Category: Middle East

Turkiye’s earthquake toll surpasses 48,000 with container cities being built quickly
- By Roshan Amiri
- . 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 Sulaiman
- . 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 Hashim Sheikh
- . 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 Sulaiman
- . 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 Sulaiman
- . 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 Sulaiman
- . 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 Hashim Sheikh
- . 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 Raven Ruma
- . 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 Raven Ruma
- . 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

Turkish families seek refuge aboard train post earthquake
- By Salma Hossein
- . March 3, 2023
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