yemen
Middle East

16 Yemenis drowned in 2 Red Sea boat accidents

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
Middle East

Iran detains suspected school poisoning perpetrators as cases rises to 5,000

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
Middle East

Syria: An Israeli bombing shuts down the airport in Aleppo

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

Saudi arabia
Middle East

A million Qur’anic copies to be sent overseas during Ramadan: King Salman

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

iraq
Middle East

“Heist of the century”: Iraq issues arrest warrant

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

Turkey train
Middle East

Turkish families seek refuge aboard train post earthquake

During the 32 years that Sabriye Karan’s late husband worked for the Turkish national rail company, her daughter Nehir grew up travelling by train. She

West Bank
Middle East

Why fights between Israelis and Palestinians in West Bank persists despite US intervention

Israeli settlers and Palestinians have been fighting continuously in the West Bank, necessitating intervention from the international community. Senior Israeli and Palestinian security officials met

iran nuclear
Middle East

UN: Iranian soil contains uranium with 83.7% enrichment

Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog discovered uranium particles enriched up to 83.7 per cent at Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear complex, according to a

turkey
Middle East

Can Turkey build back its cities better after the latest earthquakes?

The death toll from the latest humanitarian disaster that struck Turkey and neighboring Syria on February 6 currently stands at more than 50,000 – with

Netanyahu
Middle East

Ultra-conservative Israeli minister resigns, support Netanyahu in legislature

After failing to promote his agenda, an ultra-conservative Jewish legislator announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration on Monday. He added that he