Middle East
Syria Refugee Total Hits Over Five Million
More than five million Syrians are now refugees, the UN said Thursday, as aid groups urged the international community...
Will Iran’s Rouhani Survive the Bleak Economy?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is credited with pulling the economy back from the brink, but less than two months...
Houthi Rebels In Yemen Threatening Strategic Strait
Houthi rebels in Yemen are threatening free movement into and out of the Red Sea with missiles, mines and other...
Spieth, Mickelson Among Masters Hopefuls At Houston Open
Five-time major winner Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion who bungled a repeat bid, begin play...
Drone Strikes Kill 5 Qaeda Suspects In Yemen
Drone strikes killed five suspected Al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Wednesday, a security official said, as the...
Demolition of Decades-Old Lebanese Brewery Begins
Demolition of one of the Middle East's oldest breweries began this week in the Lebanese capital to make way for a...
Toshiba’s Westinghouse Files For US Bankruptcy
Westinghouse, Toshiba's US nuclear unit, has filed for US bankruptcy protection. The US firm has struggled with hefty...
Uganda Captain Geoffrey Massa Retires From International Football
Uganda Cranes captain at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, Geoffrey Massa has announced his retirement from international...
TECNO’S New Camon CX Smartphone Hits Ghanaian Market
Premium mobile phone brand, TECNO Mobile has introduced its latest Camon CX unto the Ghanaian market after it was first...
Calls For Unity As Arab Leaders Gather
Arab leaders gathered for an annual summit in Jordan Wednesday looking to overcome divisions on regional crises...
Palestinian Leader Mahmud Abbas Meets Trump Envoy At Arab Summit
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has met one of US President Donald Trump's top envoys on the sidelines of an Arab...
Storm Brews Over Palestinian Pints In Israeli Pub
Just when it seemed there was nothing else left to divide Israelis and Palestinians, some Jewish hardliners have found...
Arab Leaders Meet To Address Conflicts and ‘terror’
Arab leaders are set to meet in Jordan on Wednesday for their annual summit with no expected breakthrough on resolving...
UN, Amnesty Call For More Efforts To Protect Mosul Civilians
The United Nations and Amnesty International called Tuesday for greater efforts to protect civilians in west Mosul,...
Disputed Iraqi Province Votes To Fly Kurdish Flag
Provincial councillors in disputed, oil-rich Kirkuk province voted Tuesday to fly the Kurdish regional flag over...
No Peace Deal In Syria Without US Role
A political deal to end the Syrian conflict is not possible without a strong US role, the opposition's chief negotiator...
UN Chief Urges Arabs To Unite Against Syria War
UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Arab leaders Tuesday to set aside their differences to confront Syria's six-year...
$2.3bn Lost To Galamsey In 2016
An estimated $2.3billion worth of gold left the shores of Ghana through illicit small-scale mining (galamsey) in 2016,...
Amazon To Buy Largest Mideast E-Retailer Souq.com
Amazon will acquire the Middle East's largest online retailer Souq.com, the two companies said in a statement on...