Mideast

US diplomacy in Mideast falters as clock ticks down for Biden

US efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire remain stalled after nearly a year of fighting.… Read More

Pentagon steps up US military readiness in Mideast

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon moved Saturday to step up US military readiness in the Middle East… Read More

Oil prices dip as Mideast tensions ease; market eyes trade deal

Oil prices surged to their highest in almost four months after a US drone strike… Read More

Khamenei says Iran has foiled US plans in Mideast

TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran has neutralised US plans in the… Read More

Putin discusses Mideast with Trump, hosts Abbas

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday at the start of talks with Palestinian leader… Read More

Indonesia to stop sending domestic workers to Mideast: reports

JAKARTA: Indonesia will stop sending new domestic workers to 21 Middle Eastern countries, reports said… Read More

Mideast’s arch-survivor stands in way of Saudi success in Yemen

DUBAI: Three weeks of Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have led to defections of army units… Read More

French Muslims support Mideast Christians against Islamic State

PARIS: The Muslim Council inĀ France, home to Europe's largest Islamic minority, denounced the persecution of… Read More

Obama backs Mideast truce efforts, seeks easing of Gaza isolation

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Wednesday backed Egyptian efforts to broker a durable Israel-Hamas ceasefire… Read More