Middle East
- Middle East
Why the violence between Israel & Palestinians may be entering a devastating new phase
By Susan de Groot Heupner, Griffith University South East Queensland (Australia): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rushed to the Middle East this week to make yet another push for a negotiated…
- Middle East
Lebanese Prosecutor-General sues Beirut port blasts investigator
Beirut: Lebanon’s Prosecutor-General Ghassan Oueidat has filed charges against the judge leading the investigation into the 2020 Port of Beirut blasts and released all the 17 suspects in connection with devastating explosions…
- India
Maha: Woman stranded in Oman due to agent’s handiwork brought back to India
Palghar: A woman from Maharashtra’s Palghar district who was stuck in Oman as her passport and visa were allegedly confiscated by an agent has been brought back to the country and reunited…
- Middle East
In Gulf Chirajeevi’s Waltair Veeraiah versus Balakrishna’s Veera Simha Reddy
Jeddah: After all, Sankranti is not just about mouth-watering delicious traditional Telugu food but also about having good entertainment with latest movies. With Telugu movies and Sankranti both at hand, one must…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s team to compete in Formula Middle East Championship
Hyderabad: The city’s official Formula motorsport team, ‘Hyderabad Blackbirds’ will be participating in the next Middle East Formula race championship. The team has announced a partnership with MP Motorsport as their title…
- Middle East
Dakar Rally: Ross Branch wins Stage 8
Riyadh: Hero MotoSports Team Rally scripted history once again by winning a stage at the world’s toughest rally — Dakar Rally. Ross Branch finished Stage 8 in the fastest time, securing the…
- Middle East
Saudi govt agents infiltrated Wikipedia, sentenced two to prison: Report
Riyadh: The Saudi Arabian government infiltrated Wikipedia and jailed its two high-ranking officials, in a bid to control the content on the website, activists, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) reported…
- Middle East
UAE tops list of powerful countries in Middle East; ranks 9th globally
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has topped the list among Middle Eastern countries and has ranked ninth globally in terms of power, according to the US News Best Countries rankings. The ranking…
- Middle East
Netanyahu’s new hardline Israeli Government sworn in
Tel Aviv: Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving Israeli leader, has returned to power as the country’s Prime Minister at the helm of an extreme-right coalition. In an official inauguration ceremony at Parliament on…
- Middle East
UAE condemns Taliban for banning women from working with NGOs
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned the ban imposed on Afghan women from working in Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) by the Taliban. The UAE’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation…
- Middle East
Iranian footballer Ali Dafamiie’s family deboarded from flight
Iranian Football legend Ali Dafamiie’s family were deboarded from a Mahan Air flight on Monday after it was rerouted to Iran’s Kish island. Daei said his wife and daughter had flown on a…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Grand Mosque in Makkah launches lessons in Chinese
Makkah: The grand mosque in Makkah on December 25 launched Islamic lessons in Chinese. The translation department of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has supervised the…
- Middle East
2 Indians to pay blood money for causing guard’s death in Dubai
Dubai: The Dubai Court of Appeals has upheld the sentences of two Indians for causing the death of a security guard, who was crushed between a crane and a lorry at a…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: CPR saves man who collapsed in Prophet’s mosque
An Asian man who visited the Prophet’s mosque in Madina for Umrah, on Monday was saved after a medical team performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on him. The medical team at the Bab…
- Middle East
Window of negotiations to revive n-deal still open: Iran
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the “window of negotiations” to revive the 2015 nuclear deal is still open from Tehran’s side, the media reported. At a weekly press…
