Middle East News
Qatar Crisis: Gulf Bloc Drops List of Demands
The Gulf countries leading a boycott of Qatar are no longer insisting it comply with a list of 13 specific demands they tabled last...
Gulf Crisis: UAE Denies Hacking Qatar News Agency
The UAE has denied it was behind the alleged hacking of Qatar's state news agency in May. The Washington Post cited US intelligence officials as...
Yemen Cholera Outbreak: Number of Cases Passes 300,000
The number of Yemen cholera cases has passed 300,000 in the past 10 weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross says. The situation has...
Laptop Ban Lifted on More Middle East Flights
The US laptop ban has been lifted on Kuwait Airways and Royal Jordanian. They have become the latest Middle Eastern airlines to let passengers take...
Qatar Crisis: Saudi-Led Bloc Warns of Unspecified New Measures
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, which lead a boycott against Qatar, have described Doha's rejection of their demands as a...
Qatar Crisis to Be Discussed in Cairo
Four Gulf countries are to discuss the Qatar crisis, a month after they severed ties with the state. The meeting of foreign ministers of Bahrain,...
Qatar Crisis: Gulf Countries Extend Demands List Deadline by 48 Hours
Saudi Arabia and three other Gulf countries have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands by 48 hours, or face...
Yemen Cholera Outbreak: Number of Suspected Cases Exceeds 200,000
The United Nations has warned that Yemen is now facing the worst cholera outbreak anywhere in the world. A statement by UNICEF and the WHO...
Qatar Rejects List of Conditions for Lifting Sanctions
Qatar has rejected a list of 13 conditions set by four Arab states for lifting sanctions with its foreign minister saying it is neither...
King Salaman of Saudi Arabia Replaces Crown Prince
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince - replacing his nephew, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, as...
Iran: Shootings at Parliament Building and Ayatollah Khomeini Shrine
Iran’s parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum in the capital, Tehran, have been attacked by gunmen causing a number of casualties. There are reports that a...
Donald Trump Claims Credit for Qatar Isolation
President Donald Trump has claimed credit for the isolation of Qatar by its Gulf neighbors who accuse it of supporting terrorism in the region. The...
Qatar Row: Egypt Closes Its Airspace to Qatari Planes
In a growing diplomatic row, Egypt has closed its airspace to Qatari planes and Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to do the same...
Five Gulf Countries Cut Diplomatic Ties with Qatar
Five countries - Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen - have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilizing...
Donald Trump Begins First Official Visit to Israel
President Donald Trump is continuing his first foreign trip with Israel after visiting Saudi Arabia. The president flew in from Saudi Arabia, a key US...
King Salaman of Saudia Arabia Reinstates Bonuses and Special Allowances for Public Sector
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has reinstated bonuses and special allowances for civil servants and military personnel that had been cut in September 2016...
Egypt Church Attacks: President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi Declares Three-Month State of Emergency
Egypt has declared a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that left at least 44 dead on April 9. The measure...
Syria: Chemical Attack Kills at Least 58 in Idlib
At least 58 people, including 11 children, have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack in rebel-held Syrian town of Idlib,...
Hosni Mubarak Released from Jail
Egypt’s ousted President Hosni Mubarak has been released from jail, six years after being overthrown. Hosni Mubarak, 88, left a military hospital in southern Cairo...
Mosul Airport Recaptured from ISIS
Mosul airport has been recaptured by Iraqi elite forces from ISIS. The operation took four hours. ISIS continued to fire mortars at the airport from...
Elor Azaria Case: Israeli Soldier Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail for Killing Palestinian Attacker
Elor Azaria, the Israeli soldier who killed a wounded Palestinian attacker in a high-profile case that split opinion across Israel, has been jailed for...
Israeli Settlements: UN Condemns Plans to Build 2,500 More Homes in West Bank
The UN has condemned Israeli plans to build more settlements in the occupied West Bank. According to UN spokesman, "unilateral actions" were an obstacle to...
Iran: Tehran’s Iconic Plasco Building Collapses Due to Fire
A landmark high-rise building in Iran's capital, Tehran, caught fire and collapsed reportedly killing dozens of firefighters. According to state media, two hundred firefighters had...
Snake on Plane Grounds Emirates Flight to Dubai
Emirates flight EK0863 from Muscat, Oman, to Dubai was canceled after staff found a snake on the plane. The plane was grounded after baggage handlers...
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Dies Aged 82
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has died aged 82, local media say. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a dominant figure in Iran's politics since the 1980s,...
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