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World / Middle East

Syria's FM visits Egypt in step toward restoring ties 01 Apr 2023 - 05:53 pm
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (right) meets with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad at the ministry headquarters in Cairo, on April 1, 2023. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
Quake hit one-fifth of Turkiye's food production: UN 31 Mar 2023 - 11:28 am
A dog rests in a building in the quake-hit town of Samandag, southern Turkiye on March 27, 2023, after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake of February 2023 that killed more than 50,000 in southeastern Turkiye and nearly 6,000 over the border in Syria. Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP
Top UN court rejects Iranian bid to free assets frozen by US 30 Mar 2023 - 06:59 pm
Peninsula
Lebanon abruptly nixes plan for $122mn airport 'Terminal 2' 30 Mar 2023 - 05:26 pm
Soldiers stand guard outside the government palace during a demonstration by retired Lebanese army and security forces veterans demanding inflation-adjustments to their pensions, in Beirut on March 30, 2023. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)
Assad reshuffles Syria's Cabinet amid harsh economic crisis 29 Mar 2023 - 07:59 pm
A Syrian boy carries woods for a bakery in the centre of Hatay, on March 28, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6, 2023 killed more than 50,000 in southeastern Turkey and nearly 6,000 over the border in Syria, leaving entire cities in ruins. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP)
Hundreds of thousands lost their jobs in Turkiye-Syria quake: UN 28 Mar 2023 - 06:36 pm
Residents search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in the village of Besnaya in Syria, on February 6, 2022. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
Arabs welcome Ramadan with acts of worship, adornments 28 Mar 2023 - 08:50 am
Traditional Ramadan lighting on sale in Doha. Pic: Salim Matramkot
Lebanon changes unpopular move to delay daylight saving time 27 Mar 2023 - 05:07 pm
A clock tower in Beirut's Jdeideh district indicates the time on March 26, 2023, after Lebanon's government announced a decision to delay daylight savings. (Photo by Anwar Amro / AFP)
Iraq's Kurdistan announces November vote after delay 26 Mar 2023 - 06:38 pm
Peninsula
Sudan's speciality 'bittersweet' Ramadan drink 26 Mar 2023 - 01:51 pm
US Embassy in Sudan staff in a Hilumur drink making event.
Yemen soldier killed in Huthi drone attack: officials 25 Mar 2023 - 07:45 pm
Peninsula
4.4-magnitude earthquake hits Turkiye's Kahramanmaras 24 Mar 2023 - 07:54 pm
A family sit in front of their former house, destroyed after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Adiyaman, Turkiyes, on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Bulent Kilic / AFP)
Libya revives cannon salute to break Ramadan fast 24 Mar 2023 - 06:01 pm
People gather at a decorated area in Tripoli on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Libya on March 23, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
Islamic State group kills 15 truffle hunters in Syria: monitor 24 Mar 2023 - 04:00 pm
In this file photo a merchant presents a desert truffles at a market in the city of Hama in west-central Syria on March 6, 2023. (Photo by Louai Beshara / AFP)
IMF warns without reforms, Lebanon could see hyperinflation 23 Mar 2023 - 07:14 pm
A handout picture provided by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra on March 23, 2023 shows Lebanese caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati meeting with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the governmental palace in Beirut on March 23, 2023. (Photo by DALATI AND NOHRA / AFP)
Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ 22 Mar 2023 - 02:32 pm
Security offices in the background watch as retired Lebanese army and security forces veterans gather to protest outside the government palace headquarters in the centre of Beirut on March 22, 2023, demanding inflation-adjustments to their pensions. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)
Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ 22 Mar 2023 - 02:03 pm
Tear gas fumes fill the air as retired Lebanese army and security forces veterans attempt to break into the government palace premises in the centre of Beirut on March 22, 2023 . (Photo by Joseph Eid / AFP)
Protests in Lebanon as pound hits new low against dollar 21 Mar 2023 - 11:36 pm
File Photo: Lebanese demonstrators block a road with burning tyres in front of the Electricite Du Liban company building in the southern city of Sidon, as the country struggles with a deep economic crisis. (AFP)