World / Middle East

Lebanon's Mikati named PM, faces tough path to cabinet 23 Jun 2022 - 05:45 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was designated on Thursday to form a new government, but faces a politically difficult path to...

Syria capital airport to resume flights after Israeli strike 22 Jun 2022 - 05:45 pm

DAMASCUS, Syria:The international airport in Syria's capital will resume flights after nearly two weeks following an Israeli airstrike that caused serious damage to...

Lebanon latest in Mideast to detect 1st case of monkeypox 20 Jun 2022 - 02:09 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Health Ministry said Monday authorities have detected the country's first case of monkeypox in a person who returned from abroad and...

Saudi Crown Prince to visit Turkey on June 22: Erdogan 17 Jun 2022 - 02:25 pm

Istanbul: Saudi Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman will visit Turkey on June 22, President HE Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, in another...

Lebanon's north turns to apothecaries as healthcare costs soar 14 Jun 2022 - 04:59 pm

TRIPOLI: Once a gymnastics instructor, Mohammad Abadeen now runs a small apothecary inLebanon's north, offering affordable plant-based treatments to clients tired of chronic...

Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises 12 Jun 2022 - 10:46 am

Houla, Lebanon: In a remote village in southern Lebanon, Qassem Shreim crouched low to examine his wheat crop. Food costs have soared amid...

Lebanese caretaker energy minister says 'politics' behind delay of U.S.-backed electricity plan 08 Jun 2022 - 02:58 pm

AMMAN: Lebanon's caretaker energy minister said on Wednesday "politics" was behind the delay of a U.S.-backed deal to supply his country with electricity...

Delhi BJP leader suspended after inflammatory tweet causes wide discontent in Arab world 05 Jun 2022 - 03:25 pm

Delhi BJP media cell head Naveen Kumar Jindal tweet against Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) caused wide discontent in the Arab world with hashtags calling...

Lebanon says Israel creates crisis in disputed waters 05 Jun 2022 - 03:11 pm

BEIRUT:Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Sunday that Israel was creating a new crisis by encroaching on Lebanese resources in disputed...

Lebanese security chief fears political paralysis, social collapse 03 Jun 2022 - 01:50 pm

A senior Lebanese security official has said the risk of political paralysis has increased since an election produced a fractured parliament last month,...

Qatar condemns assassination of Journalist Ghufran Warasneh by Israeli Occupation Forces 02 Jun 2022 - 02:32 pm

Doha: The State of Qatar condemned, in the strongest terms, the assassination of journalist and liberated prisoner Ghufran Warasneh by the Israeli occupation...

Lebanese parliament re-elects Nabih Berri as speaker 31 May 2022 - 12:52 pm

Beirut: Lebanon's new legislature narrowly elected veteran politician Nabih Berri for a seventh term as speaker of parliament in its first session on...

Israeli occupation forces arrest 9 Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem 30 May 2022 - 09:13 pm

Occupied Jerusalem- Israeli occupation forces arrested 9 Palestinians during a massive arrest campaign in Bab Al-Amoud area in occupied Jerusalem. Palestinian News Agency...

East Jerusalem will remain eternal capital of Palestine: Palestinian Presidency 29 May 2022 - 07:10 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian presidency confirmed today that East Jerusalem will remain the eternal capital of the State of Palestine as per international legitimacy...

Israeli Occupation Forces arrest 1,530 Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem since beginning of this year 29 May 2022 - 03:42 pm

Palestinian Prisoners Club revealed today that the Israeli occupation forces have arrested 1530 Palestinians in the occupied Jerusalem since the beginning of this...

Israeli boats target Palestinian Fishermen in Northern Gaza 28 May 2022 - 07:20 pm

Israeli occupation boats targeted, with machine gun fire and tear gas grenades Palestinian fishermen in northern Gaza Strip. News reports stated that the...