Woman suicide bomber wounds nine in Tunis

A woman suicide bomber yesterday blew herself up near police vehicles in the centre of the Tunisian capital, injuring nine people, the
29 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Qatar ‘kafala’ reform comes into force

Long-awaited reform of Qatar's controversial exit visa system, which requires foreign workers to obtain their bosses' permission to leave the country, came into force yesterday, the government said.
28 October 2018, 18:00 PM

'Arab Nato' to be formed by next year

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa has said a planned Gulf security alliance, expected to include Egypt, will be formed by next year.
28 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Suicide attack on Afghan cops kills 6

A suicide car bomb attack on a bus carrying police officers and workers in central Afghanistan killed at least six people and wounded
27 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Survey finds unprecedented pessimism in Afghanistan

Afghans are voicing unprecedented levels of pessimism as hopes fade for the war-torn country's future, a US survey said Friday.
27 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Crisis risks regional stability

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis yesterday said that the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi undermined Middle Eastern stability as Riyadh dismissed Ankara's calls to extradite 18 Saudis wanted for the murder.
27 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel accuses Syria, Iran of ordering Gaza rocket fire

The Israeli army yesterday accused the Syrian government and Iran of ordering Palestinian militants in Gaza to fire dozens of rockets into southern
27 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Schoolchildren among 20 dead in Jordan flash floods

Rescuers combed the shores of Jordan's Dead Sea early yesterday, searching for survivors, after flash floods killed at least 20 people, most of them children on a school outing.
26 October 2018, 18:00 PM

YEMEN WAR: Saudi-led raid kills 16 civilians in Hodeidah

At least 16 people were killed on Wednesday in an air strike that hit a factory for vegetable packaging in Yemen's Hodeidah province, medical workers and residents said.
25 October 2018, 18:00 PM

India signs $777m deal with Israel

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said yesterday it had won a $777 million (680 million euro) order from India to buy defence systems for its navy.
24 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi consulate vehicle searched in Khashoggi investigation

Turkish investigators find two suitcases and other items in a Saudi consulate car in Istanbul, as part of the investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, broadcaster CNN Turk reports.
24 October 2018, 04:25 AM

Torture in Palestinian jails 'systematic': HRW

The Palestinian security forces "systematically" abuse and torture prisoners in what could amount to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Pak PM vows to hold peace talks with Delhi

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday vowed to hold peace talks with arch-rival India following elections in the neighbouring country, after a similar offer from the former cricketer was "rebuffed".
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Palestinian shot dead after stabbing soldier

A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier and was shot dead by the wounded man and other troops in the Israeli-occupied West Bank yesterday, the military said. In a statement, the military said the incident occurred near the biblical Cave of the Patriarchs, revered by Muslims as the Ibrahimi mosque, in the city of Hebron.
22 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Jordan to reclaim land held by Israel: King

Jordan has told Israel that it intends to reclaim two tracts of territories remained in Israeli private ownership under a 1994 peace treaty, King Abdullah II has announced as Israel said it was still planning to negotiate an extension.
22 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel halts demolition of Bedouin village

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has frozen plans to demolish a strategically located Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank that have drawn international concern, his office said yesterday.
21 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Investigators likely to discover Khashoggi body 'before long': Turkish official

Turkish investigators are likely to find out what happened to the body of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi "before long", a senior Turkish official says.
21 October 2018, 04:39 AM

At least 130 Gazans hit by Israeli gunfire

At least 130 Palestinians were hit by Israeli gunfire Friday as thousands protested near Gaza's border with Israel, the health ministry in
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

CROWN PRINCE'S OUSTED AIDES

Saudi Arabia yesterday sacked two top aides to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Here are the profiles of the top aides
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

WORLD REACTION

Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, is "deeply troubled" by Riyadh's confirmation of Khashoggi's death,
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM