MIDDLE EAST

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US to disclose name of Saudi citizen sought by 9/11 victims

3:27 am September 13, 2019

WASHINGTON: The US said on Thursday that it will disclose the name of a Saudi citizen sought by lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks who want to link the kingdom to the terrorist plot. Attorney General William Barr had the option of invoking a “state secrets” privilege to withhold the release of the […]

Australian couple detained in Iran named as travel bloggers

9:18 am September 12, 2019

Sydney: Two Australians detained in Iran were named on Thursday as a travel-blogging couple who were arrested while making an overland trip from their home country to Britain. Perth-based Jolie King and Mark Firkin had been documenting their journey on social media for the past two years but went silent after posting updates from Kyrgyzstan […]

Iran agrees de-escalation 'only solution' to solve crisis with US

Iran again rebuffs US talk of Trump-Rouhani meeting

5:01 pm September 11, 2019

Tehran : Iran on Wednesday rejected the possibility of a meeting between President Hassan Rouhani and US counterpart Donald Trump, after the White House signalled it was open to such an encounter. Two of Trump’s top lieutenants on Tuesday indicated he was ready to meet the Iranian president without preconditions, after the US leader sacked […]

UAE: Indian man stabs wife to death in Dubai

12:28 pm September 11, 2019

Dubai: An Indian man in UAE allegedly stabbed his wife to death after a heated argument, according to a media report. The 43-year-old man, identified as U.C, killed his wife C. Vidhya Chandran, 39, after a heated argument in a car park in Al Quoz here on Monday, the Khaleej Times reported. The Dubai-based couple’s […]

Netanyahu annexation bid ‘destroys chances of peace’: Palestinian official

11:48 pm September 10, 2019

Jerusalem : A senior Palestinian official said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to annex the Jordan Valley if re-elected destroyed all chances of Israeli-Palestinian peace. “He is not only destroying the two-state solution, he is destroying all chances of peace,” senior official Hanan Ashrawi told AFP. “This is a total game changer.” […]