World / Middle East

Iran records its highest daily death toll from coronavirus 11 Oct 2020 - 02:08 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran announced on Sunday its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus with 251 confirmed dead. Health Ministry spokesperson Sima Sadat...

Two dead as forest fires burn in Syria, Lebanon 10 Oct 2020 - 03:38 pm

Damascus: Forest fires in Syria and neighbouring Lebanon have killed two people and burned swathes of land since Thursday, state media and officials...

Tehran to impose fines for virus regulation breaches as caseload soars 10 Oct 2020 - 02:25 pm

Tehran: Iran is to start imposing fines for breaches of health regulations in the capital, President Hassan Rouhani announced on Saturday, after daily...

Fire breaks out at Tehran metro station; no casualties: Mehr 10 Oct 2020 - 08:38 am

Fire broke out at a metro station in the west of the Iranian capital on Saturday, the semi-official Mehr news agency said, adding...

Tehran scrambles for hospital beds as Iran reports record new coronavirus cases 08 Oct 2020 - 02:55 pm

Dubai: Tehran ambulances carrying COVID-19 patients go from hospital to hospital in search of available beds, a physician said on Thursday as the...

Lebanon's president says consultations on new government start next week 07 Oct 2020 - 10:39 am

BEIRUT: Lebanon's President Michel Aoun on Wednesday said parliament will meet on Oct. 15 to begin consultations to form a new government. Lebanon's...

Iran to require face masks in capital as virus cases hit high 06 Oct 2020 - 07:56 pm

Iran will require face masks in public in the capital Tehran from Saturday, authorities said on Tuesday, announcing a daily record of 4,151...

'A matter of survival': Lebanon's hospitals on the brink as COVID cases surge 05 Oct 2020 - 03:59 pm

Beirut: A drastic rise in COVID-19 infections has pushed Lebanon's hospitals to the edge, and experts warn they will soon be unable to...

Two months since Beirut blast, angry Lebanese mourn dead 04 Oct 2020 - 09:20 pm

Beirut - Dozens of mourners gathered near what remains of Beirut's port on Sunday to mark two months since a huge explosion widely...

Iran industrial zone explosion kills one 03 Oct 2020 - 02:08 pm

Tehran: An explosion killed a worker in an industrial zone in Iran's central Isfahan province on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported. The...

UN to oversee border talks between Lebanon, Israel 01 Oct 2020 - 05:23 pm

Israel and Lebanon said they’ll begin talks meant to resolve a longstanding maritime border dispute that has driven yet another wedge between the...

Iran Guards unveil new naval ballistic missile 27 Sep 2020 - 04:50 pm

Tehran: Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday unveiled a new naval ballistic missile with a potential range of over 700 kilometres (430 miles), local...

Iran prepares to impose new coronavirus lockdowns as cases rise 26 Sep 2020 - 03:18 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday authorised the country’s provinces to impose lockdowns wherever necessary to stem a rapid rise in coronavirus cases....

Mustapha Adib steps down from mission to form new Lebanese government 26 Sep 2020 - 12:39 pm

Beirut: Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib resigned on Saturday amid a political impasse over the formation of the next cabinet. Adib announced he...

Lebanon to compensate for Beirut blast lost homes, businesses 24 Sep 2020 - 09:18 pm

Beirut - Lebanon on Thursday unveiled a compensation programme for the thousands of homes and businesses devastated by the August 4 mega-blast at...

Jordan reports its highest number of COVID-19 cases in a single day 22 Sep 2020 - 07:08 pm

AMMAN - Jordan reported 634 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, its highest daily count since the start of the pandemic in March, and...

Initial information says blast hit Hezbollah house in southern Lebanon, security source says 22 Sep 2020 - 04:08 pm

BEIRUT: Initial information indicates an explosion in southern Lebanon on Tuesday hit a house belonging to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, a security source...

Lebanon ‘Going To Hell’ if no government is formed, Aoun warns 21 Sep 2020 - 03:35 pm

Lebanon’s president warned that the country is "going to hell” if a government isn’t swiftly formed, and suggested abolishing the sectarian quotas that...