World / Middle East

Arab League blasts 'shameful' countries celebrating US embassy move 14 May 2018 - 05:15 pm

Cairo: Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit on Monday blasted as "shameful" countries that are celebrating the opening of the US embassy in...

Kushner: Israel embassy move shows the world can trust the US 14 May 2018 - 05:05 pm

Jerusalem: Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and his senior adviser on the Middle East, said on Monday that the United States showed...

Disillusionment appears to help Shiite cleric in Iraq vote 14 May 2018 - 04:55 pm

BAGHDAD: Widespread disillusionment with Iraq's current political class appears to have helped the political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr become the...

Israeli forces kill 41 in Gaza protests as anger mounts over U.S. Embassy 14 May 2018 - 04:32 pm

GAZA BORDER: Israeli forces killed at least 41 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday as angry protesters demonstrated at the frontier hours...

U.S. Embassy move encouraged "massacre" by Israeli forces 14 May 2018 - 04:22 pm

JERUSALEM: The United States officially opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Monday. "Today we open the United States embassy in Jerusalem,...

Iraqi air force destroys Islamic State command center in Syria - State TV 14 May 2018 - 12:26 pm

BAGHDAD, The Iraqi air force carried out a strike on an Islamic State (IS) position inside Syria, state television reported on Monday citing...

Iran FM in Moscow as Russia moves to save nuclear deal 14 May 2018 - 12:08 pm

Moscow, Iran's foreign minister said on a visit to Moscow on Monday he was seeking "assurances" from the backers of the country's nuclear...

Arab League Council to hold extraordinary meeting on Jerusalem 14 May 2018 - 11:55 am

Cairo: The Council of the Arab League will hold an extraordinary meeting at the level of permanent delegates on Wednesday to discuss the...

Palestinian minister calls for defending Al-Aqsa 13 May 2018 - 06:56 pm

RAMALLAH: Palestinian Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Yousef Adeis, on Sunday called on Arab and Islamic worlds to defend Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa...

Israelis march, bask in pro-US fervour ahead of embassy move 13 May 2018 - 06:45 pm

Jerusalem: Israelis basked in national pride and pro-American fervour on Sunday as tens of thousands participated in a Jerusalem march, a day ahead...

Iraq counts votes as record abstentions hit first post-Islamic State poll 13 May 2018 - 03:55 pm

Baghdad: Iraq tallied votes Sunday as record abstentions dealt a blow to a political elite reviled for its perceived corruption, in the country's...

Blast in Syria's Idlib kills 12 civilians 13 May 2018 - 02:19 pm

IDLIB, Syria: At least 12 civilians were killed and another 25 injured in Syria’s Idlib province from a bomb attack on Saturday, according...

Impact of GCC crisis not limited to five countries, says Turkey FM 13 May 2018 - 12:29 pm

Ankara: Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday that the impact of the GCC crisis was not limited to the five...

Rouhani says Iran may remain part of nuclear accord 13 May 2018 - 12:13 pm

DUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated on Sunday that Tehran would remain committed to its 2015 nuclear deal if its interests can be...

Egypt arrests activist over video critical of government 12 May 2018 - 08:03 pm

CAIRO: An international rights group says Egyptian authorities have arrested an activist after she posted a video online lashing out at the state...

Monitor: 42 killed by Israeli strikes in Syria this week 12 May 2018 - 06:12 pm

BEIRUT: A wave of Israeli strikes on suspected military positions in Syria this week killed 42 people, including at least 19 Iranians, a...

In Iraq's shattered Mosul, voters eye fresh start after IS 12 May 2018 - 05:50 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Voters in the ravaged Iraqi city of Mosul flocked to the polls Saturday, hoping that parliamentary elections can help turn the...

Iraq minorities fear new upheaval in multi-ethnic city after vote 12 May 2018 - 04:12 pm

KIRKUK, Iraq: The streets of Kirkuk, which has violently changed hands several times since Iraq's last election, are crammed with a dizzying patchwork...