Dubai announces alliance to speed Covid vaccine delivery
Key transport hub Dubai on Sunday announced an initiative to accelerate the delivery of coronavirus vaccines, particularly to developing nations, after the WHO warned...
‘Our history’: modest Doha stadium far cry from World Cup venues
Away from the lavish air conditioning and hand-manicured turf of Qatar's World Cup Stadiums, two of which will host the world's best clubs from...
Iran’s FM Zarif calls formation of ‘all-inclusive’ Afghan government
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday called for the formation of an "all-inclusive" Afghan government during a meeting with a Taliban delegation...
US and Iran must work together to resolve nuclear issue: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for the United States and Iran to work together to break their current stalemate on the international nuclear...
Biden reviews Gulf arms deals, starts slow but long path with Iran
President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday signalled a fresh look at US policy in the Middle East, announcing reviews of massive arms packages for...
Saudi team cleans Holy Kaabah at Grand Mosque in record ’40’ minutes
A team of Saudi expert men cleaned the roof of Holy Kaabah in record 40 minutes at the Grand Mosque of Makkah on Tuesday. Management...
Russia urges Biden must lift sanctions on Tehran to save nuclear deal
Russia said Tuesday it was up to Washington to take the first steps if US President Joe Biden wants to salvage the landmark Iran...
Israel army chief prepares to take on Iran’s nuclear capabilities
Israel's army chief said Tuesday he had ordered that plans be drawn up to counter Iran's nuclear capabilities, in the event of a political...
Moscow, Tehran hold talks, Iran nuclear deal needs to be rescued
Moscow and Tehran called for the rescue of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal Tuesday, as the two countries' foreign ministers held their first talks...
Iran’s Zarif calls on Biden to ‘unconditionally’ lift US sanctions
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Friday called on the new US administration to "unconditionally" lift sanctions imposed by Donald Trump on the Islamic...
Turkish fatwa hangs Erdogan’s soft power drive in the balance
Turkey’s state-controlled top religious authority has conditionally endorsed usury in a ruling that is likely to fuel debate about concepts of Islamic finance and...
Op-ed: Middle East futures: Decade(s) of defiance and dissent
If the 2010s were a decade of defiance and dissent, the 2020s promise to make mass anti-government protests a fixture of the greater Middle...