‘Biden, Trump harmed US’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali accused Joe Biden and Donald Trump of damaging the reputation of the United States in rare direct criticism of US
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM

UN's $66m project aims to transform Gaza Valley from sewage dump to nature reserve

The United Nations is set to begin the restoration of a historic valley in the Palestinian Gaza Strip next month, hoping to transform it from a landfill and sewage dump into a vibrant nature reserve in a planned $66 million project.
7 February 2022, 11:28 AM

Two-state confederation: Palestinian, Israeli public figures draw up proposal

Israeli and Palestinian public figures have drawn up a new proposal for a two-state confederation that they hope will offer a way forward after a decade-long stalemate in Mideast peace efforts.
7 February 2022, 06:56 AM

‘Little Rayan’ dies before rescue

Morocco was in shock yesterday after emergency crews found a five-year-old boy dead at the bottom of a well in a tragic end to a painstaking five-day rescue operation that gripped the nation and the world.
6 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Israel’s Mossad suspected of penetrating Iran’s security intel

Former Iranian officials expressed concerns that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has penetrated the Iranian security and intelligence institutions, BBC reported.
6 February 2022, 17:37 PM

Saving little #Rayan

Moroccan rescuers worked through the night into yesterday, the fifth day of an increasingly urgent and nerve-wracking effort to rescue Rayan, a five-year-old boy trapped underground in a well.
5 February 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Good but not enough’

US steps on lifting sanctions are “good but not enough”, Iran said yesterday, following Washington’s announcement it was waiving sanctions on Iran’s civilian nuclear programme.
5 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Shadowy militant group claims latest UAE drone attack

A little-known militant group has claimed the latest drone attack on the United Arab Emirates, raising the possibility of widening security threats after a wave of assaults from Yemeni rebels.
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM

IS chief ‘kills himself’

The leader of Islamic State died when he blew himself and family members up during a US military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday, dealing a blow to the jihadist group’s efforts to reorganize as a guerrilla force after losing large swathes of territory.
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM

13, including children, dead in Syria after US special forces' air raid

US special forces hunted down high-ranking jihadists in a rare airborne raid in northwestern Syria on Thursday, killing 13 people in an operation the Pentagon described as "successful".
3 February 2022, 09:26 AM

12 migrants ‘pushed back’ by Greece died at border: Turkey

Ankara yesterday accused Greece of allowing 12 migrants to die in the winter cold after stripping them of their clothes and then pushing them back across the Turkish border.
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Israel enforcing ‘apartheid’

Amnesty International yesterday accused Israel of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of “segregation, dispossession and exclusion” that it said amounted to crimes against humanity.
1 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Iran executes 2 men charged with sodomy

Iran has executed two gay men who were convicted on charges of sodomy and spent six years on death row, a rights group reported.
1 February 2022, 17:08 PM

Amnesty, HRW among rights groups accusing Israel of apartheid against Palestinians

Amnesty International has joined Human Rights Watch and the Israeli rights group B’Tselem in accusing Israel of apartheid — both within its borders and in the occupied territories.
1 February 2022, 13:01 PM

Israeli president on first-ever visit to UAE

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog started his first visit to the United Arab Emirates yesterday, the latest high-profile diplomatic trip since the countries normalised ties.
30 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Israel supports security needs of UAE: President on first visit

Israel's president, making his first visit on Sunday to the United Arab Emirates, said his country supports the Gulf state's security needs and wants more countries in the region to join its new detente with the Arab world.
30 January 2022, 17:23 PM

Restaurant in conservative Saudi Arabia offers meals with 'vampires and zombies'

A restaurant in Saudi Arabia is offering patrons in the conservative kingdom a unique experience -- dishes with a side of skull and blood in the company of zombies and vampires.
30 January 2022, 10:19 AM

4 Bangladeshi expats arrested in KSA for ‘insulting Saudi flag’

Law enforcers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said they have arrested four Bangladeshi expatriates from Jeddah over suspicion that they had insulted the country’s national flag, reports Gulf News.
27 January 2022, 16:41 PM

Syria Kurds retake prison, ending six-day IS attack

Kurdish forces yesterday retook full control of a prison in northeast Syria where Islamic State group jihadists had been holed up since attacking it six days earlier.
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM

KSA, Thailand restore diplomatic ties

Saudi Arabia and Thailand have announced the resumption of diplomatic ties, after more than three decades of frozen relations linked to the theft of jewels from
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM