Middle East
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Lebanon calls on int’l community to aid Syrian refugees home return
Beirut: Around 500,000 Syrian refugees have registered for their voluntary return from Lebanon to their homeland, and Beirut has called on…
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Shehbaz to visit Saudi Arabia ahead of Crown Prince’s likely trip to Pak
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to embark on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia starting from Monday to…
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Saudi Crown Prince likely to visit Pakistan in November
Islamabad: Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman is expected to travel to Islamabad next month on a crucial…
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Saudi Crown Prince to visit India next month
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is expected…
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Explosion targets military ambulance in Yemen, 5 killed
Aden: An explosion struck an ambulance carrying a medic team of the southern pro-government Yemeni forces in southern Abyan province, killing…
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216 new cases of Corona confirmed in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Saudi Ministry of Health has said that 216 new cases of Corona were recorded in the last 24 hours. After the…
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Israeli missile strike targets military sites around Damascus
Damascus: Israel launched a missile attack against military sites around Damascus city, the Syrian military said in a statement on Saturday.…
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Houthis attack ship trying to ‘loot oil’ off Yemen port
Sanaa: The Houthi militia in Yemen said they attacked a ship trying to “loot oil” in a key government-controlled port in…
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US ‘sanction madness’ rapidly infecting Canada’: Iran
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned Canada’s move to impose new sanctions against Iranian media outlets as following “US government’s sanction…
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Turkish teams defuse another mine in Black Sea
Ankara: The Turkish Defence Ministry said that underwater demolition teams disabled another mine in the Black Sea — the fourth such…
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Iran imposes sanctions on British officials for ‘backing terrorism’
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry imposed sanctions on a number of British institutes and individuals for “supporting terrorism and terrorist…
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Turkey detains 543 for suspected links to 2016 failed coup
Ankara: Turkish police detained 543 people in an operation across 59 provinces for their suspected links to a network accused by…
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World’s largest flawless diamond put on display in Dubai, ahead of its auction
Abu Dhabi: The world’s largest flawless diamond has gone on display at the Sotheby’s Dubai gallery in DIFC. It is…
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Newly-elected Iraqi Prez calls for quick formation of new govt
Baghdad: Iraq’s newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid has assumed office and expressed hope for a quick formation of the new government.…
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Australia reverse decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Canberra: The Australian government on Tuesday announced that it has reversed a 2018 decision to recognise West Jerusalem as the Israeli…
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Four NRIs released after completing jail term in Saudi Arabia for social media post
Jeddah: Four Indian expatriates were released from jail after they completed their jail terms. They were imprisoned for posting religious…
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2 tourists killed, 3 injured in Turkey hot air balloon accident
Ankara: Two Spanish tourists were killed and three others injured on Tuesday in a hot air balloon accident in Turkey’s popular…
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Multiple explosions heard in Kyiv
Kyiv: As per reports in international media, at least three explosions have been heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on…
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Iran starts refining its oil in Venezuela: Minister
Tehran: Iranian Petroleum Minister Javad Owji has said that Iran has started refining its crude oil in Venezuela, state media affiliated…
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Biden meddles in Iran’s state matters by supporting riots: Iranian spokesman
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has said that US President Joe Biden meddled in Iran’s “state matters” by supporting “riots” in…