World / Middle East

Saudi Crown Prince receives phone call from Russian President 16 Apr 2022 - 04:22 pm

Jeddah: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense HH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, received today a phone...

Adana Orange Blossom Festival blooms again 10 Apr 2022 - 08:50 am

The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism recently supported the annual festival of Adana Orange Blossom in the city of Adana, a large...

Iran imposes sanctions on 15 US officials as nuclear talks stall 09 Apr 2022 - 01:44 pm

Iran said on Saturday that it had imposed sanctions on 15 more USofficials, including former Army Chief of Staff George Casey and former...

Lebanon strikes $3 billion IMF deal in step to addressing crisis 07 Apr 2022 - 06:37 pm

Lebanon reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $3 billion loan facility, the first sign in two years that...

Yemeni President announces transfer of powers to Presidential Leadership Council 07 Apr 2022 - 11:37 am

Aden: Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi decided Thursday to form a Presidential Leadership Council, announcing the transfer of his full powers to the...

Lebanese Prime Minister: Statement about Lebanon's bankruptcy "Fragmented" 04 Apr 2022 - 09:23 pm

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati underlined that the statement about "Lebanon's bankruptcy" was "fragmented". Mikati said in a statement reported by the Information...

Families of Beirut port blast victims mark 20 months 04 Apr 2022 - 09:20 pm

BEIRUT- Carrying portraits of their loved ones, relatives of victims of the August 2020 explosion at the Port of Beirut marched in the...

EU envoy in Tehran amid hopes to restore nuclear agreement 27 Mar 2022 - 06:24 pm

TEHRAN, Iran:A leading European Union diplomat held talks in Tehran on Sunday, Iran's state-run media reported, amid hopes that an agreement to restore...

U.S. envoy not confident Iran nuclear deal is imminent 27 Mar 2022 - 10:53 am

U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Sunday that he was not confident that a nuclear deal between world powers and...

Iraqi lawmakers fail to elect president for a second time 26 Mar 2022 - 05:35 pm

BAGHDAD:Iraqi lawmakers failed for a second time on Saturday to select a head of state, further deepening a political crisis spurred by infighting...

EU's Borrell says nuclear agreement with Iran very close 26 Mar 2022 - 01:21 pm

Doha: The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday thatIranand world powers were very close to agreement on reviving their 2015...

Iran Guards commander warns Israel of swift revenge for any soldiers killed 23 Mar 2022 - 03:36 pm

DUBAI: Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Israel on Wednesday that it would face swift revenge attacks if it continues to target members of the...

4 Israelis killed in stabbing attack, suspect shot 23 Mar 2022 - 12:55 pm

A knife-wielding man on Tuesday killed four people and seriously wounded two others in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba before he was...

Yacht linked to Russian oligarch Abramovich docks in Turkey's Bodrum 21 Mar 2022 - 10:00 pm

ISTANBUL- A superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich docked in the Turkish tourist resort of Bodrum on Monday, after skirting the waters...

Jordan eases Covid-19 restrictions as Ramadan approaches 21 Mar 2022 - 08:21 pm

Amman- The Jordanian government decided Monday to ease restrictions on individuals and facilities imposed by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as the blessed month...

Egypt displays recently discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara 19 Mar 2022 - 03:07 pm

CAIRO:Egypt on Saturday displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The five tombs, unearthed earlier...

Russia's Lavrov rejects U.S. claim that Moscow is blocking Iran nuclear deal revival 15 Mar 2022 - 02:36 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said U.S. suggestions that Moscow was blocking efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal were untrue,...

US working to help Iraq get missile defense capabilities 13 Mar 2022 - 06:12 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday condemned Iran's ballistic missile attack on Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, and...