World / Middle East

Nobody running Lebanon, says central bank boss 14 Aug 2021 - 11:53 am

Beirut: Lebanon's central bank governor said nobody was running the country as he defended his decision to halt fuel subsidies that have drained...

Turkey combats Black Sea floods, death toll rises to 27 13 Aug 2021 - 02:10 pm

SINOP, Turkey - Emergency workers battled to relieve flood-hit areas of Turkey's Black Sea region on Friday, as the death toll rose to...

Flash floods sweep through northern Turkey in new natural disaster 12 Aug 2021 - 08:13 pm

ISTANBUL - Eleven people were killed in flash floods in Turkey's Black Sea region on Thursday that sent water and debris cascading through...

Lebanon to discuss law allowing c.bank to keep subsidising fuel, sources say 12 Aug 2021 - 04:19 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese government will discuss a law on Thursday allowing the central bank to use its mandatory reserve to keep subsidising fuel...

Turkey to start face-to-face education this year -health minister 11 Aug 2021 - 09:12 pm

ISTANBUL - Turkey will start face-to-face education as scheduled, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday, and unvaccinated adults will have to be...

Tunis hit record 49C in heat wave on Tuesday 11 Aug 2021 - 06:43 pm

TUNIS: A heat spike across northern Tunisia caused record temperatures on Tuesday including a sweltering 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in the...

Floods hit Turkey's north days after wildfires ravage south 11 Aug 2021 - 02:17 pm

ISTANBUL: Floods caused by unusually heavy rainfall struck Turkey's northern coast on Wednesday, tearing down a bridge and leaving villages without power, after...

Tunisia vaccinates more than half a million people in a day 09 Aug 2021 - 08:22 pm

TUNIS - More than half a million Tunisians received vaccinations on Sunday as part of a national campaign to control the outbreak of...

Russia resumes flights to Egyptian resorts after 6 years 09 Aug 2021 - 12:21 pm

Cairo: Russia resumed flights to Egyptian resorts on the Red Sea on Monday, ending a ban that had lasted around six years following...

Saudi to pay families of medical workers who died fighting Covid-19 08 Aug 2021 - 04:09 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia says it is giving half a million riyals, the equivalent of $133,000, to the family of each medical worker who...

Sudan recalls ambassador to Ethiopia after mediation offer rejected 08 Aug 2021 - 03:45 pm

Khartoum: Sudan recalled its ambassador to neighbouring Ethiopia on Sunday, frustrated by the stance of Ethiopian officials whom it said were refusing Sudan's...

Iran denies role in tanker attack, says seeks Gulf security 07 Aug 2021 - 12:51 pm

Dubai: Iran on Saturday rejected as psychological warfare accusations that it was behind a deadly attack on a tanker off Oman's coast, and...

Turkish blaze approaches power plant as wildfires enter 10th day 06 Aug 2021 - 03:16 pm

MILAS, Turkey: A forest fire was coming closer to a power station in southwest Turkey on Friday, local officials said, a day after...

Turkish wildfires are worst ever, Erdogan says, as power plant breached 04 Aug 2021 - 11:29 pm

MILAS, Turkey - Turkey is battling the worst wildfires in its history, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, as fires spread to a...

Firefighters battling 16 wildfires in Turkey, power plant at risk 04 Aug 2021 - 07:05 pm

MILAS: Firefighters were battling 16 wildfires across Turkey on Wednesday, including one near a coal-fired power station, with high temperatures, low humidity and...

Iran sentences two dual nationals to over 10 years in prison each: lawyer 04 Aug 2021 - 03:39 pm

Dubai: An Iranian Revolutionary Court has sentenced two dual nationals, German-Iranian Nahid Taghavi and British-Iranian Mehran Raouf, to more than 10 years in...

Spanish, Croatian planes join battle against Turkish wildfires 03 Aug 2021 - 07:53 pm

MARMARIS, Turkey - Firefighting planes from Spain and Croatia joined the battle against wildfires raging for a seventh day near Turkey's southern resorts...