Middle East
Kuwait Expels Iranian Diplomats Over ‘terror’ Cell
Kuwait on Thursday ordered the expulsion of about 15 Iranian diplomats after the emirate's top court convicted a...
Amid Turning Tide, AIDS Claimed 1 Million Lives In 2016
AIDS claimed a million lives in 2016, almost half the 2005 toll that marked the peak of the deadly epidemic, said a UN...
Emirates Adds Flights To Khartoum, Increasing Connection Options For Customers
Emirates has announced it will increase the frequency of flights between Dubai and Khartoum from five to seven a week...
Bahrain Charges Activist With ‘terrorism’
Bahrain has slapped terrorism charges on an activist who tweeted criticism of the government's treatment of women,...
Rising Anti-Refugee Sentiment Stirs Concern In Lebanon
An attack on Lebanese troops raiding a Syrian refugee camp has stirred violent debate and polarised opinions, with...
Netanyahu Slams EU’s ‘crazy’ Israel Policy
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday denounced the EU's political demands on Israel as "absolutely crazy", in...
Israel Denounces EU Criticism As ‘anomaly’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday denounced Brussels' repeated criticism of Israel as an "anomaly" and...
Saudi Airline Says US Laptop Ban Lifted
Saudi Arabia's national carrier said a US ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound planes had been...
Foreign Food Chains Brave Risks For A Bite of Iran
For years, Iranians have had to put up with the likes of "Mash Donalds" and "Pizza Hat". Now real Western food...
US Sanctions Iran Over Missiles, Despite Nukes Compliance
The US slapped fresh sanctions on Iran Tuesday over its ballistic missile program, just hours after Washington admitted...
China’s Xi Reaffirms Commitment To Peace In the Middle East
China will host a symposium between Israel and the Palestinians later this year, an official said Tuesday, as president...
US Slaps New Iran Sanctions Over Ballistic Missiles, Terrorism
The United States announced new sanctions against Iran Tuesday over its ballistic missile program and what it called...
Syrian Displaced By IS Fight Paints His Heartache
Under the Islamic State group's rule, Syrian farmer Faysal was forced to hide his sketches and paintings, but displaced...
Egypt To End Visas On Arrival For Qataris
Egypt said it would end visas on arrival for Qatari citizens as a dispute between four Arab states and the Gulf emirate...
Erdogan To Visit Qatar and Saudi Amid Gulf Crisis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will this month visit Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which are locked in a deep...
Trump Keeps Iran Deal, But Threatens More Sanctions
Donald Trump backed away from a campaign promise to scrap a major nuclear security deal with Iran on Tuesday, with...
Israel Opposes Syria Truce Deal Over Iran Presence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes the southwest Syria ceasefire agreed by Russia and the US since it...
Qatar Is ‘undermining’ GCC Allies
The United Arab Emirates warned Qatar on Monday it could not belong to the Gulf Cooperation Council if it undermined...
Macron Chides Netanyahu On Settlements, Urges New Mideast Talks
French President Emmanuel Macron told Israel's visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that Paris opposes...