Middle East Headlines

White House highlights recent call with PM where Biden raised concern over legislative efforts, stresses importance for checks and balances as bilateral ties deteriorate furtherWhite House highlights recent call with PM where Biden raised concern over leg...

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks to his mother, Fruma, after being dismissed from his post and receives her backing....

Doha: Maintaining its momentum from last year s global tournament, Qatar welcomed a total of 730,000 visitors in January and February 2023, marking an......

Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) issued a circular regulating work practiced in commercially licensed service villas.In a statem......

Doha: The Old Doha Port, home to Mina District, Box Park and the Cruise Terminal, has become one of the country s most popular destinations since its......

Doha: Qatar s leading food and dairy producer, Baladna is eyeing to export model outside of Qatar and is looking to expand its footprint in the intern......

Doha: The General Endowments Department at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has set up various Iftar tents with the capacity of 10,000 fastin......

Doha: The Consumer Protection and Combating Commercial Fraud Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has issued a circular specifyi......

Doha: Number of people registered with Qatar s Organ Donor Registry as potential donors has seen a significant increase and created a major impact, sa......

Follow the developments as furious Israelis take to the streets in response to Netanyahu firing his defense minister - Click the link for more details....

Israel's Consul General in New York, Asaf Zamir, resigns from his post: It is now time for me to join the fight for Israel's future....

CAIRO, March 26 (KUNA) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Samih Shukri on Sunday stressed the importance of the UNHCR backing and funding to help support those developing countries mostly affected by the current global crisis. A statement by the Egyptian Foreig...

Premier removes defense chief from office a day after the latter called to initiate dialogue on government's court plan and reach a broad consensus; Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter leading candidate to succeed Gallant...

The Martyr Omar Abu Laila Battalion, named after a Palestinian terrorist who carried out a stabbing attack that killed two Israelis, says its 'soldiers were preparing many surprises that would shake the brutal [Israeli] entity'...

WASHINGON, March 26 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Embassy in the US called, Sunday, on Kuwaiti citizens in the southern United States to follow the directives of local authorities as a result of the powerful hurricane that struck the states of Mississippi and Alabama ...

(Reuters) A major incident has been declared after about 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leaked into the water at Poole Harbour in Dorset, southern England, on Sunday, the BBC reported....

Legislation would give hospital directors the power to ban leavened products from their institutions during the week-long holidayLegislation would give hospital directors the power to ban leavened products from their institutions during the week-long holi...

In Jerusalem, protestors gathered outside Netanyahu's residence broke through police barricades...

Tournament, set to be held in Bali, pushed back due to protests against Jewish state's debut at tournament, governor's calls for ban of players over Palestinian issueTournament, set to be held in Bali, pushed back due to protests against Jewish st...

The UAE has strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in Denmark.In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) affirmed the UAE's permanent rejection of all practices aimed at destabilizing sec...

The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme (SZHP), an initiative under the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), has issued 432 decisions for housing aid valued at AED 298.7 million. This includes applications for house construction, completion, purchase,...

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today exchanged greetings on the occasion of the Holy Month of...

DP World has invested more than $10 billion (AED37.3 billion) in the global logistics sector since 2012, making it one of the top five overseas investors in this period, according to the latest foreign direct investment (FDI) data released by leading indu...

National Congress Party's leading MP expelled from parliament and faces two years in jail for defamation....

MOSCOW (Reuters) Two people suffered shrapnel wounds following an explosion on Sunday in the town of Kireyevsk, around 220 km (140 miles) south of Moscow, the TASS news agency cited emergency services as saying....

The impoverished and largely Sephardic town, eclipsed by its wealthy neighbor Caesarea, has become a flashpoint for violence by right-wing demonstratorsThe impoverished and largely Sephardic town, eclipsed by its wealthy neighbor Caesarea, has become a fl...

AMMAN — Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB) and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) entered into an agreement on Sunday for the acquisition of Standard Chartered's business in the Kingdom, following the Central Bank of Jordan's approval, according ...

CAIRO — Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a temple to the pharaoh Ramses II, the tourism and antiquities ministry said on Sunday. Mummies of dogs, goats, cows, gazelles and mon...

OM ESHR, Sudan — As generations of Sudanese have done before her, Wissal Abdel Ghany crouched next to a fire to prepare a traditional drink, a thirst-quenching favourite enjoyed during the fasting month of Ramadan. In Sudan, the arduously made "...

LOS ANGELES — Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets made a statement on Saturday, downing Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks 129-106 in a battle of NBA conference leaders. In a game touted as a potential NBA Finals preview, two-time and rei...

Week-long tour of the continent comes at a time when the US is seeking to counter the influence of Russia, China....

By Nathalie Khalaf Holistic Counsellor I've had many clients seek my help to change or control the emotional state they find themselves in. They reach a point when they feel more emotional and don't understand why. When I ask them what they mean, ...

AMMAN — The Lower House on Sunday, during a session chaired by Speaker Ahmad Safadi and attended by Cabinet members, approved draft amendments to the 2022 Companies Law as submitted from the Chamber's Economy and Investment Committee. The valida...

AMMAN — In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the inauguration of Queen Alia International Airport's (QAIA) terminal building by His Majesty King Abdullah, Airport International Group (AIG) hosted a ceremony supported by Minister of Public...

CAIRO, March 26 (KUNA) -- The Arab League and United Nations signed, on Sunday as part regional framework program for Arab countries 2023-2028, a deal to prevent and reduce the dangers of illegal drugs in Arab societies. The plan deal was signed on behalf...

AMMAN — A 28-year-old defendant, who was sentenced by the State Security Court (SSC) to over three years in prison for selling illicit drugs to an undercover agent, recently had his verdict upheld by a higher court. The defendant was convicted by th...