Middle East

US deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar

The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time Read More

Iran ‘never seeks war’ with US, says Rouhani

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran "never seeks war" with the US, state media reported Wednesday… Read More

Iran minister tweets map with detailed coordinates of US drone

The map also showed two yellow squares on the flight path of the drone which,… Read More

Pompeo says US ready to talk to Iran with ‘no preconditions’

The US is sending hundreds of additional troops to the Mideast after blaming Iran for… Read More

US ‘not looking for regime change’ in Iran: Trump

"We're looking for no nuclear weapons. I'm not looking to hurt Iran at all,” said… Read More

Trump says he will send 1,500 troops to Middle East

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will send about 1,500 American troops to… Read More

Iran accuses US of carrying out ‘psychological warfare’

US national security adviser John Bolton said the United States was deploying the carrier strike… Read More

Pakistan calls for just, lasting resolution of Kashmir dispute

Maleeha Lodhi said, "It is indeed regrettable that the international community and the UN have… Read More

Turkish Airlines aims to spread its wings at Istanbul’s giant new airport

Turkish Airlines has targeted fast-growing Asian economies, signing a code share agreement with India’s largest… Read More

EU, Arabs tackle troubled Middle East at first summit

Arab League hosts said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will also be raised. Read More

IMF chief warns of high Arab public debt

Lagarde said oil producing countries should look to renewable energy in the coming decades, in… Read More

Abbas at UN says Israel blocks Middle East development

UNITED NATIONS: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas told the United Nations on Tuesday that Israel was… Read More

Trump appears to claim that Pakistan is in the Middle East

TEXAS: In what is being seen as a geographical faux pas, US President Donald Trump… Read More

“World’s largest book sale” comes to Middle East at giant hangar in Dubai

DUBAI: A gargantuan touring book sale that touts itself as the world’s largest is making… Read More

Trump says he wants two-state solution for Middle East conflict

UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wanted a two-state solution to… Read More

Israel developing missiles to hit anywhere in Mideast

JERUSALEM: Israel is working on a new missile system capable of hitting targets anywhere in… Read More

The Saudi king spoke, and a $2 trillion dream went up in smoke

LONDON: The king spoke, and a $2 trillion (£1.55 trillion) dream went up in smoke.… Read More

China pledges $20 billion in loans for Arab states

China will provide Arab states with $20 billion in loans for economic development, President Xi… Read More

Uber in talks with Dubai’s Careem to merge in Middle East

DUBAI: Uber Technologies is in preliminary talks with rival Careem to combine their Middle Eastern… Read More

Middle East tensions and power politics can trigger wider conflict: Lodhi warns UN

NEW YORK: At the United Nations, Pakistan warned the international community that divergences between major… Read More