World / Middle East

Iraqi officials: Pence visits US troops in surprise trip 23 Nov 2019 - 04:09 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say Vice President Mike Pence has arrived in Iraq on an unannounced visit. The two officials, who spoke on condition...

Internet outage forces Iranians to resort to old ways 23 Nov 2019 - 02:57 pm

Tehran: Iranians struggled to adjust to life offline for almost a week and were forced to resort to old ways due to a...

Car bomb kills 9 in northern Syria town: monitor 23 Nov 2019 - 01:51 pm

Beirut: A car bomb killed nine people including four civilians in a Turkish-held border town in northern Syria on Saturday, a Britain-based war...

Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 3 23 Nov 2019 - 01:39 pm

Istanbul: A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing at least 3 people, Turkey's...

Six migrant bodies washed up on Libyan coast 22 Nov 2019 - 11:56 pm

TRIPOLI: The bodies of six migrants were washed up on the coast east of Libya's capital Tripoli on Friday, while about 100 survivors...

Lebanon: five weeks of protests 22 Nov 2019 - 10:43 pm

Beirut: Lebanon has been paralysed by more than a month of protests demanding an overhaul of the entire political system. Here is a...

Lebanese protesters pack streets to mark independence day 22 Nov 2019 - 09:00 pm

BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Lebanon on Friday to mark independence day with a fresh wave of...

Jordan won't impose new taxes in new 2020 budget -finance minister 22 Nov 2019 - 12:58 pm

AMMAN, Jordan will not impose new taxes in its proposed 2020 budget but will seek other means including a crackdown on pervasive tax...

Nuclear agency urges Iran to explain uranium particles at undeclared site 21 Nov 2019 - 07:18 pm

Vienna: The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday urged Iran to explain the presence of uranium particles at an undeclared site, as a landmark...

Israeli attorney general to decide on Netanyahu charges 21 Nov 2019 - 06:47 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel’s attorney general scheduled a Thursday night news conference to announce his long-awaited decision on whether to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

‘Dark days’ in Israel after PM and rival fail to form government, election looms 21 Nov 2019 - 06:47 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel's president told lawmakers on Thursday to name a candidate to form a new government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger...

Iran releases British-Iranian academic on bail 21 Nov 2019 - 02:50 pm

Tehran: A British-Iranian anthropologist held in Iran for three months has been released on bail, his wife told state news agency IRNA on...

At least four killed and 48 wounded in Baghdad protests: Security sources 21 Nov 2019 - 02:25 pm

Baghdad: Four people were killed and 48 wounded early on Thursday when Iraqi security forces shot live fire and tear gas canisters at...

Lebanese minister, two ex-ministers could face corruption trial 21 Nov 2019 - 09:08 am

BEIRUT: Lebanon's caretaker information minister and two former telecoms ministers could face trial on charges of wasting public funds after their cases were...

Sudan's top Islamist politician sent to prison holding Bashir 20 Nov 2019 - 10:06 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudan's most prominent Islamist politician was arrested on Wednesday after being summoned for questioning over former leader Omar al-Bashir's rise to power...

Israel nears unprecedented third vote as Gantz coalition bid fails 20 Nov 2019 - 10:06 pm

Former military chief Benny Gantz failed to muster enough support in parliament to form a government and dislodge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, bringing...

Iraqi protesters shut roads to ports, oil fields 20 Nov 2019 - 04:59 pm

Baghdad: Anti-government demonstrators in southern Iraq shut roads to two major ports and a key oil field Wednesday, port officials and AFP correspondents...

'Wide-scale' Israeli strikes kill 11 fighters in Syria: monitor 20 Nov 2019 - 11:49 am

Jerusalem: The Israeli army carried out a "wide-scale" attack against Iranian forces and Syrian army targets in Syria Wednesday, killing at least 11...