Middle East news
- Middle East
25th Arabian Gulf football championship kicks off in Iraq
Baghdad: The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup 2023 kicked off in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Friday announced at the opening ceremony the start of…
- Middle East
Israel builds 4.6-km wall around Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv: Israel has started building a 4.6-km-long wall around the Gaza Strip to protect Israeli communities in its vicinity from fire from the coastal Palestinian enclave, the Defence Ministry here said.…
- Middle East
Saudi announces registration of world’s largest competition for Quran recitation, Adhan
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced the registration of the world’s largest competition for Quran recitation and Adhan (call for prayers), with prizes exceeding 12 million Saudi riyals (Rs…
- Middle East
Dubai launches its economic agenda ‘D33’ for the next 10 years
Dubai: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’ with the ambitious goals of doubling the…
- Pakistan
Pakistan banks on Saudi Arabia to avoid default
Islamabad: In what appears to be an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar expressed hope to receive a $3 billion second bailout from Saudi Arabia within…
- Pakistan
Pakistan officially nominates Turkish President for Nobel Peace Prize
Islamabad: Pakistan Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has written to the Norwegian Nobel Committee backing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the next Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve the Ukrainian…
- World
Iran, Russia sign deal to build ship for Caspian Sea port
Tehran: Iran and Russia have signed a contract for building a cargo ship for the Caspian Sea port of Solyanka. According to a local media report, the Russian side will manufacture a…
- Middle East
Israeli minister’s visit to Jerusalem holy site triggers furious backlash in Mideast
Cairo/Jerusalem: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made a ‘controversial’ visit to the flashpoint holy site of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, triggering a furious backlash from the Muslim world in…
- Middle East
Libyan government ready to hold elections in 2023: PM
Tripoli: Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah said his government is ready to hold general elections this year. “The Government of National Unity and the National Elections Commission are fully prepared to hold…
- Middle East
Syria devalues local currency amid worsening economic situation
Damascus: Amid a worsening economic situation, the Central Bank of Syria has lowered the official Syrian pound’s exchange rate against the US dollar for the second time since September 2022, reflecting a…
- Middle East
Israel raises base interest rate to 3.75%, highest since 2008
Tel Aviv: Israel’s central bank has announced an increase of 0.5 per cent in the base interest rate to 3.75 per cent, reaching the highest level since October 2008. This is the…
- Middle East
Israeli FM to attend conference with Arab counterparts in March
Tel Aviv: Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced his plan to attend a conference in March with his counterparts from Arab countries that have normalised relations with the Jewish state. Cohen, who…
- Middle East
Iran sees ‘no problem’ with building ties with Egypt
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that Iran sees no problem with building relations with Egypt. At a weekly press conference, Kanaani hailed the talks between the Iranian Foreign…
- India
Sharjah-bound flight grounded in Coimbatore after bird hit
Chennai: A Sharjah-bound Air Arabia flight was grounded in Coimbatore on Monday after two eagles hit the left engine of the aircraft just before take off. The flight was taxing through the…
- Middle East
2 Palestinians killed in West Bank
Ramallah: Two Palestinians were killed on Monday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The incident took place in the village of Kafr Dan, west of Jenin city, reports Xinhua…
