Category: Middle East
Airline predicts resurgence in demand for Turkiye post earthquakes
- By Fatima Saif
- . March 15, 2023
After a brief decline following the deadly earthquakes in February, SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, reported on Tuesday that summer bookings
Turkiye’s earthquake toll surpasses 48,000 with container cities being built quickly
- By Khalid Al Mansoor
- . March 14, 2023
The death toll in Turkiye from last month’s huge earthquakes has increased to 48,448, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced on Monday, as authorities rush to
Saudi Crown Prince launches new national carrier Riyadh Air
- By Fatima Saif
- . March 13, 2023
In a landmark move on Sunday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched a new national airline ‘Riyadh Air’, completely owned by the Public Investment
Iran, Turkey, Syria, Russia to hold four-way talks
- By Hassan Rahim
- . March 11, 2023
The Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Turkey, the Syrian Arab Republic, and Russia are set to hold low-level talks in Moscow, the capital
Umrah permits during Ramadan available through the Nusuk app
- By Fatima Saif
- . March 10, 2023
Citizens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and pilgrims from other countries can obtain permits to perform Umrah during Ramadan by logging into the
16 Yemenis drowned in 2 Red Sea boat accidents
- By Fatima Saif
- . March 9, 2023
Officials and locals said on Wednesday that at least 16 Yemenis, including 11 women and three children, died and 12 were saved after two boats
Iran detains suspected school poisoning perpetrators as cases rises to 5,000
- By Fatima Saif
- . March 8, 2023
Iran revealed on Tuesday that it had made the first arrests in connection with a string of mysterious schoolgirl poisonings that have impacted more than
Syria: An Israeli bombing shuts down the airport in Aleppo
- By Hassan Rahim
- . March 7, 2023
The Aleppo airport was struck by an Israeli airstrike and rendered inoperable, according to Syrian state television on Tuesday. Israel “carried out an air attack
A million Qur’anic copies to be sent overseas during Ramadan: King Salman
- By Layla Nour
- . March 6, 2023
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman gave his blessing for the holy Qur’an to be distributed overseas in a million copies for the month of Ramadan on
“Heist of the century”: Iraq issues arrest warrant
- By Layla Nour
- . March 4, 2023
The judiciary of Iraq issued arrest warrants for four former officials who are charged with aiding the theft of $2.5 billion in public funds in