Middle East Archive
Middle East
ABU DHABI: Thousands of Catholics will take part Tuesday in the biggest worship of any non-Islamic faith in the Gulf region, when they attend a mass led by
Read More
Middle East
ABU DHABI: Thousands of Catholics will take part Tuesday in the biggest worship of any non-Islamic faith in the Gulf region, when they attend a mass led by
Read More
Middle East
Saudi Arabia and its coalition partner the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reportedly transferred US-made weapons to al-Qaeda linked groups and a Salafi militia whose commander who once "served
Read More
Middle East
Pope Francis has held the first Papal Mass at a stadium in Abu Dhabi, the first time the papal visited the Arabian Peninsula. About 135,000 Catholics attended the mass
Read More
Middle East
Former Dutch boxing champion Rudi Lubbers, who lost to Muhammad Ali on points in a 12-round heavyweight fight in Jakarta four and a half decades ago, is back
Read More
Middle East
‘Conflict begins when talking ends’, former UNESCO chief tells Human Fraternity Conference ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia, like the rest of the world, could benefit from a modified education
Read More
Middle East
‘Conflict begins when talking ends’, former UNESCO chief tells Human Fraternity Conference ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia, like the rest of the world, could benefit from a modified education
Read More
Middle East
DUBAI: Arab women will play an important role in the pursuit of tolerance in the region, as more of them find roles in the education sector, a senior
Read More
Middle East
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has toured a flood-stricken city in the the country's northeast, where two men have been reported missing in unprecedented rainfall. While floodwater receded in
Read More
Middle East
North Korea has maintained its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes and is looking for ways to ensure those capabilities cannot be destroyed by any military strikes, according to
Read More
Middle East
Senators from across party lines in the United States have backed an amendment opposing Donald Trump's plan to pull troops out of Syria and Afghanistan, in a strong
Read More
Middle East
AMMAN: Yemeni government delegates and Houthi militia leaders will reconvene in Jordan from Tuesday for a new round of talks to thrash out a deal on a prisoner
Read More
Middle East
‘Conflict begins when talking ends’, former UNESCO chief tells Human Fraternity Conference ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia, like the rest of the world, could benefit from a modified education
Read More
Middle East
KHARTOUM: Crowds of Sudanese protesters chanted “freedom, freedom,” as riot police fired tear gas on anti-government rallies in the capital and its twin city of Omdurman on Monday, witnesses
Read More
Middle East
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam met with his Cabinet on Monday amid a chorus of calls from fellow Democrats to resign over last week's revelation of a racist photo
Read More
Middle East
Tapachula, Mexico - The church bells were chiming at 3am, but Juan Alberto Orellana was already awake. He and other Central American migrants and refugees were preparing to
Read More
Middle East
Chinese communities on Tuesday began celebrating the Lunar New Year, an occasion for families to get together for intimate dinners and welcome the last of the Chinese zodiac's
Read More
Middle East
KARBALA: The recent assassination of a writer in the middle of a street in Karbala has provoked indignation in Iraqi cultural circles. The city’s police force said several
Read More
Middle East
KARBALA: The recent assassination of a writer in the middle of a street in Karbala has provoked indignation in Iraqi cultural circles. The city’s police force said several
Read More
Middle East
KARBALA: The recent assassination of a writer in the middle of a street in Karbala has provoked indignation in Iraqi cultural circles. The city’s police force said several
Read More
Middle East
A power failure at a federal detention centre in New York City spawned a humanitarian crisis worsened by authorities' response as guards wearing scarves and layers of clothing
Read More
Middle East
A Palestinian was shot dead and another wounded on Monday near an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. A spokesman for the Red Crescent,
Read More
Middle East
The British army allowed its soldiers to shoot unarmed civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, a report by the London-based Middle East Eye news website has revealed. The report's
Read More
Middle East
ABU DHABI: Pope Francis met with Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the imam of Al-Azhar, and Emirati leaders on Monday during his historic visit to the United Arab Emirates. In
Read More
Middle East
ABU DHABI: Pope Francis met with Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the imam of Al-Azhar, and Emirati leaders on Monday on the first full day of his historic visit to the
Read More
Middle East
OMAR OIL FIELD: Among thousands fleeing the crumbling dream of a Daesh group “caliphate” in eastern Syria are alleged militants but also survivors of some of their worst
Read More
Middle East
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his government maintained "low-level" contact through its spy agency with Syria's leadership despite being one of its staunchest critics. Erdogan's comments on
Read More
