World / Middle East

Turkey reports increase in COVID-19 cases 25 Jul 2021 - 09:24 pm

ISTANBUL- Turkey’s daily COVID-19 infections have increased, reaching 14,230 new cases in the past 24 hours. Health ministry statistics show that the 7-day...

Eid Charity, UNHCR sign agreement to provide Syrian refugees in Lebanon cash-assistance 22 Jul 2021 - 08:59 am

Doha: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Eid Charity signed an agreement to provide Syrian refugees in Lebanon with multi-purpose cash-assistance grants through...

Turkey looking into operating Kabul airport 20 Jul 2021 - 02:41 pm

Ankara: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country is looking into the possibility of operating the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, if...

Yemen to get more COVID-19 vaccines by end of month - health ministry 18 Jul 2021 - 08:38 pm

ADEN - Yemen expects to get a second batch of COVID-19 shots by the end of this month through the COVAX global vaccine-sharing...

Arab Parliament calls for swift formation of new Lebanese government 18 Jul 2021 - 03:30 pm

Cairo: The Arab Parliament has called for the swift formation of a new Lebanese government to end the political vacuum in the country,...

Palestine welcomes international condemnation of Israel's violations 17 Jul 2021 - 04:05 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the international condemnations of the demolition of homes and the displacement of Palestinian citizens, and...

Lebanon PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock 15 Jul 2021 - 04:46 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said Thursday he was stepping down, nine months after he was named to the post by the...

Risk of 'catastrophic' coronavirus surge in Middle East- WHO 14 Jul 2021 - 07:36 pm

A surge of coronavirus cases in several Middle Eastern countries could have dire consequences, aggravated by the spread of the Delta variant and...

"Moment of truth" as Lebanon's Hariri presents cabinet to president 14 Jul 2021 - 06:51 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri has presented a new cabinet proposal to President Michel Aoun and said he was awaiting his response...

Anger mounts after 92 die in fire on Iraq COVID ward 13 Jul 2021 - 07:41 pm

NASSIRIYA, Iraq - The death toll from a fire that tore through a coronavirus hospital in southern Iraq rose to 92, health officials...

Gaza cafe complex serves up lessons in recycling alongside drinks 13 Jul 2021 - 03:53 pm

Gaza: As a model of creative recycling in one of the most densely populated places on earth, a Gaza Strip cafe is serving...

At least 39 killed, 20 injured in coronavirus hospital fire in Iraq - police, medics 13 Jul 2021 - 12:18 am

NASSIRIYA, Iraq - At least 39 people were killed and over 20 injured in a fire at a coronavirus hospital in Iraq's southern...

Lebanon’s Zahrani power plant set to restart 11 Jul 2021 - 01:06 pm

Lebanon’s Zahrani power station will be operational by Sunday morning after it received gas oil shipments, state-run NNA reported. Fuel oil will be...

Syria's president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis 11 Jul 2021 - 12:58 pm

DAMASCUS, Syria: Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday giving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and military members a 50% salary...

Turkish President meets Palestinian Counterpart 10 Jul 2021 - 08:37 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met today with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, who is visiting Istanbul. During the meeting, they discussed...

Families of Beirut blast victims want officials prosecuted 10 Jul 2021 - 09:22 am

BEIRUT: Families of the victims of last year’s massive blast at Beirut’s port protested in the Lebanese capital on Friday to pressure parliament...

Training aircraft crashes in Lebanon, three feared dead 08 Jul 2021 - 05:28 pm

BEIRUT: A small training aircraft with three people onboard crashed on Thursday in Lebanon's mountainous Keserwan district, north of the capital Beirut, aviation...

Suez Canal releases hulking vessel after settlement deal 07 Jul 2021 - 02:45 pm

ISMAILIA, Egypt: Suez Canal authorities announced Wednesday the release of a hulking shipping vessel that blocked the crucial east-west waterway for nearly a...