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Oman swears in successor to Sultan Qaboos

Oman's culture minister Haitham bin Tariq has been sworn in as royal ruler after the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos, who transformed his nation and became a vital mediator in a turbulent region.

11/01/2020

Oman

Middle East's longest-ruling monarch, Sultan Qaboos, dies at age of 79

The Sultan came to power in a 1970 coup and ruled the country for 50 years.

11/01/2020

World

’Palace of the Nation’: Qasr Al Watan attracts visitors to Abu Dhabi

One of the UAE’s latest cultural landmarks, Qasr Al Watan, is a place that translates from Arabic to mean, the ‘Palace of the Nation’.

10/01/2020

World

Archaeologists & filmmakers dig up the past of UAE’s Shamash temple

The lost port city of Ed Dur, once buried in sand, was discovered in the 1970s in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates.

10/01/2020

Turkey

Europe needs gas and Russia has it - the story behind the new pipeline

The new gas pipeline has a huge impact on energy politics in Europe. Here's what you need to know about TurkStream.

08/01/2020

Lebanon

Ghosn sheds light on Japan's legal system

The former Nissan chairman escaped Japan last week. In his first appearance since, he attacked Japan's justice system.

08/01/2020

Turkey

Putin and Erdogan meet in Istanbul for joint pipeline inauguration

The new pipeline will transport 31.5 billion cubic metres of gas from Russia to Turkey and on to Eastern Europe per year.

08/01/2020

Cyprus

British woman given four month suspended sentence over rape claim

British woman given four month suspended sentence over 'false' rape claim

07/01/2020

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Displaced Syrians enjoy a game of football in jihadist-run region

The kickaround was light relief for those in the region, which Syrian regime forces have been bombing in recent weeks.

03/01/2020

Turkey

Carlos Ghosn escape: Turkish suspects appear at Istanbul court

The four pilots, a cargo company manager and two airport workers were detained by Turkish authorities, the DHA news agency reported.

03/01/2020

Turkey

Turkish MPs back sending troops to Libya

It's feared Turkey's involvement in Libya could aggravate the conflict.

02/01/2020

Israel

Israeli PM Netanyahu resigns from all ministerial posts

After his indictment, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has formally resigned from his ministerial posts, except for his position as prime minister. m.

01/01/2020

Cyprus

Cyrpus rape verdict 'will deter women from reporting violence': Lawyer

Nicoletta Charalambidou says that the authorities in Cyprus do not take claims of violence against women seriously enough.

31/12/2019

Lebanon

'I escaped alone': Carlos Ghosn clears family of helping Japan escape

It came after Lebanon said it had received an Interpol notice calling for Ghosn's arrest.

31/12/2019

Cyprus

British woman guilty of fabricating rape claim against 12 Israelis

The individuals she had accused of assaulting her were not summoned to court because prosecutors considered it a case of public mischief and not rape.

30/12/2019

Turkey

Hundreds of Syrians in Turkey protest outside Russian consulate

Hundreds of Syrians in Turkey gathered outside the Russian consulate in Istanbul on Saturday to protest about Russian backed Syrian government offensive in the Idlib province. The bombardments have caused 230,000 people to be displaced in just two weeks.

29/12/2019

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Activists deliver Christmas gifts at camp for Syrian children

Activists distribute Christmas presents to displaced Syrian children living in the Washukanni camp.

28/12/2019

Turkey

Erdogan unveils prototypes of Turkey's first domestic car

“We are witnessing a historic day, realizing a 60-year dream,” Erdogan said. “I know that our people is impatiently waiting for the day they can own this car.”

28/12/2019

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27/12/2019

Israel

Netanyahu declares victory in primary

Israeli PM Netanyahu declares victory in the election battle for Likud party leadership

26/12/2019

Turkey

'Welcome back, Turkey': Court orders Ankara to lift its Wikipedia ban

Ankara banned Wikipedia in April 2017 over entries that stated that the country had sponsored terrorist organisations.

26/12/2019

Turkey

Turkish parliament will vote on sending troops to Libya on Thursday

President Erdogan said Thursday his government would submit a bill to parliament to allow Turkey to send troops to Libya, at the request of the UN-backed government.

26/12/2019

Israel

Israeli PM Netanyahu faces internal challenge in Likud primary

Israel's Likud party is holding a primary vote to choose its leader on Thursday. Veteran politician Gideon Saar has vowed to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arguing he will be better placed to form a government in national elections in March.

26/12/2019

Israel

Israel strikes Gaza in retaliation for rocket attack

The Israeli airforce struck Hamas targets in Gaza on Thursday after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave, Israel Defense Forces said.

26/12/2019

Syria

216,000 civilians have fled amid Syria offensive — relief group

Government forces have been bombarding southern and eastern Idlib province, the last rebel stronghold in the war-torn country, since late November.

25/12/2019

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Maaret al-Numan becomes ghost town as residents flee bombing

At least eight people, including five children, were on Christmas Eve in Russian airstrikes in northwest Syria.

24/12/2019