Middle East

US House approves Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid, threatens TikTok

By Camille CAMDESSUS WASHINGTON, April 21, 2024 (AFP) - The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved long-delayed military aid…

Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran

TEHRAN, April 20, 2024 (AFP) - World leaders appealed for calm Friday after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to…

US embassy in Israel tells employees to limit movement

JERUSALEM, April 19, 2024 (AFP) - The United States embassy in Israel on Friday told its employees and their families…

Three Filipinos dead in UAE floods: officials

DUBAI, April 19, 2024 (AFP) - Three workers from the Philippines have died in heavy flooding in the United Arab…

IAEA says ‘no damage to Iran’s nuclear sites’

VIENNA, April 19, 2024 (AFP) - There has been no damage to Iranian nuclear sites following explosions Friday in the…

United States had advance warning of Israel attack on Iran: US media

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2024 (AFP) - The United States received advance notice of Israel's reported strike on Iran but did…

Explosions in Iran, US media reports Israeli strikes

TEHRAN, April 19, 2024 (AFP) - Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan Friday, as US…

Dubai roads, airport reel from floods after record rains

By Talek Harris, Sahar Al-Attar and Amanda Mouawad DUBAI, April 17, 2024 (AFP) - Dubai's giant highways were clogged by…

Dubai airport diverts flights as ‘exceptional weather’ hits Gulf

https://youtube.com/shorts/L6XBv74ucmM?feature=share By Talek Harris with Rasha Al Ebrahim in Manama Dubai's major international airport diverted scores of incoming flights on…

Oman floods kill 14 including schoolchildren

MUSCAT, April 15, 2024 (AFP) - Flooding in Oman has killed at least 14 people, many of the schoolchildren, authorities…

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