Middle East

Muscat: A fire that broke out at a hospital housing several Covid-19 positive patients in Baghdad has resulted in 27 deaths and 46 injuries.A statement...

The Ever Given has been "partially refloated" in what appears to be a first step to dislodging it from the Suez Canal. The container ship has been blocking...

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates is mourning the death of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum(76), who passed away on Wednesday.

Cairo: The coronavirus spread has suddenly spiked in Egypt as the north African country reported 911 new COVID-19 infections and 42 deaths, said Egyptian...

A limited number of pilgrims returned to Islam's holiest site on Sunday after Saudi Arabia partially lifted coronavirus restrictions that had been in place...

Muscat: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has decided to resume Umrah in Makkah Al-Mukarramah on Sunday, 4th October 2020.A statement issued online by Oman News...

Muscat: His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad took oath as Kuwait's 16th Emir, Kuwait News Agency KUNA announced.Former Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al-Sabah, 91,...

Beirut: While traffic seethed elsewhere in the city, crowds of angry people moved through central Beirut in protest at a government blamed for the...

Muscat: The United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain have formalised their peace pacts with Israel by signing agreements. These were signed at the...

Muscat: The United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain have formalised their peace pacts with Israel by signing agreements. These were signed at the...