Middle East

JEDDAH: Saudis and other Muslims in the Middle East are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr today (Thursday) as the new moon for Islamic month of Shawwal was...

BEIRUT: Syrian army on Wednesday killed at least 62 rebel fighters in an ambush near the town of Adra, east of Damascus, the pro-opposition...

ADEN: At least six suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed in a US drone strike in southern Yemen on Wednesday, officials said.The drone fired...

TUNIS: Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tunis on Tuesday demanding the removal of the transitional Islamist government.It was the...

NEW YORK: The United Nations said it is ready to assist Pakistan in dealing with the situation arising out of the monsoon rains and...

TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the Islamic Republic is ready for serious talks on its nuclear programme with the major powers...

LONDON: The United Kingdom on Tuesday evacuated all staff from its embassy in Yemen due to increased security concerns, the UK Foreign Office said.The...

CAIRO: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has said that the only solution to the crisis in the country is full restoration of constitutional legitimacy, rejecting calls...

JEDDAH: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held separate meetings with King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz in Makkatul Mukarrama...

TEHRAN: Iran's president-elect Hassan Rouhani has called Israel an old "wound" that must be removed, Iranian media reported."The Zionist regime is a wound inflicted...