Middle East Qatar says to reopen embassy in Syria ‘soon’ DOHA: Qatar said on Wednesday that it would soon reopen its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus after president... Published 11 Dec, 2024 05:09pm
Middle East UN General Assembly to vote on ‘unconditional’ ceasefire in Gaza UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a draft resolution that seeks an immediate ceasefire... Published 11 Dec, 2024 01:13pm
Middle East Israeli airstrikes kill at least 31 Palestinians in Gaza CAIRO: Israeli strikes in the northern and central Gaza Strip on Wednesday killed at least 31 Palestinians, most of... Published 11 Dec, 2024 12:48pm
Middle East UN says Israel bombardment of Syria ‘must stop’ DAMASCUS: The UN special envoy for Syria called Tuesday on Israel to halt its military movements and bombardments in... Published 10 Dec, 2024 05:30pm
Middle East Israel denies its forces have gone past Syria buffer zone DAMASCUS: Israel denied on Tuesday that its forces had penetrated into Syrian territory beyond the buffer zone with... Published 10 Dec, 2024 05:11pm
Middle East Israeli forces kill at least 34 people in Gaza, rescue workers say CAIRO: Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 34 Palestinians overnight and on Tuesday, medics said,... Updated 10 Dec, 2024 04:42pm
Middle East Israeli troops near Damascus, say Syrian security, after Israeli airtsikes hit Syrian bases DAMASCUS/NEW YORK: An Israeli military incursion into Syria has reached about 25 km (16 miles) southwest of... Published 10 Dec, 2024 03:40pm
Stocks Saudi, Qatari bourses gain; UAE markets fall on tax concerns Saudi Arabian and Qatari stock markets rose in early trading on Tuesday, as investors looked ahead to the US Federal... Published 10 Dec, 2024 02:24pm
MENA Air strike on North Darfur market kills more than 100: Sudan lawyers’ group PORT SUDAN: A Sudanese military air strike on a market in a town in North Darfur killed more than 100 people and... Published 10 Dec, 2024 02:06pm
MENA Israel’s PM Netanyahu arrives in court to testify in corruption trial TEL AVIV: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in court in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to testify for the... Published 10 Dec, 2024 02:01pm
MENA Israel has ‘destroyed the most important military sites in Syria’: war monitor DAMASCUS: A war monitor said Tuesday that Israel had “destroyed the most important military sites in Syria” with a... Published 10 Dec, 2024 01:29pm
MENA Syria’s rebels work to form government, restore order after Assad ouster DAMASCUS/NEW YORK: The lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad left Syrians, countries in the region and... Published 10 Dec, 2024 11:15am
Financial UAE to impose 15% minimum top-up tax on large multinationals from January DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will impose a minimum top-up tax (DMTT) of 15% on large multinational companies... Updated 09 Dec, 2024 10:29pm
Middle East Syria central bank says depositors’ funds at local banks ‘safe’ DAMASCUS: Syria’s central bank said Monday depositors’ funds in the country’s lenders were “safe” after rebels took... Published 09 Dec, 2024 08:39pm
MENA Russia, Iran ‘share the responsibility’ for Assad crimes: NATO chief BRUSSELS: NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday said Russia and Iran were complicit in the crimes of ousted Syrian... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:51pm
Middle East Syria’s half a century of Assad dynasty rule PARIS: After a lightning offensive by Islamist-led rebels toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, AFP... Published 09 Dec, 2024 05:49pm
Middle East Israel ‘more optimistic’ on prospects of Gaza hostage deal JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israel is now more optimistic about a possible hostage deal in Gaza, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar... Published 09 Dec, 2024 05:29pm
Middle East Four Israeli soldiers killed in accidental explosion in Lebanon DUBAI: Four Israeli soldiers who were killed in southern Lebanon were likely killed in an accidental detonation of... Published 09 Dec, 2024 05:18pm
MENA Kremlin refuses to confirm if Assad in Russia MOSCOW: The Kremlin declined on Monday to confirm reports that toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad had fled to... Published 09 Dec, 2024 04:41pm
MENA Atif Aslam, Coldplay: Dubai set to welcome winter with live events, performances, shopping festival From the highly-anticipated annual Dubai Shopping Festival to the seasonal Christmas markets and tree-lightings,... Published 09 Dec, 2024 04:29pm
MENA Armed attackers kill 21 civilians in western Niger, army says NIAMEY: Armed attackers on motorcycles killed at least 21 civilians in the West African nation of Niger, the army... Published 09 Dec, 2024 03:35pm
MENA Lebanese army says 1 person killed, 4 soldiers wounded in Israeli strike BEIRUT: Lebanon’s army said one person was killed and four soldiers wounded Monday in an Israeli strike in the... Published 09 Dec, 2024 02:51pm
Middle East With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches DAMASCUS: Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and... Published 09 Dec, 2024 11:18am
Middle East Israel shells north Gaza hospital, disrupting service CAIRO: Palestinian health officials said on Sunday that Israeli forces had shelled the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the... Updated 09 Dec, 2024 07:10am
Middle East Hamas tells Gaza groups to identify hostages they hold GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Sources within Palestinian groups in Gaza said Sunday that Hamas had told ... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Middle East Former al Qaeda chief Abu Mohammed al-Golani led overthrow of Assad BEIRUT: As the commander of al Qaeda’s franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Middle East Iran says only Syrians can decide on their country’s fate DUBAI: Syria’s fate is the sole responsibility of the Syrian people and should be pursued without foreign... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Middle East Israel PM says ordered military to ‘seize’ Syria buffer zone OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he had ordered the Israeli military to... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Middle East Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement Syria's army command informs officers that Assad's regime has ended Updated 08 Dec, 2024 11:08pm
Middle East Whereabouts of Syria’s Assad unknown with army officers saying he boarded flight Rebels seize Damascus, oust Bashar al-Assad from power after 24 years as president Updated 08 Dec, 2024 10:45pm
Europe Trump says Russia abandoned Syria’s Assad, never should have been involved U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Russia’s abandonment of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led... Updated 08 Dec, 2024 10:30pm
Middle East Israel army says deploying in Syria buffer zone OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Sunday it had deployed forces to a demilitarised buffer zone in... Updated 08 Dec, 2024 09:37pm
Middle East Nations urge stability as Syrian rebels oust Assad PARIS: World powers pledged to work for stability in Syria and the surrounding region after rebels toppled its... Published 08 Dec, 2024 08:48pm
Middle East Syrians tour Assad’s looted Damascus home: AFP DAMASCUS: Dozens of Syrians explored President Bashar al-Assad’s luxurious Damascus home after it was looted on... Published 08 Dec, 2024 07:57pm
Middle East Iranian embassy stormed in Damascus DUBAI: Iran’s embassy in the Syrian capital was stormed by rebels on Sunday following their capture of Damascus and... Published 08 Dec, 2024 06:29pm
Middle East US will remain in eastern Syria and seek to prevent IS resurgence: Pentagon MANAMA: The United States will maintain its presence in eastern Syria and will take measures necessary to prevent a... Published 08 Dec, 2024 04:34pm
Middle East Assad’s fall followed years of bloodshed and division in Syria The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s rule over Syria marks the culmination of a nearly 14-year rebellion and a... Updated 08 Dec, 2024 04:30pm
MENA Syrian rebels say public institutions will remain under supervision of the ‘former prime minister’ CAIRO: Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Sunday that it was prohibited to go near public institutions that... Published 08 Dec, 2024 10:47am
Middle East Trump says US should ‘not get involved’ in conflict in Syria WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. should not be involved in the conflict in Syria,... Published 07 Dec, 2024 09:31pm
Middle East Iran, Russia, Turkiye meet in Doha to discuss Syria TEHRAN: The top diplomats from Iran, Turkiye and Russia met in Qatar on Saturday for talks on Syria, where rebel... Published 07 Dec, 2024 07:54pm
Middle East Qatar PM sees ‘momentum’ on Gaza talks after US election Qatar’s prime minister Sheikh Mohammed says there are some differences in the approach to an agreement by the outgoing and incoming US administrations Updated 07 Dec, 2024 07:49pm
Middle East Syrian rebels seize fourth city, close in on Homs in threat to Assad’s rule AMMAN/BEIRUT: Syrian rebels said they seized control of the southern city of Daraa on Saturday, the birthplace of a... Updated 07 Dec, 2024 07:47pm
MENA Gaza talks ‘likely’ to resume in coming week: source close to Hamas GAZA STRIP: A new round of negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal will “most likely” begin in the... Published 07 Dec, 2024 06:06pm
Middle East Iran launches heaviest space payload into orbit TEHRAN: Iran successfully launched on Friday its heaviest space payload, which includes a satellite and a space tug,... Updated 07 Dec, 2024 07:14am
Middle East Israeli forces storm into Gaza hospital, expel some staff, displaced people, its director says CAIRO: Israeli forces stormed into Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya in north Gaza overnight on Friday and... Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:53pm
Middle East Syria rebel leader says goal is to overthrow Assad BEIRUT: Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s rule,... Published 06 Dec, 2024 05:42pm
Middle East UAE’s Mubadala to address under-investment in Asia, CEO says ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company is under-invested in Asia and the geography will be a focus area... Published 06 Dec, 2024 05:15pm
Middle East No indication of a warning before bombing of Gaza hospital, WHO says BERLIN: The United Nations’ health agency has no indication that a warning was issued before Israel’s bombing early... Published 06 Dec, 2024 04:42pm
Middle East Syrian rebels capture key city of Hama in fresh blow to Assad AMMAN/BEIRUT: Syrian rebels captured the key city of Hama on Thursday, bringing the insurgents a major victory after... Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:59am
Middle East Dozens dead in Israeli strikes on Gaza; Palestinians say Amnesty ‘genocide’ declaration comes too late More than 44,500 Gazans have been killed, with thousands of others feared dead under rubble in 430 days of non-stop Israeli aggression against Palestinians Updated 05 Dec, 2024 11:07pm
Middle East Erdogan urges Assad to find ‘political solution’ to Syria war ANKARA: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called on Syria leader Bashar al-Assad to urgently find... Published 05 Dec, 2024 09:40pm
Middle East Qatar resumes Gaza mediation: source with knowledge of talks to AFP DOHA: Qatar has resumed its role as a mediator in efforts to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war following a... Published 05 Dec, 2024 05:55pm
Stocks Most Gulf markets rise on US rate-cut bets, ahead of OPEC+ meet Most stock markets in the Gulf edged higher in early trade on Thursday, helped by growing confidence in a likely US... Published 05 Dec, 2024 01:58pm
Middle East Lebanon health minister says Israel-Hezbollah war death toll at 4,047 BEIRUT: Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad on Wednesday said the toll in more than a year of war between Israel... Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:51pm
Stocks Major Gulf markets mixed on geopolitical tensions Major stock indexes in the Gulf were mixed in largely rangebound trade early on Wednesday, as Israel threatened to... Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:15pm
Middle East Israeli forces advance in Khan Younis area of southern Gaza, 20 killed across enclave CAIRO: Israeli tanks pushed into northern parts of the Khan Younis area in the south of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday... Published 04 Dec, 2024 02:34pm
Middle East Israel will hold Lebanon responsible if ceasefire collapses JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that if the ceasefire with Hezbollah collapses, the... Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:58pm
Middle East Israel issues new evacuation orders in Gaza, kills 12 people CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, most of them in... Published 03 Dec, 2024 02:32pm
Stocks Most Gulf markets gain as oil prices rise Most stock markets in the Gulf were up in early trading on Tuesday as oil prices rose, while escalating tensions in... Published 03 Dec, 2024 02:25pm
Energy Fuel oil smuggling network rakes in $1 billion for Iran and its proxies DUBAI: A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for... Published 03 Dec, 2024 12:18pm
Middle East Lebanon says two killed in Israeli strikes despite truce BEIRUT: At least two people were killed on Monday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said,... Published 02 Dec, 2024 05:40pm
Middle East Israeli army bombards homes in north Gaza, airstrike kills 15 CAIRO: Israeli forces bombarded houses in overnight attacks in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least 15 people... Published 02 Dec, 2024 05:12pm
Africa Guinea stadium crush kills 56 people after disputed refereeing decision CONAKRY: A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match in southeast Guinea,... Published 02 Dec, 2024 03:20pm
Stocks Saudi market falls on regional geopolitics; Qatar flat Saudi Arabia’s stock market eased in early trade on Monday amid tensions in the Middle East as Israel resumed... Published 02 Dec, 2024 01:54pm
MENA At least 25 killed as Russian, Syrian jets intensify bombing of Syrian rebel territory AMMAN: At least 25 people were killed in northwestern Syria in air strikes carried out by the Syrian government and... Published 02 Dec, 2024 12:12pm
MENA UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation RIYADH: Restoring the world’s degraded land and holding back its deserts will require at least $2.6 trillion in... Published 02 Dec, 2024 11:37am
Middle East Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza, Cairo holds fresh talks with Hamas Palestinians say Israel's operations on the northern edge of the enclave are part of a plan to clear people out through forced evacuations Updated 01 Dec, 2024 09:21pm
MENA Israeli military says projectile launched from Yemen intercepted The Israeli military said on Sunday that a projectile launched from Yemen was intercepted before it crossed into... Updated 01 Dec, 2024 04:09pm
Middle East Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US defence treaty over Israel stalemate RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for... Published 29 Nov, 2024 08:21pm
Middle East Israeli tanks retreat from central Gaza camp, medics say 30 killed CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians overnight in the Gaza Strip, most of them in the... Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:43pm
MENA Dubai: Heineken joint venture set to build Gulf’s first commercial brewery DUBAI: A Heineken joint venture plans to build the Gulf’s first major commercial brewery in Dubai, the metropolitan... Published 29 Nov, 2024 04:57pm
Middle East Israeli bus attacked in West Bank, at least eight injured JERUSALEM: A man opened fire on an Israeli bus near the Jewish settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank,... Published 29 Nov, 2024 04:39pm
MENA Israeli aggression increases in central Gaza, strikes kill 17 people CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 17 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics said, as... Updated 28 Nov, 2024 07:51pm
Middle East Israeli foreign minister looks to Washington to punish the ICC PRAGUE: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday he believed the United States would punish the... Published 28 Nov, 2024 05:50pm
Middle East Israel says ceasefire with Hezbollah violated, fires on south Lebanon BEIRUT: Israel said on Thursday that its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached hours after Lebanese security sources... Updated 28 Nov, 2024 05:37pm
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Ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed arraigned on charges of ‘engaging in political activities’ among others, says ISPR
Ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed arraigned on charges of ‘engaging in political activities’ among others, says ISPR