Browsing: Middle East

Arab News says Moroccans protest against high prices and to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of demonstrations.

Arab News says a surprise ruling by Iraq’s high court cast doubt on the legal foundations of the independent oil policy of Iraq’s Kurdish-run region.

Aljazeera says A Palestinian man has been shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, during a confrontation.

BREAKING NEWS – A huge fire breaks out in Iranian military base which can be seen from miles away. Fire and rescue teams are working to put the inferno out.

Arab News says Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian teen in West Bank clashes during what Israel described as an operation to demolish the home of a “terrorist”.

‘It is unrealistic that the Assad regime in Syria will go away’ Bilal Abdul Kareem describes the torture and injustice against Syrian prisoners of war…

Arab News says Twelve civilians were injured by a drone attack targeting Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The Independent says a husband paraded the decapitated head of his 17-year-old wife in front of a crowd in Iran after murdering her in a harrowing incident which has triggered outrage.

Kuwait bans Death on the Nile movie for Gal Gadot’s links with the Israeli army. The ban is for Kenneth Branagh’s new film adaptation of…

Arab News says Joe Biden said on Thursday a global “terrorist threat” was removed when the head of the Daesh group blew himself up after US special forces swooped in on his Syrian hideout.

TRT World says Turkish authorities have recovered 12 bodies believed to be those of asylum seekers who were pushed back by Greece.

Arab News says US is sending a warship and fighter jets to help defend the UAE after a series of missile attacks by Houthi militia in Yemen.

The US State Department has called for a thorough criminal investigation into the death of elderly Palestinian man who died while being detained by members…

Israeli treatment of Palestinians is the mechanics of apartheid. According to the study published by Amnesty’s report – the mechanisms and policies by which apartheid…

Arab News says as the world sees vaccination slowing and infections soaring with the spread of omicron, Iran has found a rare respite from the pandemic.

Arab News says Saudi Arabia and Thailand turned a new page in their relations on Tuesday, with a restoration of full diplomatic ties and a planned exchange of ambassadors.

The Independent says Lebanon’s three-time former prime minister Saad Hariri has announced he is bowing out of politics and will not participate in May’s elections.

Arab News says the UAE defense ministry said it has shot down two Houthi missiles targeting the country, state media reported early on Monday.

Palestinian Authority called for the formation of an international commission to investigate the Tantura massacre committed by Israel in the Palestinian village of Tantura in…

Arab News says Joe Biden is considering re-designating Yemen’s Houthi militia as an international terrorist organization.

Crude oil price rose for a fourth day on Wednesday as an outage on a pipeline from Iraq to Turkey increased concerns about an already tight supply.

Arab News says A Houthi terrorist chief was one of about 20 people killed when coalition airstrikes in Yemen struck militia targets in Sanaa.

The Metro says Three people have been killed and six others wounded in suspected drone attacks in Abu Dhabi.

France24 says Huge numbers of French teachers went on strike Thursday as staff demand clarity from the government on coronavirus measures.

Arab News says Lebanon’s public transport drivers blocked roads on Thursday, paralyzing traffic throughout the country in protest against the manipulation of exchange rates.