Category: 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 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: 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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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