World / Middle East

'People will be harmed' as Lebanon cuts medicine subsidies 18 Nov 2021 - 01:11 pm

Beirut: Christine, a 28-year-old nurse in the Lebanese army, used to spend about a quarter of her salary on life-saving medication for her...

Al Jazeera says Sudan releases bureau chief 16 Nov 2021 - 05:25 pm

KHARTOUM, Sudan: The Qatar-based satellite news network Al Jazeera said that Sudanese authorities on Tuesday released its bureau chief, two days after he...

Egypt introduces ban on unvaccinated public sector employees 15 Nov 2021 - 07:30 pm

CAIRO: A ban on public sector employees entering their offices if they are unvaccinated and untested for COVID-19 took effect in Egypt on...

Luxembourg opens criminal inquiry into Lebanon cenbank governor 15 Nov 2021 - 02:58 pm

BEIRUT: Luxembourg judicial authorities have opened "a criminal case" in relation to Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh and his companies and assets,...

Gadhafi's son announces candidacy for president of Libya 14 Nov 2021 - 02:53 pm

CAIRO:The son and one-time heir apparent of lateLibyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi announced Sunday his candidacy for the country's presidential election next month,Libya's election...

Al Jazeera TV says its Sudan bureau chief has been arrested 14 Nov 2021 - 09:53 am

Cairo: Al Jazeera TV network said on Twitter on Sunday Sudanese security forces had raided the home of its Khartoum bureau chief, El...

Sudanese protest coup as generals tighten grip on power 13 Nov 2021 - 02:19 pm

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of Sudan on Saturday against the military’s takeover, as the generals tighten their...

Sudan's Burhan meets Arab League delegation 07 Nov 2021 - 05:29 pm

CAIRO:Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met with a delegation of the Arab League, state television reported on Sunday. Sudan state TV gave...

Iraqi PM survives assassination attempt 07 Nov 2021 - 10:10 am

Baghdad: The Security Media Cell announced that the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi was subjected to a failed assassination attempt with a drone....

Jordan to harmonise strategies confronting effects of climate change 07 Nov 2021 - 09:21 am

Jordan is one of the first countries in the region to realize, from an early stage, the importance of climate change and the...

Lebanese minister George Kordahi says he will not resign: Media 04 Nov 2021 - 03:19 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Information Minister George Kordahi said on Thursday that he will not resign and that his position had not changed, Beirut-based Al...

Turkey to start administering Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots 03 Nov 2021 - 11:33 pm

ANKARA, Turkey- Turkey’s health minister announced Wednesday that the country will start administering booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to people who...

US officials claim that Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker: AP 03 Nov 2021 - 06:24 pm

DUBAI: Iran seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last month and still holds the vessel off Bandar Abbas, two...

Iran says it blocks US attempt to confiscate oil in Sea of Oman 03 Nov 2021 - 02:35 pm

Dubai: Iran's Revolutionary Guards thwarted an attempt by the United States to detain a tanker carrying the Islamic Republic's oil in the Sea...

Kuwait orders senior Lebanese diplomat to leave, recalls envoy from Beirut 30 Oct 2021 - 04:55 pm

Kuwait on Saturday ordered Lebanon's charge d'affaires to leave the country and recalled its ambassador from Beirut in protest over comments made by...

Saudi Arabia recalls its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations 30 Oct 2021 - 11:37 am

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced the recall of its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations and requested the departure of the Lebanese...

Former Lebanon PM Diab sues state over Beirut blast probe 27 Oct 2021 - 03:02 pm

Beirut: Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab filed a suit against the Lebanese state on Wednesday over his prosecution by Beirut blast investigator...