A parliamentary panel in Kuwait on Sunday approved draft legislation calling for the scrapping of government plans to raise petrol and power prices to combat a budget deficit. The financial and...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met secretly with Arab rulers last year to hear then US secretary of state John Kerry pitch a regional peace plan, an Israeli newspaper reported Sunday....
Karolina Pliskova beat Caroline Wozniacki for the first time in her career to claim the Qatar Open title on Saturday. The powerful Czech won in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 for her eighth WTA title and her...
With a new leader in the White House bent on disrupting the status quo, could it also be time for a fresh approach to Middle East peace? The United States this week encouraged a "regional" solution...
Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke was “made to feel like a criminal” as he was denied entry to the United States on Friday. Yorke said he was prevented from entering the USA due to an...
A man taking a selfie after an Iranian dam burst was among at least seven people killed as floods, avalanches and dust storms gripped the country, state media reported Saturday. The 40-year-old was...
The rain-ravaged Qatar Open could finish without a winner this year, a senior official conceded on Friday as the tournament was again battered by heavy rain and thunderstorms. Tariq Darwish Zainal,...
Shared fears over US President Donald Trump's policies could bring Iran and Gulf Arab countries closer together, analysts said after a fence-mending regional tour by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani....
An air strike killed eight women and a child at a funeral reception near the Yemeni capital, witnesses said Thursday, adding to the conflict's mounting civilian death toll. At least 10 other women...
Scottish trainer Frank Nuttal will officially begin his tenure as Hearts of Oak coach today, Thursday 17th February, the club have confirmed. The former Gor Mahia manager has signed a two-year deal...
Three players reached the quarter-finals of a soggy Qatar Open Wednesday during another rain-affected day which left top seed Anqelique Kerber still waiting to play her first match. Number three seed...
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia's top leadership on Tuesday during a visit to further strengthen ties as part of a Gulf tour ahead of Syria peace talks. King Salman hosted a...
Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande have announced plans to field a Chinese-only squad by 2020, official media said on Tuesday, in a surprise turnaround after years of success based on big-money...
By: Rita Ako Williams, Executive Board Chairperson, Excella Consult, LLC For some time now, some employers of domestic workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain,...
The next few days promise to be intense for Nasser Al-Khelaifi, chairman of Paris Saint-Germain and arguably the most recognisable face behind tiny Qatar's global sporting rise. On Tuesday night he...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday to further strengthen ties as part of a Gulf tour. The two Sunni powers have become increasingly close over the past...
Efforts to fight terrorism and extremists in Syria cannot succeed without a political solution supported by its people, the UN Secretary-General said on Saturday. António Guterres met with Turkish...
European-based media and telecom group Altice is launching its i24news channel next week in the United States, underscoring its ambitions as a global television news operation. The i24news channel is...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Istanbul on Friday for talks with Turkey's Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, at the start of his first visit to the Middle East as the world...
Oil prices slid on Wednesday to extend falls from the previous session, as a big increase in U. S. crude inventories and a slump in Chinese demand implied that global oil markets remain oversupplied...
