02 Sep 2015 - 03:54 pm

ISTANBUL: At least 12 people believed to be Syrian refugees drowned as two boats sank after leaving southwest Turkey for the Greek island...

Turkish construction firm says 18 workers kidnapped in Baghdad 02 Sep 2015 - 11:27 am

ANKARA: Eighteen Turkish workers were kidnapped from a sports stadium they were constructing in northeast Baghdad on Wednesday morning, the head of their...

Dubai Airport reports July traffic jump after year-ago maintenance 02 Sep 2015 - 11:21 am

DUBAI: Dubai International Airport saw a 29.6 percent jump in passenger numbers in July, reflecting runway maintenance the previous summer, the operator of...

Bahrain postpones plan to remove meat subsidies 02 Sep 2015 - 11:01 am

DUBAI: Bahrain has postponed by one month a controversial plan to remove government subsidies on meat, in a sign of the political obstacles...

Rising civilian casualties in Taiz worry UN 02 Sep 2015 - 12:03 am

A member of the Houthi militia mans a heavy machine gun in Sana’a, Yemen, yesterday. GENEVA: Nearly 100 civilians have been killed in...

Protesters evicted from Lebanon ministry 02 Sep 2015 - 12:02 am

Beirut: Lebanese police ejected protesters who occupied part of the environment ministry yesterday to press the minister to resign, raising tensions over their...