Middle East

Saudi capital to get world’s biggest park in $23bn project

Riyadh, Mar 20: Saudi Arabia launched an ambitious $23 billion project on Tuesday to create vast open green areas in the capital, Riyadh, including the world’s biggest city park.

Construction will begin this year on four schemes — King...

Israeli politician's 'Fascism' perfume campaign ad draws criticism

Occupied Jerusalem, Mar 20: A new ad with an elegantly dressed minister using "fascist" perfume drew online outrage on Tuesday, the latest in a social media war ahead of an Israeli election that has also featured a flatulent hippo....

Eight years of war claims 370,000 human lives in Syria

Beirut, Mar 18: Eight years of war in Syria have left more than 370,000 people dead including 112,000 civilians, a monitor said on Friday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of sources across the country,...

Saudi princes passes away, UAE leaders condole with King Salman

Abu Dhabi, Mar 18: President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the death of...

Jet Airways grounds its operations at Abu Dhabi Airport

Mumbai, Mar 18: Jet Airways has grounded its operations at Abu Dhabi Airport from Monday for an indefinite period, citing operational reasons.

Abu Dhabi is one of the two international hubs of Jet Airways. Dutch capital Amsterdam is the...

Israeli killed in stabbing, shooting attacks in West Bank

Ramallah, Mar 17: The attacks occurred near the Ariel junction southwest of Nablus, and the Israeli regime said they were believed to have been carried out by a Palestinian.

“One Israeli is dead,” Israeli army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan...

Dubai resident's father shot during NZ mosque attack

Dubai, Mar 15: When Dubai resident Heba Adeeb woke up on Friday morning, she thought another deadly earthquake has struck Christchurch, New Zealand.

She was stirred by hundreds of messages in her WhatsApp inbox but it was a more...

'Russian air raids kill 13 civilians including 6 children in Syria'

Beirut, Mar 14: Russian air strikes killed at least 13 civilians, including six children, Wednesday in Idlib province, in the first such raids since a September truce deal, a monitor said.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said...

UAE bans operation of Boeing 737 MAX models after Ethiopian Airways crash

Cairo, Mar 13: The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) banned the operation of all Boeing 737 MAX models in UAE airspace, Emirates News Agency (WAM) said on Tuesday.

GCAA added in a statement that the ban...

Israeli settlers seal mosque in al-Quds amid rise of violence against Palestinians

Palestine, Mar 12: Israeli settlers have sealed a mosque in the Old City of the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, a month after a United Nations report revealed that violence and vandalism committed by Israelis against Palestinians and their property have increased...