World / Middle East

Hezbollah says its 'arms won't be twisted' as Lebanese crisis deepens 10 Nov 2019 - 05:55 pm

BEIRUT: Political talks to agree an urgently needed Lebanese government are still deadlocked, three senior sources said on Sunday, as the powerful Shi'ite...

Fuel shortage, price hikes squeeze protest-hit Lebanon 09 Nov 2019 - 07:29 pm

Beirut: A rationing of dollars by banks in protest-hit Lebanon sparked growing alarm on Saturday as some petrol pumps ran dry and grocery...

Iraqi forces push protesters back to main square, kill four 09 Nov 2019 - 07:19 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces killed at least four people on Saturday as they pushed protesters back towards their main camp in central Baghdad...

Lebanon's president meets bankers amid liquidity crisis 09 Nov 2019 - 06:28 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's president is meeting with several Cabinet ministers and top banking officials in search for solutions for the deepening financial and economic...

Heavy fighting between Syrian and Turkish troops 09 Nov 2019 - 02:07 pm

BEIRUT: Syria's state news agency is reporting intense clashes between government forces and Turkish troops in the country's north. SANA said Saturday's clashes...

Discussions on Syria constitution going 'better than expected': UN 08 Nov 2019 - 07:22 pm

Geneva: A first round of discussions towards amending Syria's constitution went better than anticipated, the UN mediator said Friday, adding that the talks...

Israel's Netanyahu appoints far-right Bennett as defence minister 08 Nov 2019 - 07:22 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed the head of a far-right political party as defence minister of his caretaker government, a spokesman...

Hacked Moroccan lawyer urges action against cyber spies 07 Nov 2019 - 08:24 pm

CASABLANCA: A Moroccan human rights lawyer, who fled into exile after his phone was hacked, called for urgent international action to protect activists...

Iran alleges UN inspector tested positive for explosives 07 Nov 2019 - 05:02 pm

VIENNA: Iran alleged Thursday that the U.N. inspector it blocked from a nuclear site last week tested positive for suspected traces of explosive...

In Baghdad's protests, all bridges lead to 'revolution' 07 Nov 2019 - 05:02 pm

Baghdad: The bridges over Baghdad's Tigris river, named to honour "free men" and "martyrs," have turned into frontlines between Iraq's protesters demanding regime...

Kurdish forces kill 11 pro-Turkish Syrian fighters: Erdogan 07 Nov 2019 - 12:31 pm

Istanbul: Eleven pro-Turkish Syrian fighters were killed Thursday by Kurdish forces in violation of ceasefire agreements aimed at creating a "safe zone" in...

Nearly 270 kilograms of heroin seized in eastern Turkey 07 Nov 2019 - 12:09 pm

VAN, Turkey, Security forces in eastern Turkey seized nearly 270 kilograms of heroin on Thursday. Police in the Ipekyolu district of Van province...

Turkish Airlines inaugurating new destination in China 07 Nov 2019 - 11:19 am

ANKARA - National flag carrier Turkish Airlines will launch service to Xian, northwestern China at the end of the year to mark its...

First China Railway Express line train reaches Turkey 07 Nov 2019 - 09:05 am

ISTANBUL - The first Chinese freight train traveling the China Railway Express line from Xi’an, China to Europe crossed under Istanbul's Bosporus Strait...

Operations resume at Iraqi port, oil refinery after protesters leave - sources 07 Nov 2019 - 08:52 am

BASRA, Iraq: Operations resumed at a port and an oil refinery in southern Iraq on Thursday after protesters left both areas, port officials,...

Turkey's Erdogan speaks with Trump, to visit Washington next week 06 Nov 2019 - 11:38 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday and the two leaders reconfirmed they will meet...

Iran says to start enriching uranium at midnight 06 Nov 2019 - 08:24 pm

Tehran: Iran announced Wednesday another step towards reducing its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, sparking concern by some of the remaining parties...