Middle East
Emirates Airline Posts 82.5 Pct Drop In 2016-17 Profit
Emirates airline said Thursday its 2016-17 profit dropped by 82.5 percent to $340 million, citing fierce competition,...
US Envoy To Qatar Says News From Home ‘increasingly Difficult’
The US ambassador to Qatar has expressed her dissatisfaction with political events back home in a decidedly...
Yemen War Threatens Millennia-Old Mummies
Yemen's war has claimed thousands of lives and pushed millions to the brink of famine. Now the conflict threatens to...
Anglican Head Backs Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian Peace Effort
The leader of the world's Anglicans on Wednesday backed US President Donald Trump's bid for fresh peace talks between...
Mexico Was Second Deadliest Country In 2016
It was the second deadliest conflict in the world last year, but it hardly registered in the international headlines....
I Would Love To See John Terry In China
The Shanghai Shenhua boss says he was sure the 36-year-old would end up making the move to the Chinese Super League and...
Israeli Parliament Advances Bill Enshrining State’s Jewish Status
The Israeli parliament gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill defining the country as the "national home of the...
Wife of Palestinian Hunger Striker Wants Pope To Intervene
The wife of the leader of a hunger strike by hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has written to Pope...
Toyota Says Annual Profit Drops 21%, First Fall In Five Years
Toyota said Wednesday its annual net profit fell for the first time in five years, with the Japanese automaker...
UPS Announces Dubai Venture, Eyes Middle East Growth
UPS announced a partnership Tuesday to provide logistics at the 2020 World's Fair in Dubai, a venture it sees as a...
US Mulling Extending Carry-On Computer Ban To Europe
US authorities are considering banning carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, widening the...
Palestinians Seek Pizza Hut Boycott For ‘mocking Hunger Strike’
Palestinians called for a boycott of Pizza Hut on Tuesday after the company's franchise in Israel was accused of...
White House Approves Supply of Weapons To YPG In Syria
US President Donald Trump has approved the supplying of weapons to Kurdish forces battling the Islamic State group in...
Bahrain Sends First Civilian Case To Military Court
Bahrain has referred its first civilian case to a military court following a constitutional amendment approved by the...
Russia Seeks UN Backing For Deal On Syria Safe Zones
Russia on Monday faced resistance from Western powers to a bid to win UN Security Council backing for an agreement it...
We Are All Hypocrites [Article]
Hypocrites! That’s what we really are. Our double standards keep staring us in the face each day of our lives. Our...
US Studying Moscow’s Syria Deal
The United States is closely examining whether a Russia-brokered deal to establish safe zones in Syria can work in the...
Syria FM Rejects UN Monitors For ‘de-Escalation’ Deal
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday his country would reject any United Nations role in monitoring the...
Kenny Rogers Prepares To Hang Up His Microphone
Kenny Rogers prepares to hang up his microphone It's funny the things you covet most when you are a child - for country...