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‘Iran sees what the Yemenis have done as defensive measures taken by the legitimate Yemeni government,’ Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, said at a briefing. (Photo: screengrab)

Attack on Saudi oil facilities carried out by Yemen's govt as defensive measures: Iran

A total of 18 drones and seven missiles were launched, including what he called Iranian Delta Wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

30 Sep 2019 2:36 PM

Al-Ekhbariya state television reported that the incident was triggered by a "personal dispute", without giving further details. (Photo: AP)

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bodyguard shot dead; 7 injured

The general, close to the king, was well known among Saudis.

29 Sep 2019 5:37 PM

Kickstarting tourism is one of the centrepieces of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 reform programme to prepare the biggest Arab economy for a post-oil era. (Photo: File)

Amid tourism push, Saudi Arabia to impose fines for 'Indecent' clothes, PDA

'Men and women must avoid tight-fitting clothing or clothes with profane language or images', read instruction.

29 Sep 2019 10:34 AM

Iran's tanker was released on August 19 after Gibraltar reportedly received assurances that the cargo would not be delivered to Syria. (Photo: ANI)

UK-flagged ship Stena Impero held by Iran starts moving from port

It was seized by Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Strait of Hormuz on July 19 over an alleged violation of maritime rules.

27 Sep 2019 2:10 PM

In a first, Saudi to offer tourist visas as part of push to diversify economy away from oil

Saudi Arabia will open applications for online tourist visas to citizens of 49 countries on Saturday, a report said.

27 Sep 2019 9:22 AM

Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has not spoken publicly about the killing inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. (Photo: File | AFP)

'Happened under my watch’: Saudi prince Salman on Jamal Khashoggi's murder

His body was reportedly dismembered and removed from the building, and his remains have not been found.

26 Sep 2019 4:26 PM

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi for talks on Wednesday focused on attacks on the kingdom's oil infrastructure, which Washington has blamed on Iran. (Photo: File)

Saudi Crown Prince hosts Iraq PM for talks on oil attacks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has also said there was no evidence the attacks were launched from Iraq.

26 Sep 2019 2:33 PM

After preliminary attempts to negotiate a unity coalition between Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz failed, Israel's President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday tasked Netanyahu with forming a new government in the country. (Photo: ANI)

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu given first chance to form government

It is second time this year Netanyahu has been asked to form government after he failed in April to put together required 61-seat coalition.

26 Sep 2019 12:53 PM

The Court of First Instance on Monday ordered the 27-year-old Indian worker's deportation after paying a 5,000 dirham fine, for stealing the mangoes worth about 6 dirham on August 11, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Indian man caught stealing 2 mangoes at Dubai airport to quench thirst, to be deported

He confessed that on August 11, 2017, he stole the mangoes from fruit box that was to be shipped to India.

24 Sep 2019 2:37 PM

‘35 civilians were killed and 13 are injured. These people were attending a wedding party near to the attack site in Khaksar area of Musa Qala district,’ said Attaullah Afghan, a member of the Helmand provincial council member. (Photo: AP)

35 killed, 13 injured in attack by Afghan forces

A second provincial council member, Abdul Majid Akhundzadah said 40 people, all civilians, were killed in the attack.

23 Sep 2019 3:16 PM

Israel went for an unprecedented repeat polls on September 17 after Netanyahu failed to form a government after April 9 parliamentary polls and the Knesset voted to dissolve on May 29, calling for fresh polls. (Photo: File)

Lieberman asks Netanyahu, Gantz to 'flip a coin' for who serves first as PM

Israel has in the past successfully experimented with a national unity government led by two bigger parties with their leaders leading govt.

23 Sep 2019 2:59 PM

Tensions have flared in the Gulf since May when Iran began reducing its commitments under the nuclear deal and the US deployed military assets to the region. (Photo: AFP)

Iran president Hassan Rouhani leaves for UN to win support against US

‘It is essential for us to take part in the UN General Assembly and talk at various levels,’ he said at Tehran's Mehrabad airport.

23 Sep 2019 2:53 PM

Israeli president Reuven Rivlin begins talks to form new government

Israel's largely ceremonial president is tasked with picking the politician with the best chance of forming a stable coalition government.

22 Sep 2019 4:43 PM

If an investigation shows that last week's attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities was launched from Iranian territory, the kingdom would consider it an act of war, but Riyadh is currently seeking a peaceful resolution, a senior Saudi official said. (Photo: File)

‘If attack launched from Iran, will consider it act of war’: Saudi Arabia

Riyadh has rejected a claim by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement that it carried out the strikes.

22 Sep 2019 1:09 PM

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the presence of foreign forces creates “insecurity” in the Gulf, after the US ordered the deployment of more troops to the region. (Photo: AP)

‘Foreign forces raise Gulf insecurity’: Hassan Rouhani

Rouhani said Iran would present a plan for peace to the United Nations in the coming days.

22 Sep 2019 12:31 PM

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Saturday that any country that attacks the Islamic republic will see its territory turn into the conflict's "main battlefield". (Photo: File)

Any country that attacks us will turn into ‘main battlefield’: Iran

Salami was speaking at Tehran's Islamic Revolution and Holy Defence museum during the unveiling of an exhibition.

21 Sep 2019 4:44 PM

The officials said all of the dead were civilians killed in the explosion and subsequent fire in the bus. (Photo: File | Representational)

Iraq: 12 civilians killed in minibus explosion outside Karbala

This was one of the biggest attacks targeting civilians since the extremist Islamic State group was declared defeated inside Iraq in 2017.

21 Sep 2019 11:28 AM

The mounting pressure has brought divisions within Iraq’s pro-Iranian factions into the open, threatening to upend a fragile government coalition and a rare reprieve from the violence that has plagued the country for years. (Photo: AP | File)

Iraq’s stability on the line as US, Iran tensions soar

Nowhere is that being felt more than in Iraq, where Shia forces linked to Iran pose a growing challenge to government authority.

20 Sep 2019 7:12 PM

After failing to secure a clear election victory twice in six months, Israel's longest-serving prime minister now seems to be calculating that he can stay in power only by sharing it. (Photo: File)

Israel's Netanyahu fails to secure clear election win. What happens next?

It is too soon to proclaim the end of the Netanyahu era, but it may be the beginning of the end.

20 Sep 2019 1:16 PM

European parliamentarians Ryszard Czarnecki and Fulvio Martusciello have backed India on the Kashmir issue during a special debate of the plenary of the European Parliament by describing it a great democracy and slammed Pakistan for harbouring terrorists. (Photo: Twitter/ EuroParl_EN)

‘Terrorists didn't land from moon’: European lawmakers hits out at Pak

Opening the debate, Federica Mogherini, EU Minister Tytti Tuppurainen said 'no one could afford another escalation in Kashmir'.

19 Sep 2019 2:32 PM

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