World / Middle East

US slaps sanctions on top Turkish officials over detained pastor 01 Aug 2018 - 10:39 pm

Washington: The United States on Wednesday hit two top Turkish officials with sanctions over the ongoing detention of an American pastor facing terror...

3 girls killed in Sudan school collapse 01 Aug 2018 - 08:54 pm

Khartoum: Three Sudanese girls were killed and four others injured on Wednesday when a part of their school building collapsed, state media reported....

Norway demands Israel explain seizure of boat bound for Gaza 31 Jul 2018 - 08:33 pm

OSLO: Norway has asked Israel to explain the legal grounds for detaining a Norwegian-flagged fishing boat seized while activists tried to sail with...

Threats aside, Trump says he's willing to meet with Iranians 31 Jul 2018 - 07:34 am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said that he'd "certainly meet" with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and without preconditions, if the Iranian leader were willing....

Palestinian teen icon Ahed Tamimi says she has a 'political future' 31 Jul 2018 - 06:51 am

NABI SALEH, West Bank: Teenage Palestinian protester Ahed Tamimi on Monday vowed to keep demonstrating against the Israeli occupation and said she expects...

Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi says no regrets after release from Israeli prison 30 Jul 2018 - 06:32 pm

Nabi Saleh: Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi said Monday she was deeply changed by her eight-month sentence in an Israeli jail for slapping two...

36 women, children kidnapped by IS last week in Syria's Sweida: Report 30 Jul 2018 - 01:13 pm

Beirut: The Islamic State group kidnapped dozens of Druze women and children when it attacked their villages last week in Syria's southern province...

Israel denies entry to 90 Turkish tourists 29 Jul 2018 - 10:40 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel has denied entry to 90 Turkish citizens on the ground that they did not have visas, a Turkish tour operator said...

Egyptian president 'upset' over online calls for resignation 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's president zealously defended his economic policies on Sunday, saying he was left with no choice but to embrace painful...

After prison release, Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi considers law study 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

NABI SALEH, West Bank: Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, who became an international symbol of resistance to Israeli occupation after slapping two soldiers, walked...

Israel navy intercepts activist boat trying to break Gaza blockade 29 Jul 2018 - 09:05 pm

Jerusalem: Israel's navy on Sunday intercepted a Norwegian-flagged activist boat trying to break its more than decade-long blockade of the Gaza Strip, the...

Resistance continues, says Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi 29 Jul 2018 - 02:01 pm

NABI SALEH, West Bank: A Palestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday after completing a prison term for kicking and slapping an Israeli...

Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor service 29 Jul 2018 - 11:30 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq's prime minister has ordered the suspension of the country's electricity minister over a power crisis and poor service. Haider al-Abadi made...

Palestinian protest icon Ahed Tamimi out of Israeli prison 29 Jul 2018 - 09:49 am

NABI SALEH, West Bank: Israel released 17-year-old Palestinian protest icon Ahed Tamimi from prison early on Sunday, after she served her eight-month sentence...

Lebanon sinks old tanks to create underwater dive ‘park’ 29 Jul 2018 - 04:48 am

Sidon: Lebanese environmentalists yesterday sank 10 old tanks and armoured vehicles to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea in a novel attempt to...

Tweets scorn Egypt's Sisi in renewed online criticism 28 Jul 2018 - 10:59 pm

CAIRO: Egyptians renewed online criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday, hours after he said he was "saddened" by a similar campaign...

Israel arrests Italian graffiti artists in West Bank: Palestinians 28 Jul 2018 - 10:12 pm

RAMALLAH: Israeli border police on Saturday arrested two Italian graffiti artists who were painting a mural of a jailed Palestinian teenager, Ahed Tamimi,...