Israel’s PM meets crown prince on historic UAE visit

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Abu Dhabi’s crown prince yesterday after becoming the first leader of the Jewish state to visit the United Arab Emirates, a year after the establishment of ties.
13 December 2021, 18:00 PM

3 killed in shooting at Palestinian camp

Three members of the Islamist group Hamas were killed and others injured in a shooting on Sunday in the Palestinian camp of Burj al-Shemali in Lebanon, the group said, blaming the bloodshed on rival forces loyal to the Palestinian Authority.
13 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Israeli PM meets Abu Dhabi crown prince on historic visit

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Abu Dhabi's crown prince on Monday after becoming the first leader of the Jewish state to visit the United Arab Emirates, a year after the establishment of ties.
13 December 2021, 09:52 AM

After UAE legalised premarital sex, unwed mothers still in limbo

Over a dozen unmarried women huddled in a jail cell south of Dubai last year, locked up for the crime of giving birth, when a guard entered and declared them free.
13 December 2021, 07:24 AM

‘We never had anything like this here’

Buildings razed, cars overturned, trees ripped from the ground -- there were end-of-the-world scenes in the small Kentucky town of Mayfield.
12 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Iran stays firm amid pressure

World powers and Iran have been locked in talks on reviving their nuclear deal, with a European source saying they were working from texts discussed five months ago and Iranian officials saying they were sticking to a tough stance from last week.
11 December 2021, 18:00 PM

US-led anti-IS coalition ends Iraq combat mission

The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group has finished its combat mission in Iraq and will shift to a training and advisory role, Iraq’s national security adviser said yesterday.
9 December 2021, 18:00 PM

KSA rejects French claim of Khashoggi suspect arrest

French authorities were yesterday seeking to confirm the identity of a man arrested on suspicion of playing a key role in the 2018 murder of
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Syrian port of latakia::Israel strike targets Iran weapons

An Israeli air strike hit a shipment of Iranian weapons in the Syrian port of Latakia yesterday, in the first such attack on the key facility, a war monitor said.
7 December 2021, 18:00 PM

UAE declares 4.5-day workweek; Saturday-Sunday weekend

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it would transition to a four and half-day working week starting next year, with the full weekend falling on Saturday and Sunday in a move aimed at better aligning its economy with global markets.
7 December 2021, 09:41 AM

Indonesia volcano erupts again

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru spewed more ash yesterday, hampering the search for survivors as aerial images showed the extent of the devastation unleashed by the volcano’s deadly weekend eruption.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Palestinian killed after ramming car

Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager who rammed a car into a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank yesterday, seriously injuring an Israeli guard, Israel’s defence ministry said.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Iran rejects ‘blame game’

Iran said yesterday it was ready to resume nuclear talks but based on draft proposals it submitted last week, accusing Western powers of stalling negotiations in Vienna.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Jordan jails hospital chief over Covid deaths

A Jordanian court yesterday sentenced to three years in jail the director of a state hospital over the deaths of 10 patients at the facility which treated coronavirus patients.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Israeli police kill Palestinian in Jerusalem stabbing

Israeli security forces shot dead a Palestinian in annexed east Jerusalem late on Saturday after he stabbed an Israeli civilian and tried to
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM

France, Europeans working to open Afghan joint mission

Several European countries are working on opening up a joint diplomatic mission in Afghanistan that would enable their ambassadors to return to the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Thousands flee in panic, one killed

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupted yesterday, spewing out a tower of smoke and ash that plunged local communities into darkness and forced thousands of nearby residents to flee.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Iran nuclear talks break

Indirect US-Iranian talks on saving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal broke off until next week as European officials voiced dismay late Friday at sweeping demands by Iran’s new, hardline government.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM

9 US State Department phones hacked using Israeli spyware

Apple Inc iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to four people familiar with the matter.
3 December 2021, 18:36 PM

12 including Iraqi civilians, Kurd fighters killed in attacks blamed on IS

At least nine Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and three brothers were killed in northern Iraq attacks blamed on the Islamic State militants group, officials and a family member said Friday.
3 December 2021, 18:22 PM