World / Middle East

Obama, Saudi King hold talks on Syria, Yemen 05 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia speaks with US President Barack Obama during their meeting...

Saudi policeman, gunman killed in shootout 04 Sep 2015 - 08:25 pm

Gunman had tried to infiltrate a security forces site when he was spotted by policemen RIYADH: A Saudi policeman and a gunman were...

Five Bahraini soldiers killed in Saudi near Yemen border 04 Sep 2015 - 06:24 pm

BAHRAIN: Bahrain announced Friday that five of its soldiers were killed in southern Saudi Arabia where they had been posted to help defend...

22 Emirati soldiers killed in Yemen: UAE 04 Sep 2015 - 04:20 pm

The UAE says 22 of its soldiers have been killed fighting alongside a Saudi-led coalition battling rebels in Yemen (File Photo) ABU DHABI:...

Islamist party faces test in Moroccan elections 04 Sep 2015 - 12:13 am

Members of the PJD greet Secretary General Abdelilah Benkirane during a meeting ahead of the municipal elections in Tangier. IMIDER: Campaigning for today’s...

‘His only fault was to have been born in Syria’ 04 Sep 2015 - 12:12 am

A man holds a poster with a drawing depicting drowned Syrian toddlers during a demonstration for refugee rights in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. Amman:...

World calls for action after kids drown 04 Sep 2015 - 12:10 am

Abdullah Al Kurdi (right), the father of the drowned 3-year-old boy Aylan Kurdi from Syria, cries at a morgue as he tries to...

Iran's Khamenei backs parliamentary vote on nuclear deal with powers: state TV 03 Sep 2015 - 01:36 pm

ANKARA: Iran's Supreme Leader said on Thursday he backed a parliamentary vote on a historic nuclear deal reached with six major powers and...

Saudi Basic Industries cuts domestic rebar steel price 03 Sep 2015 - 01:09 pm

DUBAI: Saudi Basic Industries Corp said on Thursday it had cut its domestic retail price for rebar steel by 200 riyals ($53.3) per...

Troubled Dubai gold retailer seeks time to repay $136 mln debts 03 Sep 2015 - 12:32 pm

By Stanley Carvalho and Tom Arnold ABU DHABI/DUBAI: A Dubai-based gold and jewellery retailer that defaulted on loans worth about 500 million dirhams...

Car bomb kills 10 in Latakia 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

People looking at the wreckage of vehicles at the site of a car bombing in Latakia yesterday. Damascus: Ten people were killed and...

Saudi, US near deal for two Lockheed warships 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia is in advanced discussions with the US government about buying two frigates based on a coastal warship that Lockheed Martin...

Three-year-old migrant child’s body on Turkish beach shocks Europe 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

A young migrant, who drowned in a failed attempt to sail to the Greek island of Kos, lies on the shore in the...

Obama secures Iran victory 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech on the nuclear agreement with Iran, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, yesterday. WASHINGTON: US President Barack...

28 die in bombing of Yemen Shiite mosque claimed by IS 02 Sep 2015 - 10:00 pm

The file picture shows wreckage of a car seen at the site of a car bomb attack in the capital Sanaa on June...

Bad weather halts operations at three Kuwait ports 02 Sep 2015 - 08:00 pm

KUWAIT: Bad weather halted operations at Kuwait's Shuweikh, Shuaiba and Doha ports on Wednesday, state news agency KUNA said, quoting the country's port...

Twelve Syrians drown heading from Turkey to Greek island 02 Sep 2015 - 03:54 pm

ISTANBUL: At least 12 people believed to be Syrian refugees drowned as two boats sank after leaving southwest Turkey for the Greek island...

Turkish construction firm says 18 workers kidnapped in Baghdad 02 Sep 2015 - 11:27 am

ANKARA: Eighteen Turkish workers were kidnapped from a sports stadium they were constructing in northeast Baghdad on Wednesday morning, the head of their...