Middle East

Syria

Confusion over US troop withdrawal from Syria

Officials say the pullout has begun, but reports suggest only equipment — and not troops — has left the country

12/01/2019

Israel

Fabergé eggs go on display at the New Jerusalem Museum

Russian artist Carl Fabergé is synonymous with the bejewelled eggs he made for the Romanov imperial family in the early 1900s.

11/01/2019

Saudi Arabia

Saudi teen who fled fearing for her life granted asylum in Canada

Canada has granted asylum to a Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand because she feared her family would kill her.

11/01/2019

World

Abu Dhabi’s most historic structure opens to the public

Abu Dhabi’s oldest memorial to its past, Qasr Al Hosn, has permanently opened to the public following 11 years of restoration.

11/01/2019

World

Endangered falcons race to make a comeback in the Gulf

The Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital is the largest institute for falcon medicine worldwide.

11/01/2019

Saudi Arabia

Saudi advisory council approves regulations to limit child marriages

Saudi Arabia's Shura Council has approved regulations to limit child marriages, but what are the reactions from human rights experts and the Saudi population?

11/01/2019

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These lucky stray animals in Turkey are being well cared for

Unal Hekim, the businessman who established the animal shelter of his dreams in the garden of his factory in Pendik, Istanbul, feeds 2,500 dogs a day.

10/01/2019

No Comment

Storm Norma brings record rainfall, schools closed

The overflow of muddy sewage water caused by the storm is running like a river in the streets of Beirut.

09/01/2019

Earth News

Food served with a 60 million-year old history

A Jordanian geophysicist has transformed a 60 million-year-old cave into a restaurant.

09/01/2019

Europe News

Turkish reporter sentenced to jail over Paradise Papers investigation

Pelin Ünker found guilty of "defamation and insult" for writing about companies owned by former Prime Minister Yildirim

09/01/2019

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women to be notified of divorce via text, called a 'technical measure' by activists

On Sunday, the Saudi government announced they would start notifying women if their husbands filed for divorce via text message, which activists call "technological progress" rather than real progress.

08/01/2019

Turkey

Six killed as cargo ship sinks off Turkey's coast

Six people were killed after a Panama-flagged cargo ship reportedly carrying coal sent a distress signal while en route to Turkey, according to AP quoting government officials.

07/01/2019

Egypt

Egypt's El-Sisi inaugurates new cathedral ahead of Coptic Christmas

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inaugurated Egypt's largest church on Sunday on the eve of Coptic Christmas, sending a message of tolerance and unity in the predominantly Muslim country.

07/01/2019

Syria

US calls for Kurdish protection

Bolton sets conditions on planned withdrawal from Syria

06/01/2019

Turkey

Decree grants independence to Ukraine's Orthodox church

Istanbul's Ecumenical Patriarch signed a degree to grant independence to the Orthodox church of Ukraine.

05/01/2019

Earth News

The lingering death of the Dead Sea

The water level drops by 1 metre annually and the Dead Sea could almost disappear in a few decades.

04/01/2019

Saudi Arabia

Jamal Khashoggi hearing underway

On the day of the start of the hearing in Saudi Arabia into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul the Saudi prosecutor calls for the death penalty for those found guilty

03/01/2019

Cyprus

Cyprus appoints first ever tourism minister to boost key sector

Tourism accounts for nearly a quarter of the small Mediterranean island's economy.

02/01/2019

Saudi Arabia

Netflix blocks comedy episode in Saudi Arabia after Kingdom complains

The streaming giant removed an episode of Hasan Minhaj's "Patriot Act" show in which the US comedian is critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi..

02/01/2019

Turkey

Khashoggi: Turkish TV shows images from day of consulate visit

Khashoggi: Turkish TV shows images of man carrying bag on day journalist went to Saudi consulate

31/12/2018

Egypt

Pyramid tourists undeterred by bomb attack

Tourists continued to visit Egypt's pyramids just 24 hours after a deadly bomb attack

30/12/2018

Israel

Palestinians bury the latest victim of Gaza border protests

Hamas claims the death brings to 220 the number of fatalities attributable to Israeli bullets since the protests began.

29/12/2018

Egypt

Egyptian security forces kill 40 suspected militants

Men were killed in series of co.ordinated raids in Giza and the Sinai.

29/12/2018

Syria

Russia and Turkey to coordinate action “to root out terrorism” in Syria

Agreement comes at emergency meeting in Moscow

29/12/2018

Egypt

Egypt forces kill 40 suspect militants following bus blast

Egypt forces kill 40 suspected militants following bus blast

29/12/2018

Syria

Euroviews. Syria is becoming the latest proxy war in the Middle East | View

As the US withdraws from Syria, the war-torn country risks becoming another battleground in the proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

29/12/2018