Middle East
Middle East News: Get all the latest updates on Middle East crime & Middle East politics. Also get all latest news onWorld news, Political news, refugee camp news, War News at The Siasat Daily.
-
Saudi King calls for rain-seeking prayers on Feb 12
Riyadh: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has called for rain-seeking (Istisqa) prayers to be performed across Saudi Arabia on Thursday, February 12. In a…
-
Venezuela send its first oil shipment to Israel after years-long hiatus
Venezuela has reportedly sent a crude oil cargo to Israel for the first time in years, as export routes shift following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro in early January. According to…
-
Despite arrest warrant, Netanyahu’s plane crosses airspace of four ICC states
Tel Aviv: The official plane carrying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States on Tuesday, February 10, crossed the airspace of four member states that are parties to the Rome…
-
Thousands of Palestinians ‘evaporated’ by Israeli weapons in Gaza
Gaza Strip: At least 2,842 Palestinians have been classified as “evaporated” in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to an investigation by Al Jazeera citing documentation from Gaza’s Civil…
-
Iran’s President apologises over crackdown amid revolution anniversary
Tehran: Iran marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday as the country’s theocracy remains under pressure, both from US President Donald Trump, who suggested sending another aircraft carrier…
-
Father in Gaza searches for his family’s bones in rubble of their home
Gaza City: Crouching amid a pile of rubble that used to be his Gaza home, Mahmoud Hammad scoops dirt into a large sieve and shakes it, looking carefully before dumping it out.…
-
Iran rejects reports of shifting US nuclear talks from Oman
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected reports that indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington would be held outside Oman, saying Muscat was always the agreed venue, according to the state-run IRNA news…
-
Trump says US flotilla deployed toward Iran
Washington: US President Donald Trump said the United States has deployed a “massive flotilla” toward Iran and signaled that Tehran is seeking negotiations, even as he warned that further action remains possible. …
-
Dubai airport handles 95.2M fliers in 2025; India remains top destination
Dubai: Dubai International Airport maintained its crown as the world’s busiest airport last year as officials said Wednesday that a record 95.2 million passengers transited through its terminals, part of the emirate’s…
-
Trump to host Netanyahu at White House for bilateral talks
Washington: US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, February 11, for a bilateral meeting, the White House said. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt…
-
India presents indigenous defence skills at Saudi Arabia’s World Defence Show
New Delhi: At its first-ever pavilion at the World Defence Show in Saudi Arabia, India showcased the country’s manufacturing prowess as demonstrated by defence public sector undertakings and private Indian companies. Minister…
-
West Bank Palestinians struggle as Israel restricts work permits
Tulkarem: Hanadi Abu Zant hasn’t been able to pay rent on her apartment in the occupied West Bank for nearly a year after losing her permit to work inside Israel. When her…
-
3 killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, says hospital
Deir Al-Balah: Israeli military strikes on Monday, Feb 9, killed three people west of Gaza City, according to the hospital where the casualties arrived. The Al Shifa Hospital reported the deaths amid…
-
Iran security chief Oman-bound ahead of US nuclear talks
Dubai: A top Iranian security official will travel Tuesday, February 10, to Oman, the Mideast sultanate now mediating talks between Tehran and the United States over the Islamic Republic’ nuclear program aimed…
-
There is no India-Pakistan in our team, says UAE skipper Waseem
Chennai: UAE skipper Muhammad Waseem on Monday said the developments regarding the India-Pakistan match have no bearing on his team, asserting that players from different nationalities function as one unit in his…
