World / Middle East

Putin meets Assad, takes swipe at US and Turkish forces in Syria 14 Sep 2021 - 04:34 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin received his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad on Monday for the first time since 2018 and criticised foreign forces...

Syria violence worsening, not safe for refugee return, UN investigators say 14 Sep 2021 - 02:45 pm

GENEVA: Syria is still unsafe for the return of refugees a decade after its conflict began, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Tuesday,...

Israeli prime minister visits Egypt in first official trip for a decade 13 Sep 2021 - 02:09 pm

CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday for talks expected to cover Israeli-Palestinian relations and...

Iraqi PM becomes first foreign leader to meet Iran's Raisi 12 Sep 2021 - 04:24 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi became the first foreign leader on Sunday to visit and meet with Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi since the...

Iran to allow new memory cards in UN's nuclear site cameras 12 Sep 2021 - 03:39 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran agreed Sunday to allow international inspectors to install new memory cards into surveillance cameras at its sensitive nuclear sites and...

Iran says UN atomic agency head arriving in Tehran for talks 11 Sep 2021 - 05:01 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran says that the head of the International Atomic Energy Organization is arriving in the country for talks with Iranian officials....

Iran invites IAEA chief for talks before showdown with West 11 Sep 2021 - 04:43 pm

Vienna: UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will fly to Tehran this weekend for talks that may ease a standoff between Iran and...

UN welcomes formation of new Lebanese government 11 Sep 2021 - 01:59 pm

New York: Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres welcomed the formation of the new government in Lebanon. In a statement, Guterres urged...

Syria troops enter rebel-held district as part of truce 08 Sep 2021 - 06:15 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian forces Wednesday entered the rebel-held district of a volatile southern city as part of a truce negotiated by Russia to end...

Turkey says working with Qatar, US on operation of Kabul airport 07 Sep 2021 - 10:47 am

Ankara: Turkey is working with Qatar and the United States about operating Kabul airport and is in talks with the Taliban, Foreign Minister...

Six Palestinian prisoners stage daring escape from high-security Israeli facility 06 Sep 2021 - 10:15 am

TEL AVIV, Israel: Israeli forces on Monday launched a massive manhunt in northern Israel and the occupied West Bank after six Palestinian prisoners...

Iran dismisses US sanctions of Iranians over alleged kidnap plot 04 Sep 2021 - 10:34 am

Iran on Saturday dismissed new U.S. sanctions on four Iranians over an alleged plot to kidnap an Iranian-American journalist, saying the move reflects...

Lebanese state's permission not sought for Iranian fuel, minister says 01 Sep 2021 - 01:40 pm

BEIRUT: The Lebanese government has received no request for fuel to be imported from Iran, the caretaker energy minister said on Wednesday, appearing...

Cyprus: Syrian oil slick could reach the island in 24 hours 31 Aug 2021 - 02:21 pm

NICOSIA, Cyprus: An oil slick believed to have originated from a power plant inside one of Syria’s oil refineries could reach Cyprus' northeastern...

Saudi TV: Drone attack on airport wounds 8, damages plane 31 Aug 2021 - 12:00 pm

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A bomb-laden drone on Tuesday targeted an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, wounding eight people and damaging a civilian...

Yemen gets first batch of J&J COVID-19 vaccines 29 Aug 2021 - 12:53 pm

ADEN: Yemen received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines made by Johnson & Johnson on Sunday, roughly 151,000 doses, the health ministry said....

At least 30 killed in Houthi strikes on Yemen base, spokesman says 29 Aug 2021 - 12:06 pm

Aden: At least 30 soldiers were killed and 60 wounded on Sunday in Houthi strikes on a military base belonging to forces of...

Mideast leaders plus France meet in Baghdad to talk diplomacy 29 Aug 2021 - 08:34 am

BAGHDAD: Several Middle Eastern leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Baghdad yesterday at a summit hosted by Iraq. Iraq’s security has...