World / Middle East

Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls for pressure on Israel to stop incursions into Jerusalem 23 Apr 2022 - 06:06 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has called on the US administration to pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities to...

Amnesty International describes Israeli attacks on Palestinians as "Crime Against Humanity" 20 Apr 2022 - 12:55 pm

Amnesty International described the Israeli entity as an apartheid state, noting that its continuous attacks on the Palestinian people constitute a "crime against...

Division plans for Al Aqsa are clear for all to see: Al Quds governor 20 Apr 2022 - 09:06 am

Governor of Al Quds Adnan Ghaith said that there were clear indications that the Israeli occupation and settlers would like to divide Al...

Palestinian Youth Shot By Occupation Forces in Jerusalem 18 Apr 2022 - 11:04 am

A Palestinian youth was shot by the Israeli occupation forces during clashes in the town of At-Tur in occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian News...

Turkey launches new ground, air offensive in northern Iraq 18 Apr 2022 - 10:20 am

Turkey has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey’s defense minister announced early Monday. Turkish...

Palestinian Premier: Al-Aqsa Mosque Property and Right of Muslims 17 Apr 2022 - 08:51 pm

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh affirmed that Al-Aqsa Mosque in its entirety is the property and right of Muslims and it cannot be...

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...