Middle East

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt accuse Qatar of fomenting instability in Middle East and funding terrorism

President Mamnoon also holds meetings with his Yemeni counterpart and Kuwait’s national assembly speaker

The premier was received by Deputy Governor of Makkah Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz

Dana Shell Smith's departure comes with Washington sending mixed signals over the Gulf crisis

Says countries which had imposed sanctions would also lose money because of the damage to business in the region

False reports aim to create misunderstanding between Pakistan, Arab countries, says FO

The feud has raised fears of wider instability in an already volatile region that is a crucial global energy supplier

US non-immigrant visas issued to people from all countries was about 15 per cent lower in April

US president will also appeal to countries in the Middle East to play their part in fighting extremism

Syria is going to tread the path of destruction and on its way may even trigger a wider war

The region is torn and a victim of persistence violence strengthening the archaic authoritarian structures

The new rules follow similar measures introduced by Britain and the United States

The country appreciates taking of the 'two state proposal' as the basis for handling the issue

"We hope that Saudi Arabia and Iran can resolve the problems that exist between them via friendly consultations"

Pilot found in ground search and shifted to hospital, says Turkish news agency

Frontline villages have been focus of fighting in recent days between Turkey-backed rebels and Manbij Military Council

Yashbum Valley and militant-held Abyan province targeted in the strikes

World body says nearly 3.3 million people in Yemen including 2.1 million children are acutely malnourished

Exercises will be held in Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Bab el Mandab and northern parts of the Indian Ocean

Ahmed Saif al-Yafei death is considered to be a blow to government forces backed by Saudi-led military coalition

The visting US defence secretary tries to soothe allies rattled by Trump’s remarks during presidential campaign

Israeli daily claims Netanyahu, Abdel Fattah Sisi, King Abdullah and John Kerry convened on Feb 21in Jordanian

Calls for establishing safe escape routes for civilians as soon as possible

Avigdor Lieberman says real division is moderate people versus radical people

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir is optimistic about overcoming "the many challenges" in the Middle East

The authorities have banned the Shia opposition and handed long jail terms to many of its leaders

General Raheel Sharif is tipped to take over command of the Middle East Initiative on Peace and Security

Neither Israel nor the Palestinians are represented at the conference

At least 12 members of government forces and 20 IS militants were among the dead in Deir Ezzor

The move comes amid global pressure mounting on Israel to halt settlement expansion

Little condemnation and lower cost and body count make proxy wars an irresistible alternative to conventional combat

Speakers say the world has realised war on terror cannot be won through force

At least 57 journalists have been killed around the world in 2016

Johnson said absence of real leadership in the Middle East had allowed people to twist religion and stoke proxy wars

FIA officials say organised gangs involved in human smuggling via Iran

According to the Global Peace Index only 10 countries are conflict free

Across 18 countries, 47 per cent "would snub both Clinton and Trump, if given chance to vote"

Ethics may be defined as the set of moral principles that help us distinguish between right and wrong

Turkish MP points finger at the US for failed coup

Users must resist the urge to point camera phones at Pikachu popping out in front of the Kuwaiti Emir's palace

Qatar and UAE also announce to celebrate Eidul Fitr on July 6

Christina, Nicola Isabel, started Kenzwoman after experiencing several personal frustrations during lingerie shopping

In Pakistan, The central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (RHC) will meet in Karachi today (Monday) to spot the crescent

Iranian pilgrims will unfortunately not be able to take part in hajj, says Culture Minister Ali Jannati

John Kerry is unavailable the day a Paris meeting to relaunch negotiations over the Israeli-Palestinian peace process

International attempts to coax Israeli and Palestinian leaders back into talks have been moribund for months

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the statement on Thursday

The coup in Yemen by the Houthis exposed the limits of Qatar’s soft power

We have reached the stage where it is Muslim World versus the Rest, and the centre of the battle is the Middle East

In this world of conflicts and war, who is going to put the world in order or at least provide a push for it?