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Turkish student protests feed anti-Erdogan anger
Feb 10, 2021
ISTANBUL — Fenced in by riot police, Zeynep Kurbanzade stands with her university classmates in daily protest against the rector picked by P ...
UAE on edge as 'Hope' probe poised to enter Mars orbit
Feb 09, 2021
DUBAI — A tense half-hour on Tuesday will determine the fate of the UAE's "Hope" probe to Mars, as the Arab world's first space mission carr ...
Egypt opens Gaza border crossing 'indefinitely'
Feb 09, 2021
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories — Egypt on Tuesday opened its border crossing with the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip, "indefinitely" allowing ...
Yemen Houthis say they will cease attacks on S.Arabia if coalition stops
Feb 09, 2021
SANAA — Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on Tuesday that their attacks against Saudi Arabia and loyalist forces would cease if the Riyadh-led mili ...
Iran says French mediation on nuclear deal unnecessary
Feb 09, 2021
TEHRAN — Iran appeared on Monday to dismiss an offer by France to mediate between the United States and the Islamic republic in order to rev ...
Mid-pandemic, Lebanon medicine shortages sow panic
Feb 08, 2021
BEIRUT — With Lebanon’s economy in a tailspin and the coronavirus pandemic wreaking chaos, panic-buying has gripped pharmacies, creating sho ...
Pope hails dialogue ahead of meeting with Iraq cleric
Feb 08, 2021
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis hailed the power of inter-religious dialogue on Monday as the Vatican confirmed he would meet Shiite cleric Gran ...
UAE's 'Hope' probe to be first in trio of Mars missions
Feb 08, 2021
DUBAI — The first Arab space mission, the UAE's "Hope" probe, is expected to reach Mars' orbit on Tuesday, making it the first of three spac ...
Palestinian rivals Fateh, Hamas to discuss elections
Feb 08, 2021
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The key Palestinian factions — Fateh, which controls the West Bank, and Gaza's Hamas Islamists — plan to meet in Cairo ...
Saudi says intercepted armed drone launched by Yemen rebels
Feb 08, 2021
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia intercepted an armed drone launched towards the kingdom by Yemen's Houthis, state media said on Sunday, a day after th ...
Leading Arab journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal dies at 92
Feb 17, 2016
Egypt orders arrest of Facebook administrator after unfaithful wives comments
Feb 16, 2016
Libya MPs postpone vote on new unity government
Feb 16, 2016
US journalists to leave Bahrain after charges — lawyer
Feb 16, 2016
Iraqi Kurdish deputy PM says deal with Baghdad ‘easy’ if salaries paid
Feb 16, 2016
Americans kidnapped in Iraq last month released
Feb 16, 2016
Mustard gas ‘used in Iraq attacks in August’
Feb 15, 2016
Boost to Libya peace efforts as new gov’t proposed
Feb 15, 2016
Turkey air force in joint exercises with Saudi Arabia — army
Feb 15, 2016
Israel court rejects West Bank treatment for hunger striker
Feb 15, 2016
Israel ex-PM Olmert begins prison term for corruption
Feb 15, 2016
Construction began on 1,800 West Bank settler units in 2015 — NGO
Feb 14, 2016
‘Saudi Arabia intercepted Scud missile from Yemen’
Feb 14, 2016
Oman says it may focus on domestic, not regional rail system
Feb 14, 2016
20 nations join major military manoeuvre in Saudi Arabia, including Jordan
Feb 14, 2016
Bahrain on path to recovery five years after revolt — police chief
Feb 14, 2016
Switzerland to represent Saudi, Iranian interests
Feb 14, 2016
Tunisia prepares for impact of possible intervention in Libya
Feb 13, 2016
Iraq’s Sadr calls for technocratic government, swift reform
Feb 13, 2016
Bomb kills two Egyptian soldiers in Sinai — army
Feb 13, 2016
‘No time to lose’ to install Libya unity gov’t — ministers
Feb 13, 2016
No Assad in the future — Saudi FM
Feb 13, 2016

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