World / Middle East

Pharmacies close doors over shortages in crises-hit Lebanon 12 Jun 2021 - 07:00 pm

BEIRUT: Pharmacies across Lebanon shuttered their doors on Friday to protest severe shortages of medicines as motorists lined up for hours outside gas...

Israeli guard shoots dead Palestinian woman 12 Jun 2021 - 05:38 pm

JERUSALEM: An Israeli security guard shot and killed a Palestinian woman at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, police said....

Qatar's Ambassador to Lebanon attends ceremony for rehabilitating buildings affected during explosion in Port of Beirut 11 Jun 2021 - 12:22 am

Beirut - Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Lebanese Republic HE Mohammed Hassan Al Jaber participated in the ceremony held by...

In Lebanon, a search for medicine and a stranger's help 09 Jun 2021 - 10:17 am

To all the struggles of life in Lebanon - the pandemic, the power outages, the inflation, the punishing financial and political crises -...

Turkey launches 'sea snot' clean-up to save Sea of Marmara 08 Jun 2021 - 06:22 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey vowed to save the Sea of Marmara on Tuesday by launching a disaster management programme meant to clean up a slimy...

Turkey says it will defeat 'sea snot' outbreak in Marmara Sea 06 Jun 2021 - 03:33 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's environment minister pledged on Sunday to defeat a plague of "sea snot" threatening the Sea of Marmara with a disaster management...

PM-designate asks Lebanon's government to pay dues to Special Tribunal 05 Jun 2021 - 07:13 pm

CAIRO: Prime Minister-Designate Saad al-Hariri asked the Lebanese government on Saturday to pay its dues to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and for...

Lebanon's caretaker PM calls on 'friends' to stand by Lebanese 02 Jun 2021 - 07:42 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon is "in the heart of great danger", and needs friendly countries to save it, the caretaker prime minister, Hassan Diab, said...

Bitter pill: Lebanon's medical crisis set to get even worse 02 Jun 2021 - 03:17 pm

Beirut: For Mira Hasbini, Lebanon's disastrous financial crisis came down to something very basic: surgeons couldn't find enough screws to fix her aged...

Iran's largest navy ship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman 02 Jun 2021 - 09:47 am

Tehran: The largest ship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, semiofficial...

Turkey imposes 14-day quarantine for arrivals from 8 countries 01 Jun 2021 - 11:49 pm

ANKARA - Turkey has announced new travel restrictions for passengers entering the country in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus...

'Sea snot' outbreak off Turkish coast poses threat to marine life 01 Jun 2021 - 01:14 pm

ISTANBUL: A thick, slimy layer of so-called "sea snot" is spreading in Turkey's Sea of Marmara to the south of Istanbul, posing a...

Jordan, Canada discuss Gaza ceasefire, rebuilding effort 31 May 2021 - 09:52 pm

Amman - Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau discussed over the phone on Monday the international efforts to...

Turkey eases COVID-19 measures, partly re-opens restaurants 31 May 2021 - 08:56 pm

ANKARA - Turkey further eased measures meant to curb coronavirus infections on Monday including partially lifting a weekend lockdown and opening restaurants to...

Lebanon receives French report regarding Beirut port blast 31 May 2021 - 06:20 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon on Monday received a preliminary report from France regarding last year’s massive port blast in Beirut that killed and wounded thousands,...

Iran removes central bank head who is running for president 30 May 2021 - 01:01 pm

Dubai: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed the central bank governor, Abdolnaser Hemmati, one of the few moderates running in a June 18...

Lebanon ramps up COVID-19 fight with vaccination marathon 29 May 2021 - 08:15 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health authorities Saturday launched a COVID-19 vaccination "marathon" to speed up inoculations around the country, including areas where turnout has so...

Three Palestinians wounded near Ramallah 29 May 2021 - 04:57 pm

Ramallah: Three Palestinians were injured with live bullets today when Israeli occupation forces attacked dozens of Palestinian protesters demonstrating in the village of...