World / Middle East

Kuwaiti oil prices rise $1.69 a barrel 31 Jul 2026 - 06:19 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced that the price of a barrel of Kuwaiti oil rose by $1.69 in Thursday's trading, reaching $86.69...

GCC Secretary-General Condemns Drone Attack Targeting Egypt's Port of Damietta 30 Jul 2026 - 07:55 pm

Riyadh: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, on Thursday strongly condemned the drone attack targeting Egypt's Port of...

Arab League condemns targeting Egyptian ships, warns of attempts to expand conflict 30 Jul 2026 - 06:18 pm

Cairo: The League of Arab States on Thursday expressed strong condemnation of the targeting of two ships in the Egyptian port of Damietta,...

Jordanian King, French President discuss regional developments, Israeli escalation in West Bank 30 Jul 2026 - 04:49 pm

Amman: Jordanian King Abdullah II and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the latest regional developments and means of reaching a comprehensive ceasefire during...

GCC Secretary-General condemns renewed Iranian aggression against Kuwait and Jordan 30 Jul 2026 - 04:44 pm

Riyadh: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi strongly condemned the renewed Iranian attacks targeting the territories of the...

Egyptian President, Libyan Prime Minister discuss regional, international developments 30 Jul 2026 - 04:33 pm

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met In Cairo on Thursday with Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Abdul Hamid...

Fire at Egypt's Damietta port caused by drone attack: PM's office 30 Jul 2026 - 12:58 pm

Cairo: The Egyptian government said Thursday that a fire the day before at the port of Damietta was caused by a drone attack,...

UAE condemns renewed Iranian hostile attack on Jordan 29 Jul 2026 - 06:02 pm

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned in the strongest terms the renewed Iranian hostile attack targeting Jordan with missiles. In...

UN warns of rapid deterioration in occupied West Bank 28 Jul 2026 - 08:32 pm

New York: The United Nations on Tuesday warned of the rapid deterioration of the situation in the West Bank, condemning the rising settler...

Iraqi PM orders investigation into Saudi drone attack allegations 27 Jul 2026 - 09:38 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered security authorities to investigate Saudi Arabia’s allegation that drones targeting the kingdom were launched from...

Fire erupts near major Tehran hotel 27 Jul 2026 - 01:28 pm

Tehran: Smoke billowed over northern Tehran on Monday, AFP journalists witnessed, after a building adjacent to the capital's Hotel Esteghlal caught fire. Thick...

Gaza teen triumphs despite war, loss and displacement 27 Jul 2026 - 12:45 pm

Maghazi, Palestinian Territories: Just days before her final secondary school examinations, the house opposite the temporary home where 18-year-old Saba Rabah was living...

UN Chief calls for immediate lifting all sanctions on Syria 26 Jul 2026 - 09:58 pm

Damascus: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the steps taken to ease sanctions on Syria, noting that they have opened new avenues for...

Syrian President, UN Secretary-General discuss boosting cooperation, reconstruction 25 Jul 2026 - 10:48 pm

Damascus: Syrian President, Ahmad Al Sharaa met Saturday with United Nations Secretary-General, AntonioGuterres, who is visiting Syria. The meeting discussed ways to enhance...

Three killed, several others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza strip 25 Jul 2026 - 03:20 pm

Gaza:Three Palestinians were killed and others wounded today as Israeli occupation forces continued their attacks on various areas in the Gaza Strip. Medical...

Syria says at least 19 killed after two buses collide 25 Jul 2026 - 02:19 pm

Damascus: Syrian state media said at least 19 people were killed on Saturday when two buses collided in the central-eastern region of the...

UN chief appeals for international support for Syria 'at this pivotal moment' 25 Jul 2026 - 11:34 am

Damascus, Syria: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged international support for Syria on Saturday as he visited the country, which is in transition...

Death toll from Israeli aggression on Lebanon rises to 4,330 24 Jul 2026 - 11:10 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health's Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) announced on Friday that the death toll from the Israeli...