- Middle East
Hamas agrees to release US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 other dual nationals
Jerusalem: Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-national hostages who died in captivity. Hamas did not…
- Middle East
Qatar to supply natural gas to Syria amid electricity crisis
Damascus: Qatar will provide natural gas supplies to Syria with the aim of generating 400 megawatts of electricity a day, in a measure to help address the war-battered country’s severe electricity shortages,…
- Middle East
Iran uses drones, facial recognition to enforce headscarf: UN
Geneva: Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country’s mandatory headscarf in public, even as hard-liners push for harsher penalties for those…
- Middle East
Orban aide says Netanyahu to visit Hungary despite ICC arrest warrant
Budapest: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Hungary in the coming weeks, a Hungarian minister said Thursday, despite an international arrest warrant for the Israeli leader over the war in the…
- Middle East
Emirati diplomat with Trump’s letter meets with Iran’s foreign minister
Dubai: An Emirati diplomat earlier identified by Tehran as carrying a letter from US President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Iran’s foreign minister. Iranian state television showed Emirati official Anwar Gargash meeting…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels vow to resume attacks on Israeli ships
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels warned shippers early Wednesday that “any Israeli vessel” travelling through nearby Mideast waters is now a target as Israel continues to block aid to the Gaza Strip. The…
- Middle East
Syria’s interim govt signs historic deal with Kurds, secures nationwide control
Syria’s interim government signed a deal Monday with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast, including a ceasefire and the merging of the main U.S.-backed force there into the Syrian army.…
- Business
Tesla stock plummets 14% to $226.11, lowest since October
New York: Shares of Tesla are sliding again Monday as confidence in Elon Musk’s electric car company continues to disintegrate following a post-election “Trump bump”. In afternoon trading Monday, Tesla shares fell…
- Middle East
Iran open to US talks, but only on nuclear militarisation
Tehran: Iran said Sunday it would consider negotiations with the United States if the talks were confined to concerns about the militarisation of its nuclear programme. In a statement posted on X,…
- News
Tariffs to take effect April 2, Trump says amid recession concerns
West Palm Beach: President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners and the prospect of higher prices, and…
- World
Man with Palestinian flag arrested after 16-hour standoff on Big Ben
London: Following a dramatic 16‑hour standoff, authorities arrested a man early Sunday who had scaled the Big Ben tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London, barefoot and carrying a Palestinian…
- Middle East
World Bank estimates 11B USD needed to rebuild Lebanon after Israel-Hezbollah war
The cost of reconstruction and recovery for Lebanon following the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war is estimated at 11 billion USD, the World Bank said in a report on Friday. The report by the…
- Middle East
90,000 Palestinians attend the first Friday prayers of Ramzan in Jerusalem
In the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, about 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City under tight security by Israeli forces. Thousands made…
- News
Trump says he wrote to Iran’s leader on nuclear program, expects results soon
President Donald Trump sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seeking a new deal with Tehran to restrain its rapidly advancing nuclear program and replace the agreement he withdrew…
- Middle East
Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 200
Beirut: Fighters siding with Syria’s new government stormed several villages near the country’s coast, killing dozens of men in response to recent attacks on government security forces by loyalists of ousted President…
