Middle East
Qatar Given New Deadline On Gulf Demands
Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face...
Qatar To Respond After Arab Nations Extend Deadline
Qatar was to respond on Monday after Saudi Arabia and its allies gave a defiant Doha another 48 hours to accept a...
Qatar Deadline Extended By 48 Hours
Saudi Arabia and its allies said early Monday they had decided to extend by 48 hours the deadline for Qatar to accept...
US OKs Laptops For Etihad Airways Flights Leaving Abu Dhabi
The United States has granted permission to the UAE's Etihad Airways for personal electronic devices to be allowed in...
Key Demands For Resolving Qatar Crisis
A deadline was approaching Sunday for Qatar to accept 13 demands by several Arab states in return for lifting a de...
Qatar Defiant As Deadline Nears To Resolve Gulf Rift
A deadline was approaching Sunday for Qatar to accept a series of demands made by several Arab states to lift a de...
Qatar Copies Rival Saudi’s ‘investment Diplomacy’
President Donald Trump may accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism, but that did not stop the wealthy emirate this week...
Qatar Says Arab Demands ‘made To Be Rejected’
Qatar said Saturday a series of demands made by several Arab states to lift a crippling blockade were designed to be...
Trump, Erdogan Hold Phone Call On Qatar Crisis
US President Donald Trump, shown in this photo from Tuesday, told Erdogan that all sides in the Qatar dispute should...
Suzuki Impressed With Silver Star Auto Operation
A delegation from Suzuki Motor Corporation and their partners from Sumitomo Corporation have paid a working visit to...
Nearly Half A Million Displaced Syrians Return Home
Nearly half a million displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since the beginning of the year, mainly to find...
Call To Close Al-Jazeera ‘unacceptable Attack’ On Free Speech
The UN voiced outrage Friday at the demand from Gulf countries that Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera shut down,...
In Madrid, Gay Activists From Muslim World Urge Freedom
The Arab Spring brought a taste of liberty for north Africa's gay and transgender communities, but six years on their...
Last Christians of Israeli-Controlled Golan Heights Endure
When about a hundred Arab Christians recently attended the small church at Ein Qiniye in the Israeli-occupied Golan...
US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last IS Escape Route From Raqa
US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the Islamic State group from Raqa on Thursday, a monitor said,...
Women, Children Returning From IS Warzones
Women and children involved with groups like Islamic State are increasingly returning to their home countries in...
IS Has Lost 60% of Territory, 80% of Revenue
The Islamic State group has lost more than 60 percent of its territory and 80 percent of its revenue, an analysis firm...
Syria Christians Take On IS In Raqa
An ivory-coloured rosary swings from the rearview mirror of Abboud Seryan's pickup truck as he speeds through Syria's...
Provocateur Ai Weiwei Taunts US With Activist Piece
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is blunt. When he wanted to make a political statement about crackdowns on dissent, he brought...