Middle East News

Tutankhamun’s beard glued back on with epoxy after suffering damages during cleaning

Tutankhamun’s blue and gold braided beard on the burial mask of the pharaoh was stuck on with epoxy after it…

10 years ago

Yemen’s presidential palace seized by Shia Houthi rebels

Yemen's presidential residence in capital Sanaa has been attacked by Shia Houthi rebels. President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi is inside the…

10 years ago

ISIS releases 200 members of Yazidi religious community in northern Iraq

At least 200 members of the Yazidi religious community, mainly elderly people, have been released by the Islamic State (ISIS)…

10 years ago

Mardom e-Emruz: Iranian newspaper shut over George Clooney’s Je suis Charlie picture

An Iranian court has ordered the closure of Mardom e-Emruz (Today's People) newspaper after publishing a picture of George Clooney…

10 years ago

Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak: Yemen president’s chief of staff kidnapped in Sanaa

Yemen president's chief of staff Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak has been abducted by gunmen, officials have said. Ahmed Awad bin…

10 years ago

Hosni Mubarak’s embezzlement conviction overturned by Egypt’s Court of Cassation

Egypt’s Court of Cassation has overturned the convictions for embezzlement of former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons and…

10 years ago

Lebanon restricts entry for Syrian refugees

Lebanon has imposed stricter conditions for Syrians entering the country in a bid to slow the flow of asylum seekers…

10 years ago

Israel withholds Palestinian tax revenues following bid to join ICC

Israel has frozen the transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinians following their bid to join the International Criminal Court…

10 years ago

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia suffers from pneumonia

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is suffering from pneumonia and has been breathing with the aid of a tube, Saudi…

10 years ago

Christmas Eve Mass held in Bethlehem

A Christmas Eve Mass has been held by in Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus. Christian pilgrims from across the…

10 years ago