The Times of India - Middle East

Iran's supreme leader account posts warning to Trump

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:40:57 GMT

Saudi Arabia redefines role as world’s defender of Muslims

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:14:29 GMT

The Saudi world view is being shaped more by hard-nosed business calculations, shifting geopolitical realities and the emergence of clean energy as a competitor to oil while facing a challenge from Turkey for leadership of the Sunni Muslim sphere.

32 killed in first major suicide attack in Baghdad in 3 years

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 03:31:56 GMT

Suicide bombs rock central Baghdad, 6 dead

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:01:11 GMT

Dubai cancels non-essential surgery, live entertainment as Covid-19 cases surge

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:24:38 GMT

Dubai's health regulator said in a circular published on its website on Wednesday that the decision, which takes effect on Thursday and could be extended, was aimed at ensuring the preparedness of health facilities to manage Covid-19 cases.

Iran hails end of 'tyrant' Trump, says 'ball in America's court'

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:59:12 GMT

A "tyrant's era came to an end and today is the final day of his ominous reign," Iran President Rouhani said in televised remarks to his cabinet. He labelled Trump "someone for whom all of his four years bore no fruit other than injustice and corruption and causing problems for his own people and the world".

Israel pushes settlement construction as Trump leaves office

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:37:26 GMT

Israeli authorities made a major last-minute push this week to advance settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, which the Palestinians seek as part of a future independent state, in the twilight hours of the Trump administration.

Rouhani urges Biden to return to 2015 nuclear deal

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:48:12 GMT

"The ball is in the US court now. If Washington returns to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal, we will also fully respect our commitments under the pact," Rouhani said in a televised cabinet meeting.

Netanyahu makes surprise campaign pitch to Arab voters

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 06:49:29 GMT

Turkey hits Twitter, Pinterest with advertising bans

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:43:54 GMT

The social media legislation passed last year meant networks with over a million users had to appoint an envoy to handle court orders to remove offending content within 48 hours.

Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:00:01 GMT

With peak tourism season in full swing, coronavirus infections are surging to unprecedented heights. Daily case counts have nearly tripled in the past month, forcing Britain to slam shut its travel corridor with Dubai last week. But in the face of a growing economic crisis, the city won't lock down.

Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast of Gulf of Oman

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:28:09 GMT

According to the report, commando units and airborne infantry were participating in the annual exercise, along with fighter jets, helicopters and military transport aircraft. Iran's National Army chief Abdolrahim Mousavi was overseeing the drill.

Oak trees take root in Iraqi Kurdistan to help climate

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:45:42 GMT

Saudis vowed to stop executing minors; some death sentences remain, rights groups say

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:09:20 GMT

Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after rocket fire: Army

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:06:39 GMT

Lebanon signs with Pfizer for 2.1 million vaccine doses

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 18:27:44 GMT

In cold weather, anti-Netanyahu protests continue in Israel

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:01:48 GMT

Iranian Guard holds anti-warship ballistic missile drill

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:08:06 GMT

Footage showed two missiles smash into a target that Iranian state television described as ``hypothetical hostile enemy ships'' at a distance of 1,800 kilometers (1,120 miles). The report did not specify the type of missiles used.

Iran tests ballistic missiles, drones in military exercise, state TV says

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:17:41 GMT

Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired "abundant" surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and tested locally manufactured new drones in a military exercise on Friday, state television reported.

Iran tests missiles under apparent watch of US nuclear sub

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:29:06 GMT

Iran fired cruise missiles Thursday as part of a naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, state media reported, under surveillance of what appeared to be a US nuclear submarine dispatched to the region amid heightened tensions between the countries.