Middle East Headlines

DUBAI, Nov 25 (KUNA) -- Kuwait and the UAE share common history and heritage, said Kuwaiti Consul General in Dubai, Theyab Al-Rashidi, stressing the strength of fraternal relations between the two countries. This came during the celebration organized Wedn...

BRUSSELS, Nov 25 (KUNA) -- The European Commission Wednesday approved a sixth contract under the EU Vaccines Strategy, this time with the US pharmaceutical company Moderna. The contract provides for the initial purchase of 80 million doses, plus an option...

KUWAIT, Nov 25 (KUNA) -- Bahrain's daily confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 130 with a further one fatality recorded from the virus, health authorities said on Wednesday. Some 149 new recoveries were also reported for a total of 84,166, as compared t...

The German government on Wednesday agreed on September 26 next year for the general election to choose a successor to The post German govt sets Sept 26 for national elections appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Iranian reports say academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed from Iranian prison in exchange for 3 Iranians held abroad....

The one area where we are already seeing a striking reversal from the Trump era is in relations with the Palestinian Authority. Op-ed....

Sari, Nov 25, IRNA Iran's documentary film 'Zakhmeh' directed by Maryam Razzaqipour received an honorary diploma from the Sicily Independent Film Festival....

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam vows to "restore the political system from chaos" in her annual policy address before the city's legislature....

British charities helping families deal with miscarriages on Wednesday praised Meghan Markle for lifting a taboo with a first-person essay The post Meghan Markle reveals miscarriage appeared first on Oman Observer ....

ROBOT TO PERFORM COVID TESTS: Cira 3, a remote-controlled robot that runs tests on suspected Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients to The post appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Chris Stein There's little doubt that government-ordered business shutdowns to stop the spread of COVID-19 damaged the US economy, but The post $169 billion for 29,000 lives? Study calculates cost of US shutdowns appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Sakura Murakami Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was grilled by opposition lawmakers on Wednesday over whether he made inaccurate claims The post Japanese Prime Minister Suga under pressure over predecessor's scandal appeared first on Oman Ob...

Alister Doyle Norway is doubling the price it guarantees developing nations to keep their tropical forests standing, in a step The post Norway hikes cash for rainforests appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Iran has released Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Australian-British academic jailed in Iran for espionage, in exchange for the release of three Iranians detained...

Islamabad, Nov 25, IRNA -- Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Islamabad says his country wants multifaceted cooperation with Pakistan, especially in the energy sector....

The Azerbaijani army has entered the Kalbajar region, one more territory ceded by Armenian forces in a truce that ended deadly fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday....

KUWAIT, Nov 25 (KUNA) -- Kuwait National Petroleum Company's newly-operational crude distillation unit (111) at Mina Abdullah Refinery is the largest in Kuwait, with a refining capacity of 264,000 barrels per day, an official said on Wednesday. The re...

The US on Wednesday will impose Iran-related sanctions on four entities, US Special Envoy for Iran Elliott Abrams said, accusing the entities in China and...

Tehran (ISNA) - Appreciating the resistance of the Iranian nation in the three-year economic war against the Trumpists, President Rouhani stated, "One of the great manifestations of the victory of the Iranian nation and the certain defeat of the enemy...

Israel's UN Ambassador condemns recent events in which explosives were planted along the border between Israel and Syria....

Muscat: Oman's young rally driver Abdullah al Rawahi has created a new record for in Oman motorsport and among rally The post Al Rawahi records second place effort in Middle East Rally Championship appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Doha: Qatar will unite millions of football fans from across the Middle East and Arab world when it hosts the The post Infantino confirms 22 national teams will take part in Fifa Arab Cup 2021 in Qatar appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Paris: Juventus, Chelsea and Sevilla all claimed last-gasp wins as they qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday, The post Barcelona, Juventus join Chelsea and Sevilla in Champions League last 16 appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Stockholm: AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Wednesday that he missed playing for Sweden and hinted that he may The post Ibrahimovic drops Sweden return hint ahead of Euros appeared first on Oman Observer ....

CAPE TOWN: England opening batsman Jason Roy says such is the quality of their limited overs squad in South Africa The post Roy concedes battle for places is fierce in England limited overs squad appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Testimonies by US officials point the finger at Washington who is really helped terrorists in the Mideast region....

The back-to-back increase in claims for US state unemployment benefits is the first since July....

SYDNEY: KL Rahul is enjoying his wicketkeeper-batsman role in India's limited-overs squad and wants to hold on to the job The post Rahul hopes to hold on to dual roles with World Cups in mind appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Tehran, Nov 25, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in a video conference on Wednesday emphasized further development and deepening of bilateral relations....

Total outstanding credit extended by conventional and Islamic banks in the Sultanate (together known as other depository corporations or ODCs) The post Banking credit ticks up to RO 26.4 bn in September appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Thousands of inmates throughout California received hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief funds....

Trump could still change his mind on the planned pardon, which is among a number of pardons under consideration by the Republican president, the source said...

BRUSSELS: European Commission is planning tougher measures to prevent foreign countries acquiring European firms' intellectual property, a move that could The post EU eyes tougher measures against foreign industrial espionage appeared first on Oman Ob...