World / Middle East

Hamas says oxygen bottles not arms exploded in Lebanon camp 11 Dec 2021 - 03:38 pm

BEIRUT:The Palestinian Hamas group said Saturday that explosions that shook a refugee camp in southern Lebanon were caused by an electrical short-circuit in...

Looted Gilgamesh tablet returns to Iraq in formal ceremony 08 Dec 2021 - 03:38 pm

BAGHDAD:A small clay tablet dating back 3,500 years and bearing a portion of the Epic ofGilgameshthat was looted from an Iraqi museum 30...

Explosion kills four, wounds 20 in Iraq's Basra: Police, hospital sources 07 Dec 2021 - 01:06 pm

Basra:At least four people were killed and 20 wounded in an explosion inIraq's southern city of Basra, police and hospital sources told Reuters...

Tunisia records its first case of the Omicron variant 05 Dec 2021 - 09:22 pm

TUNIS, Tunisia- Tunisia recorded its first case of the Omicron variant Sunday after health authorities in the North African country said a man...

Bomb defused under Turkish officer's car ahead of Erdogan event: Media 05 Dec 2021 - 07:44 am

Istanbul: Turkish police found a bomb under the car of a riot police officer assigned to work at an event attended by President...

France working with other Europeans to open mission in Afghanistan 04 Dec 2021 - 09:29 pm

DOHA: Several European countries are working on opening up a joint diplomatic mission in Afghanistan that would enable their ambassadors to return to...

Macron announces Saudi-French initiative to solve crisis with Lebanon 04 Dec 2021 - 07:55 pm

Cairo: French President Emmanuel Macron announced today a Saudi-French initiative to solve a diplomatic row between several Gulf states and lebanon, Saudi television...

Lebanon reintroduces some COVID-19 prevention measures 01 Dec 2021 - 08:49 pm

BEIRUT - Lebanon will impose a night-time curfew starting Dec. 17 on non-vaccinated people for three weeks and make full vaccination mandatory for...

West asks whether Iran is serious or stalling as nuclear talks set to resume 29 Nov 2021 - 03:57 pm

Vienna: Iran and world powers will meet in Vienna on Monday to try to salvage their 2015 nuclear deal but with Tehran sticking...

Sudan says 6 soldiers killed in ethiopia border fighting 28 Nov 2021 - 07:30 pm

Cairo: Sudan’s armed forces said today that six of its forces were killed in fighting in the country’s border region with ethiopia. It...

Police fire tear gas at protesters in Iran's city of Isfahan 27 Nov 2021 - 04:15 pm

Dubai: Police fired tear gas and birdshot while fighting protesters with batons on Friday in a central Iranian city that has seen days...

Sudan's Hamdok to review appointments made by military 24 Nov 2021 - 03:21 pm

Khartoum: Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok will review appointments and dismissals made by the military to key state posts, the General Secretariat of...

Lebanon receives Beirut blast satellite images from Russia 22 Nov 2021 - 04:56 pm

MOSCOW:Lebanon’s Foreign Minister said on Monday that Russia has delivered satellite images of the Port of Beirut on the day of last year’s...

Sudan military reinstates PM Hamdok after deal 21 Nov 2021 - 05:35 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudan's military reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday and announced the release of all political detainees after weeks of deadly unrest...

Iran's Mahan Air says its has foiled a cyber attack: TV 21 Nov 2021 - 01:16 pm

Dubai: A cyber attack against Iranian private airline Mahan Air has been foiled, Iranian state media reported on Sunday, adding that the airliner's...

Sudan military to reinstate ousted PM Hamdok after deal reached - Umma Party head 21 Nov 2021 - 09:37 am

Khartoum: Sudan's military plans to reinstate ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok following an agreement reached in the late hours of Saturday, Fadlallah Burma...

Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns British decision on Hamas 20 Nov 2021 - 03:16 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the British governments decision to designate Hamas as a terrorist organization, and considered it an unjustified attack...

Qatar hands over Presidency of Arab Ministerial Water Council to Lebanon 19 Nov 2021 - 12:37 pm

The 13th meeting of the Arab League’s Arab Ministerial Water Council began yesterday. Qatar’s delegation at the meeting was chaired by Min-ister of...