World / Middle East

Jordan supports Qatar, Egypt, US efforts for Gaza ceasefire 23 Apr 2025 - 11:25 pm

Cairo: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan reaffirmed its support for the efforts undertaken by the State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt,...

Gaza rescuers recover charred bodies as Israeli strikes kill 17 23 Apr 2025 - 05:16 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Gaza's civil defence agency on Wednesday said its crew recovered charred bodies from a school-turned-shelter for displaced people, as...

Powerful 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coast 23 Apr 2025 - 02:30 pm

Istanbul: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul on Wednesday, with the impact felt across Turkiye's largest city where people...

Trump to visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE from May 13 22 Apr 2025 - 10:09 pm

Washington: US President DonaldTrumpwill visit the Middle East next month on a three-country tour, his spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. It will...

Iran says lifting sanctions main focus of current indirect talks with US 22 Apr 2025 - 07:29 pm

Tehran: Iranian government spokesperson, Fatemeh Mohajerani, said that her country's chief focus in current indirect talks with Washington is the effective removal of...

600,000 children at risk of permanent paralysis due to Israeli Occupation's bans on polio vaccines 22 Apr 2025 - 03:20 pm

Gaza, Qatar: Medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that 602,000 children are at risk of permanent paralysis and chronic disabilities unless the...

Gaza genocide: Death toll jumps to 51,240; injured 116,931 21 Apr 2025 - 08:59 pm

Gaza: The death toll from the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023 has risen to 51,240 martyrs, the Ministry...

Gaza's pediatric hospitals facing severe shortages: UNICEF 20 Apr 2025 - 07:52 pm

New York: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that hospitals treating children and newborns in the Gaza Strip are operating under extremely...

Over two millions in Gaza currently lacking any source of income: WFP 20 Apr 2025 - 02:22 pm

Rome: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned about the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, stating that nearly two...

Malnutrition is "crisis inside the crisis" in Yemen: NGO 19 Apr 2025 - 09:22 pm

Aden, Yemen:Malnutrition has been exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation in war-torn Yemen, a non-governmental organization (NGO) warned Saturday. "Malnutrition is a crisis...

Oman confirms progress in Iran-US nuclear talks, next round to be held in Muscat 19 Apr 2025 - 08:56 pm

Muscat: Oman's Foreign Ministry confirmed Saturday that Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and USpresidential envoy Steve Witkoff have agreed to move into...

Gazans resort to turtle meat in hunt for food 19 Apr 2025 - 01:42 pm

Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories: With food scarce in the besieged and war-battered Gaza Strip, some desperate families have turned to eating sea turtles...

Syria leader hosts Republican US congressman in Damascus 19 Apr 2025 - 12:21 pm

Damascus: Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has met with a US congressman, the Syrian presidency said on Saturday, the first such visit by an...

Pakistan foreign minister arrives in Kabul as Afghan deportations rise 19 Apr 2025 - 10:03 am

Kabul: Pakistan's foreign minister arrived Saturday in Afghanistan to meet Taliban officials after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in...

UNRWA says current blockade on Gaza the most severe since aggression began 18 Apr 2025 - 11:08 pm

New York: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) considered the stifling blockade imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities...

80 killed in deadliest US attack on Yemen: Houthi media 18 Apr 2025 - 09:12 pm

Hodeida, Yemen: US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 80 people, Houthi rebels said Friday, in the deadliest attack of...

Drone strikes in southern Lebanon violate ceasefire agreement 18 Apr 2025 - 08:15 pm

Beirut: One person was killed and others injured on Friday in drone strikes carried out by Israeli aircraft targeting a vehicle in southernLebanon,...

At least 45 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza civil defense 18 Apr 2025 - 08:02 pm

Gaza:Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday killed at least 45 Palestinians and injured dozens of others, according to the Civil Defense...