Arab economy shrinks, pushes quarter of population into poverty
A new report compiled by the United Nation's Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia has said the spread of...
Middle East
Hospitals in Lebanon battle financial, pandemic crises
Hospitals in Lebanon which are considered among the best in the Middle East have been reported to be drowning in...
UAE issues Nigerians 3-week ultimatum go back home
The United Arab Emirates has issued Nigerians whose visas have expired to leave the country before August 17, 2020 or...
Lebanon records spike in Covid-19 cases, slides towards critical stage
Lebanon's Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, disclosed on Monday July 21, 2020, that the country was sliding towards a critical stage...
Saudi Arabia announces July 31 Eid Al Adha
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has announced that Friday July 31, 2020, will be the first day of Eid Al Adha....
Saudi Arabia: King Salman battles bladder inflammation, hospitalized in Riyadh
King Salman bin Abdulazi, 84, Ruler of the Saudi Kingdom and the custodian of Islam’s holiest sites, was on Monday...
Iran suspends execution of men linked to anti-government protest
Babak Paknia, one of the attorneys of the Iranian Judiciary has announced that the execution of the three men linked...
Five dead, 85 wounded in car bomb attack in Syria
Five lives were lost and 85 people were wounded in a car bomb attack that occurred on Sunday 19 July...
UAE launches first mission to Mars
The United Arab Emirates has disclosed plan to launch its first mission to Mars. The mission, which is scheduled to...
Blast hits Iran Isfahan province power plant
An explosion rocked an Iranian Power plant on Sunday July 18, 2020, in the central Isfahan province, the location of...
Iran: Rouhani projects 25 million, seismic rise in coronavirus cases
Iran president, Hassan Rouhani disclosed on Saturday 18 July 2020 in a televised address that not less than 25 million...
KSA approves, discloses, insurance product to protect foreign workers’ rights
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has approved and disclosed the use of an insurance product which protects the rights and...
Iraq fixes July 23 for reopening of international flights
Iraq has announced that its airports would resume international flights starting from 23 July, 2020, as the country begins to...
UN report condemns discrimination against migrant workers in Qatar
The United Nations has unveiled a special report to condemn structural racial discrimination against non Qataris worker in Qatar ....
Coronavirus pandemic: Oman returns expatriates to home countries
Sultanate of Oman has scheduled repatriation flights for its foreign nationals between 14 July and 18 July, 2020, as part...
Covid-19: US denies Palestinian prisoner access to medical care
Maher Meshaal, the brother to a Palestinian prisoner held at the Federal Correction Institute in Seagoville, has reported that the...
Arab countries lose 50 million jobs to pandemic
Arab Monetary Funds has reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused at least 50 million job losses in the Arab...
Dubai bus crash kills 2, injures 12
A Dubai security officials have reported that two people met their end, while 12 others were injured in a traffic...
Saudi giant telecom suspends purchase of Vodafone Egypt stake
Saudi Telecom Co (STC), the Kingdom’s giant telecoms operator, majorly owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has disclosed...
Khashoggi’s Murder: UN names Saudi prince prime suspect
A United Nations official has revealed that Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince, was a prime suspect in...
Kuwait resumes test for expatriates against coronavirus infection
Kuwait has begun medical check-up for expatriates with the reopening of small-scale testing centres in order to ensure full compliance...
Covid-19 can’t shut down businesses in Iran —Hassan Rouhani
Iran President, Hassan Rouhani, has insisted that despite the hike in the cases of coronavirus, businesses will not shut down...
Lifeless body of former Iraqi goalkeeper Karrar Ibrahim found in Baghdad
Iraqi police have found the lifeless body of Karrar Ibrahim, the former goalkeeper of the Olympic football team, inside his...
Iran executes man for drinking alcohol
Iran’s Human Rights Organization has announced the execution of a prison for drinking alcohol. While announcing this on Thursday July...
OIC SG receives Mauritania ambassador to Saudi, reiterates commitment to bilateral relations
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Dr Yousef Al-Othaimeen, has received the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of...
COVID-19: Home testing now available for Dubai fliers
Dubai residents flying out can now have their COVID-19 test done at home ahead of check-in and obtain a medical...
Rocket targets U.S Embassy, damages home, injures child
The Iraqi military said on Sunday that a child was injured in a residential house struck by a rocket that...
Saudi earmarks $800 billion to transform Riyadh to Middle East social, cultural hub
Saudi Arabia has announced plan to launch a SR3 trillion ($800 billion) plan to double the size of Riyadh in...
Isreal launches spy satellite to provide surveillance for military intelligence
Israel has launched a new spy satellite in order to provide high-quality surveillance for its military intelligence. While disclosing this...
UAE restructures government, merges ministries
The United Arab Emirates has restructured its government for more agile and swift decision-making amid the coronavirus pandemic. While disclosing...
Cyprus blocks flights from Lebanon to curtail Covid-19 pandemic
Cyprus has announced that effective from Monday July 5, flights coming from Lebanon will no longer be accepted into the...
Palestine extends state of emergency amid pandemic
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, today announced an extension of the state of emergency for 30 days in order to stem...
Jordan slaps wristbands on arrivals to monitor coronavirus quarantine
Jordan has commenced putting electronic bracelets on travellers who recently arrived in the country, starting from Saturday 4 July, 2020....
Iran imposes new measures as coronavirus rises
Iran President, Hassan Rouhani, has launched new preventive measures to curb the spread of coronavirus infections in the country. Iran...
Iran refuses to disclose cause of mysterious nuke site fire
Iran has refused to state the cause of the fire which damaged a centrifuge assembly plant at Iran's underground Natanz...
Iraq records 11% decline in Oil exports
Iraqi Ministry of Oil has announced that due to the country's commitment to the OPEC+ agreement to reduce production, Iraq’s...
Annexation: Palestinian farmers cry out for help
Palestinian farmers living in the occupied Jordan Valley have expressed worries about the Israeli annexation plan. The farmers stated that...
Breaking: Saudi declares Hajj 2020 open, limits pilgrims
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have announced that this year's Hajj will go ahead next month but with a “very limited”...
UNOCHA: Israeli forces wound 25 Palestinian civilians
The United Nation's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in its latest publication has reported that the Israeli occupation...
Saudi Arabia launches Tourism Development Fund worth $4 billion
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the launching of a Tourism Development Fund worth $4 billion to boost growth...
Saudi Arabia announces crackdown on illegal streaming of sporting events
Saudi Arabia has announced a crackdown on websites illegally streaming sporting events. The move followed suggestions that piracy was a...
Pakistani government defends stranded citizens in Qatar
Pakistan has intervened with Qatar on behalf of its nationals who are working on FIFA World Cup projects in the...
Lebanese protesters express anger over economic crisis, burn down banks
The depreciation of local currency by more than 25 percent in just two days has sparked fierce protest in Lebanon,...
Syria’s Assad fires Prime Minister, replaces with Water Resources Minister
Syrian President Bashar al Assad has fired the prime minister Imad Khamis and replaced him with water resources minister Hussein...
Lebanese pound slides further despite new pricing system
Lebanon's currency has slid further against the U.S. dollar despite the new pricing system aimed at controlling the price increase...
Iran sentences man to death for spying on Qasem Soleimani
The Iranian government has sentenced an Iranian citizen to death after being found and convicted of spying on the late...
Iran sentences man to death for spying on Qasem Soleimani
The Iranian government has sentenced an Iranian citizen to death after being found and convicted of spying on the late...
Saudi may limit hajj pilgrims amid coronavirus fears
The authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has considered drastically limiting the numbers of pilgrims at the annual hajj...
Iran ready for more prisoner exchange with US
Abbas Mousavi, Iranian foreign ministry has disclosed on that Iran is ready for further prisoner exchange with the United States....
Syrians protest against corruption, faltering economy
Syrians has on Sunday taken to the streets in southwest Syria to protest against the deteriorating economic conditions and corruption...
Lebanon’s president calls for unity after night of violence
President Michel Aoun of Lebanon has on Sunday called for national unity after violence erupted between supporters of rival sectarian...
Israelis organize protest, voice outrage against annexation
Thousands of Israelis have voiced outraged against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to extend sovereignty over parts of the occupied...
Qatar to host World Cup despite Covid-19 pandemic
Qatar has said it would host FIFA World Cup in 2022 as planned despite the current coronavirus threats and the...
Jordan reopens mosques, enforces social distancing during prayers
The Kingdom of Jordan has reopened the country's mosques for communal prayers. According to the official announcement made on Friday...
Etihad to resume transit flights after UAE lifts suspension
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways on Thursday 4 June, 2020, announced its plan to resume carrying transit flights passengers from 20...
Islamabad condemns India’s malicious allegations on UN reports
Islamabad has rejected India’s malicious allegations, which were aimed at misleading the international community. While disclosing this in a statement...
UAE reopens airport for limited flights
UAE has announced that airports across the countries would be allowed to operate limited flights that would only include transit,...
Saudi Arabia ranks biggest supporter of Yemen
Saudi Arabia has been described as the biggest supporter of Yemen, with the value of its country's humanitarian and development...
UAE warns against Israeli annexation move
United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, , has warned Israel against any move to annex parts of...
US Protest: Iran warns against use of violence
The Iranian foreign ministry has warned US to stop the use of violence against protesters. The ministry stated that the...