World / Middle East

Activists file legal complaint over alleged Lebanon corruption 03 May 2021 - 12:34 pm

Paris: Non-profit organisation Sherpa and a group of lawyers have filed a legal complaint to France's financial prosecutor against Lebanese Central Bank Riad...

Syria's Assad to run in May 26 election, all but certain to win it 03 May 2021 - 11:49 am

DAMASCUS: Syria's higher constitutional court on Monday approved President Bashar al-Assad's application to run in a May 26 presidential election that he is...

Iranian foreign minister apologizes for leaked comments 02 May 2021 - 10:47 am

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s foreign minister apologized Sunday for recorded comments that were leaked to the public last week, creating a firestorm in Iran...

Soaring food prices make Ramadan meals a luxury in Lebanon 01 May 2021 - 01:04 pm

This Ramadan, the pleas reaching the Lebanese Food Bank have taken on a new resonance. Among the emails and calls it receives each...

Tonnes of dead fish wash up on shore of polluted Lebanese lake 30 Apr 2021 - 12:11 pm

QARAOUN, Lebanon - Tonnes of dead fish have washed up on the banks of a lake on Lebanon's Litani river, engulfing a nearby...

Turkey announces full lockdown to curb spread of coronavirus 27 Apr 2021 - 10:34 am

Ankara: Turkey will enforce a full lockdown from April 29 until May 17 to stem the spread of coronavirus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

Iraq Interior Ministry: 82 killed in Baghdad hospital fire 25 Apr 2021 - 01:13 pm

Baghdad: Iraq’s Interior Ministry said Sunday that 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in the...

Oil Tanker off Syria coast on fire; Govt says drone attack 24 Apr 2021 - 07:34 pm

DAMASCUS, Syria: Syria's oil ministry said a fire has erupted in a tanker on its coast after what it said was a suspected...

Turkey says it "entirely rejects" U.S. recognition of Armenian genocide 24 Apr 2021 - 07:27 pm

ANKARA: Turkey "entirely rejects" US President Joe Biden's recognition of the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, Turkish...

Iran to bar travellers from India over Covid-19 variant, officials say 24 Apr 2021 - 11:46 am

Iran said on Saturday that it would bar travellers from India over a COVID-19 variant to avert its spread in the already stricken...

Missile from Syria lands in Israel, triggers Israel strike 22 Apr 2021 - 10:56 am

JERUSALEM: A Syrian anti-aircraft missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country's top-secret nuclear reactor, the...

Chemical weapons watchdog weighs measures against Syria 20 Apr 2021 - 12:27 pm

AMSTERDAM: Members of the global chemical weapons watchdog considered a proposal on Tuesday to strip Syria of its rights at the Hague-based agency...

Iran always welcomes dialogue with Saudi Arabia, says foreign ministry 19 Apr 2021 - 12:16 pm

DUBAI: Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday that Tehran always welcomed dialogue with Saudi Arabia, but he did not confirm nor deny...

Several people hurt after train derails in Egypt 18 Apr 2021 - 03:57 pm

CAIRO: Several people were hurt in Egypt after eight train carriages derailed in Qalioubia province north of Cairo on Sunday, the province's verified...

Delights of Ramadan disappear for Syrian refugees in Lebanon 18 Apr 2021 - 03:16 pm

BHANNINE, Lebanon: It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is. Food had to be...

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits southern Iran 18 Apr 2021 - 02:43 pm

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Sunday struck Iran's southern province of Bushehr, where a nuclear power plant is located, but there were no...

Parliament speaker: Syria presidential election May 26 18 Apr 2021 - 01:31 pm

DAMASCUS: Syria’s parliament speaker announced Sunday that presidential elections in the war-ravaged country will be held May 26. Speaker Hammoud Sabbagh said the...