World / Middle East

Jordan FM, US official talk latest developments in the region 27 Oct 2025 - 04:29 pm

Amman: Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi met on Monday with Jeremy Lewin, US Under-Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom at...

WHO evacuates 213 patients from Gaza for treatment abroad 26 Oct 2025 - 11:56 pm

Gaza: The World Health Organization (WHO) evacuated 213 patients and their companions from the Gaza Strip today via the Kerem Shalom crossing, southeast...

UNICEF warns of worsening humanitarian crisis for Gaza children 26 Oct 2025 - 04:23 pm

New York: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an appeal on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. In a series of statements,...

1 killed, 6 injured in oil depot explosion in Southern Iraq 26 Oct 2025 - 01:24 pm

Baghdad: One person was killed and six others injured on Sunday when a turbine exploded at an oil depot in the Al-Zubair district...

UNRWA calls for urgent humanitarian aid entry into Gaza 25 Oct 2025 - 06:54 pm

Ramallah: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Saturday, called for the urgent entry of humanitarian aid into the...

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Dutch counterpart discuss developments in Gaza, support for regional stability 25 Oct 2025 - 05:24 pm

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, held a telephone conversation with hisDutch David van Wiel, during which they discussed the latest developments in...

Iran declares major lender bankrupt 25 Oct 2025 - 12:39 pm

Tehran: Iran declared one of the country's largest private banks bankrupt with its assets absorbed by the state, official media reported Saturday, in...

Palestinian factions affirm support for ceasefire agreement in Gaza, hands over administration of Strip to interim Palestinian committee 24 Oct 2025 - 10:04 pm

Cairo: A number of Palestinian factions, during a meeting in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, have affirmed their support for and continued implementation of...

UNRWA calls for commitment to ceasefire in Gaza to return children to educational environment 24 Oct 2025 - 07:58 pm

New York: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has called for commitment to the ceasefire in the Gaza...

Turkish FM, Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts discuss efforts to uphold Gaza ceasefire 24 Oct 2025 - 06:26 pm

Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held on Friday two separate phone calls with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty and his Jordanian counterpart...

Sultan of Oman, Turkish President witness signing of several agreements, MoUs 24 Oct 2025 - 12:13 am

Muscat: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan witnessed on Thursday the signing of a joint declaration and...

No reduction in Gaza hunger since ceasefire: WHO 23 Oct 2025 - 09:48 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization said on Thursday there had been little improvement in the amount of aid going into Gaza since a...

UK Foreign Secretary urges immediate surge in humanitarian aid to Gaza 22 Oct 2025 - 08:50 pm

London: UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has called for a substantial increase in the volume of humanitarian aid entering Gaza, warning that the...

Egyptian President aspires to shore up cooperation with EU to implement Sharm El-Sheikh Agreement 22 Oct 2025 - 05:20 pm

Brussels: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday with the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security...

Only 986 out of 6,600 aid trucks entered Strip since ceasefire began: Gaza Media Office 21 Oct 2025 - 10:05 pm

Gaza: The Government Media Office in Gaza revealed that the total number of humanitarian aid trucks that have entered the Strip since the...

World Bank estimates Syria reconstruction cost at $216 billion 21 Oct 2025 - 08:24 pm

Washington: The cost of rebuilding Syria after 13-plus years of conflict at approximately USD216 billion. This estimate is based on an evaluation covering...

Drone attack hits Khartoum airport area ahead of reopening: eyewitnesses 21 Oct 2025 - 10:30 am

Khartoum: A drone attack struck the vicinity of Khartoum International Airport early Tuesday, one day before Sudanese authorities were due to reopen the...

$2.8 billion losses in agricultural sector amid Israeli aggression: Gaza Agriculture Ministry 20 Oct 2025 - 08:18 pm

Gaza: The agricultural sector has incurred staggering losses due to the methodical Israeli targeting and deliberate destruction of a massive portion ofGaza's agricultural...