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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (

Saudi Arabia's King Salman to hand over crown to his son

Meanwhile, a senior Saudi official dismissed the mounting speculation that the Crown Prince will soon ascend to the...

18 Nov 2017 6:51 AM IST

Iran does not recognise the Jewish state and Israeli media reported that the offer was swiftly turned down through the International Committee of the Red Cross. (Photo: AFP)

Netanyahu extends relief for Iran earthquake victims, overseeing...

More than 400 people were killed and tens of thousands left homeless by the earthquake.

15 Nov 2017 8:09 PM IST

Qatar ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Much better off without UAE, Saudi alliance: Qatar Emir

4 Arab states severed ties with Qatar for supporting Islamist extremism and fostering close ties with Iran.

15 Nov 2017 4:45 PM IST

The western province of Kermanshah that was hit on Sunday by the 7.3-magnitude quake. (Photo: AFP)

Deadliest earthquake in Iran kills 530, injures more than 8000

Iran said on Tuesday that rescue operations had ended.

15 Nov 2017 2:17 PM IST

Rescue personnel conduct search and rescue work following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake at Sarpol-e Zahab in Irans Kermanshah province on November 13, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Over 450 killed as Iran ends rescue operations, battles to shelter...

Iran said on Tuesday that rescue operations have ended in areas hit by a powerful weekend earthquake that killed at...

14 Nov 2017 10:00 AM IST

A woman mourns as she holds the body of her daughter, who died in the earthquake. (Photo: AP)

Earthquake hits Iraq-Iran border, kills 415

Across the border in more sparsely populated areas of Iraq, the health ministry said eight people had died and several...

14 Nov 2017 1:32 AM IST

Footage posted on Twitter showed panicked people fleeing a building in Sulaimaniyah, northern Iraq, as windows shattered at the moment the quake struck late Sunday. (Photo: AP)

328 dead, 2,504 injured as toll in Iran-Iraq border earthquake on the...

The worst-hit towns in Iran were Qasr-e Shirin in Kermanshah and Azgaleh, about 40 kilometres northwest.

13 Nov 2017 1:44 PM IST

Saad Hariri stepped down from the Prime Ministers post in a televised broadcast from Riyadh. (Photo: AFP)

Resigned Lebanon PM Saad Hariri says he is free', will return to...

Hariri brushed aside rumours that he was under de facto house arrest in the kingdom and said he would land in Beirut 'in...

13 Nov 2017 8:42 AM IST

Footage posted on Twitter showed panicked people fleeing a building in Sulaimaniyah, northern Iraq, as windows shattered at the moment the quake struck late Sunday. (Photo: AP)

207 dead,1700 injured as 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Iran-Iraq...

The worst-hit towns in Iran were Qasr-e Shirin in Kermanshah and Azgaleh, about 40 kilometres northwest.

13 Nov 2017 8:09 AM IST

A 2014 report estimated that 18 per cent all European ISIS members were female and the total number is now believed to be more than 550. (Photo: AP)

Days after US-Russia presidential joint statement, ISIS recaptures...

ISIS recaptured Albu Kamal in eastern Syria to save the last urban bastion of its collapsing 'caliphate.'

12 Nov 2017 1:02 PM IST

Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri (Photo: AP)

Lebanon's Hezbollah chief accuses Saudi for detaining PM Hariri

Saad Hariri announced his resignation in a surprise move that coincided with Saudi's sweeping corruption purge.

11 Nov 2017 11:55 AM IST

Saudi corruption purge leads to arrest of 201 for questioning

Authorities have frozen the bank accounts of the accused and warned that assets related to corruption cases would be...

10 Nov 2017 3:19 PM IST