Middle East Archive

Shahidul Alam, the internationally recognised photographer who was detained by the Bangladeshi authorities in August after making allegedly "provocative" statements in an interview with Al Jazeera, has recently been released on bail after

Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir - At least nine people have been killed in violence in India-administered Kashmir, capping off one of this year's deadliest weeks in the disputed region already suffering

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused Iran of being a state sponsor of terror. He points to the old slogan “death to America” as a perfect example

SANAA: UN envoy Martin Griffiths met a Yemeni militia leader in insurgent-held Sanaa on Saturday and is to follow up by holding talks in Riyadh with Yemen’s government

Rights group Amnesty International has warned FIFA, football's governing body, against expanding the Qatar 2022 World Cup to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), raising human

SANAA: UN envoy Martin Griffiths met a Yemeni militia leader in insurgent-held Sanaa on Saturday and is to follow up by holding talks in Riyadh with Yemen’s government

DAMASCUS, Syria: At least 50 civilians were being treated Saturday following a suspected poison gas attack by Syrian rebel groups on the government-held Aleppo city in the country’s

French security forces have fired tear gas and water cannon against "yellow vest" protesters in the capital, Paris, as demonstrations against rising fuel taxes and President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies

There was no shortage of smiles and cheers as Felix Tshisekedi and Vital Kamerhe on Friday made their way into a room packed with cameras in Nairobi. But

Leaders from the 28 current European Union member states are set to meet on Sunday in Brussels for an emergency summit to finalise a deal on Britain's departure from

CAIRO: Egypt’s Meteorological Authority warned on Friday that several areas in south and north Sinai are expecting floods this week while heavy rainfall created disruption in several governorates

London, England - "It was the only time in my life I thought I'd probably die. I couldn't breathe," says 71-year-old Balwinder Singh Rana. He recalls the mass

Counting is under way in Bahrain after polls have closed in Saturday's parliamentary election from which opposition groups were barred in a crackdown on dissent in the Western-allied kingdom.

Robert Mugabe, the 94-year-old former president of Zimbabwe, is no longer able to walk because of ill health and age. The announcement was made by his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who