World / Middle East

Syrian girl who laughed off shelling starts new life in Turkey 04 Mar 2020 - 06:37 pm

Beirut: A three-year-old girl taught to laugh off the sound of shelling in war-torn Syria has left with her family and started a...

Iranian trade minister tests positive for coronavirus 04 Mar 2020 - 11:42 am

Iran's Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani has tested positive for the coronavirus, known as COVID-19, an online Iranian news site said...

Netanyahu leads in Israeli election, but still lacks majority 03 Mar 2020 - 08:49 pm

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led on Tuesday in Israel's third national election in less than a year but was short of a...

Israel has voted three times in a year. What happens now? 03 Mar 2020 - 07:32 pm

Israelis turned out to vote in large numbers to try to break the political deadlock that has seen three closely fought elections since...

Kremlin 'strongly rejects' U.N. allegations that Russia committed war crimes in Syria in 2019 03 Mar 2020 - 06:35 pm

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected allegations by the United Nations that Russia may have committed war crimes in Syria last year, saying...

Iran orders troops to fight coronavirus outbreak as 77 dead 03 Mar 2020 - 06:35 pm

TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader put the Islamic Republic's armed forces on alert Tuesday to assist health officials in combating the outbreak of the...

Camels imported to Libya were not stolen, says owner 02 Mar 2020 - 08:44 pm

TUNIS: A herd of 3,000 camels imported to Libya last month arrived in the town of Zawiya safely and in full, their owner...

‘All our dreams are gone:’ Desperation deepens for Syrians as conflict intensifies 02 Mar 2020 - 08:44 pm

IDLIB, Syria: At a maternity hospital in northwest Syria, an alarm flashes at the main entrance to alert staff. It’s not patients en...

Iraq power vacuum deepens after PM-designate quits 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm

BAGHDAD: A power vacuum has deepened in Iraq after plans for a new prime minister collapsed, further complicating the country's faltering efforts to...

Iran: Council member close to supreme leader dies from coronavirus 02 Mar 2020 - 10:27 am

TEHRAN, Iran: Iranian state radio says a member of a council that advises Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died after falling ill...

Fear, distrust and disinfectant in the air amid Iran's coronavirus outbreak 01 Mar 2020 - 05:29 pm

DUBAI: As the new coronavirus spreads across Iran, the epicentre of the outbreak in the Middle East, so a feeling of anxiety grows...

Turkey raises migrant pressure on EU over Syria conflict 29 Feb 2020 - 07:31 pm

Pazarkule, Turkey: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened to let thousands of refugees cross into Europe and warned Damascus would "pay...

Iraq announces five new coronavirus cases 29 Feb 2020 - 07:21 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq has detected five new cases of coronavirus, four in Baghdad and one in Babel province, the health ministry said on Saturday,...

Iran coronavirus deaths jump to 26; vice president, top officials infected 27 Feb 2020 - 05:28 pm

Tehran: The coronavirus epidemic in Iran has cost 26 lives, the health ministry announced Thursday, with a vice president becoming the latest top...

Battle rages over strategic Syrian town of Saraqeb as humanitarian catastrophe unfolds 27 Feb 2020 - 05:23 pm

AMMAN/ISTANBUL: Syrian rebels backed by Turkish forces said on Thursday they had recaptured the crossroads town of Saraqeb, marking a first big push-back...

Friday prayer, gatherings, exhibitions suspended until further notice: Iran Ministry 27 Feb 2020 - 12:40 pm

Tehran: The Iranian Ministry of Health announced Thursday a number of measures to confront the novel coronavirus. Among these measures are the prevention...

Syrian opposition fighters retake key town from government 27 Feb 2020 - 10:59 am

BEIRUT: Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters on Thursday retook a key northwestern town in Syria that was recently captured by government forces, and cut...