Middle East

Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran

23 October 2025, 18:00 PM News

Iran executes man over espionage

19 October 2025, 18:00 PM News

Netanyahu says will run for PM in next year's election

19 October 2025, 02:53 AM News

Nuclear deal with west / Iran ‘terminates’ all mechanisms

18 October 2025, 18:00 PM News

Israeli forces kill 11-year-old in West Bank

17 October 2025, 18:00 PM News

Palestinians touring Europe to boost state recognition

15 October 2025, 18:58 PM News

Iran says Trump's call for peace 'at odds' with US actions

14 October 2025, 06:08 AM News

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Saudi prince Salman's first Turkey visit since Khashoggi murder

Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler will on Wednesday take another step out of his international isolation by paying his first visit to Turkey since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate.

22 June 2022, 11:05 AM

Music commission in Saudi Arabia begins receiving applications for classes

The Saudi Centre for Music began receiving applications to register for music classes on Tuesday (June 21, 2022), reports Al Arabiya News citing the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

21 June 2022, 18:42 PM

Israel faces fresh polls

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Monday his governing coalition will dissolve parliament next week, a shock announcement that will give power to

21 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in W Bank

A Palestinian worker was shot dead by Israeli forces yesterday while crossing a security barrier in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources said.

19 June 2022, 18:00 PM

At least 120 arrested in Iran for breaking “segregation, morality rules” at party

Police have arrested 120 people for breaking Iran’s segregation and morality rules at a party in the forest in the northern province of Mazandaran, state media reported Sunday.

19 June 2022, 17:56 PM

Occupied west bank: Three Palestinians killed in Israeli army raid

Three Palestinians were killed and 12 others were wounded yesterday during an Israeli army raid in Jenin, a stronghold of armed Palestinian factions in the occupied West Bank.

17 June 2022, 18:00 PM

15 years of GAZA blockade: 80pc of children suffer ‘distress’

Four out of five children in Gaza suffer from emotional distress, Save the Children said yesterday, 15 years after Israel slapped a strict blockade on the Palestinian territory.

15 June 2022, 18:00 PM

"Homosexuality crackdown": Saudi authorities seize rainbow toys

Saudi officials are seizing rainbow-coloured toys and articles of clothing from shops in the capital as part of a crackdown on homosexuality, state media reported.

15 June 2022, 17:20 PM

UAE suspending export of Indian wheat for 4 months

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered a four-month suspension in exports and re-exports of wheat and wheat flour originating from India, the world's second biggest producer of the grain, state news agency WAM said on Wednesday.

15 June 2022, 10:09 AM

Prince who's int'l face of Saudi business may no longer call the shots alone

The prince who's the international face of Saudi business may no longer be able to call all the shots.

15 June 2022, 08:08 AM

Kuwait to deport migrants protesting Prophet remarks

Expats in Kuwait City from the Fahaheel neighbourhood who organised a demonstration in support of Prophet Muhammad after Friday prayers were ordered to be arrested and brought in, reports Arab Times.

12 June 2022, 17:37 PM

"Blasphemous": Morocco bans British film on Prophet's daughter Fatimah

Morocco announced Saturday it had banned a British film about the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which Muslims in a number of countries have denounced as blasphemous.

12 June 2022, 10:33 AM

1,200 Palestinians face risk of forced removal in West Bank

Some 1,200 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank region of Masafer Yatta face the risk of forced removal to make way for an army firing zone after a decades-long legal battle that ended last month in Israel's highest court.

12 June 2022, 10:20 AM

Syria says runways unusable after Israel hits airport

Syria has confirmed major damage including to runways at Damascus International Airport, which was closed for a second day yesterday for repairs after Israeli air strikes.

11 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Erdogan says he will run in 2023 presidential election

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said he would run in next year’s presidential vote and brushed aside rumours of a snap poll in the economically-battered nation.

9 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Train derailment kills 17 in Iran

At least 17 people were killed and 86 were injured yesterday when a train derailed near the central Iranian city of Tabas after hitting an excavator beside the

8 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Israel mainly to blame for conflict

Israel’s occupation and discrimination against Palestinians are the main causes of the endless cycles of violence, UN investigators said yesterday, prompting angry Israeli protests.

7 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Indonesia, Malaysia summon India envoys

Indonesia and Malaysia have both summoned India’s envoys in their countries over “derogatory” remarks made about the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by two officials with the South Asian nation’s ruling party, their foreign ministries said yesterday.