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  • A woman praying in church. Picture: Pixabay.com

    Debate rages in Egypt as Christian women told to cover up

    Father Daoud Lamei, a well-known parish priest in an upmarket Cairo suburb with a sizeable social media following, lambasted Christian women for attire that he deemed immodest.

    1149 days ago
  • US Vice President Mike Pence, Poland's President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu are seen during the conference on Peace and Security in the Middle east in Warsaw, on 13 February 2019. Picture: AFP

    Israel PM hails common front with Arabs on Iran in Warsaw talks

    Israel only has diplomatic relations with two Arab countries but Gulf Arab leaders - especially Saudi Arabia's powerful, US-allied crown prince -have increasingly put the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the back burner.

    1234 days ago
  • French President Emmanuel Macron. Picture: @EmmanuelMacron/Twitter.

    France will stay 'militarily engaged' in Mideast in 2019 - Macron

    The French military has deployed 1,200 soldiers as part of the anti-IS efforts, via air operations, artillery, special forces in Syria and training for the Iraqi army.

    1262 days ago
  • FILE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a joint press conference with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani (not pictured) at the Sheraton Grand in the Qatqri cqpitql Doha on 13 January 2019. Picture: AFP

    Secretary of State Pompeo urges Gulf states to heal rift

    Mike Pompeo is on his final eight-country Middle Eastern tour.

    1266 days ago
  • US secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Picture: AFP

    Pompeo to head to Middle East for talks on Yemen, Syria, Iran

    The US Secretary of State leaves on 8 January on the eight-day trip to Amman, Cairo, Manama, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, Muscat, and finally Kuwait City.

    1275 days ago
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with Chadian President Idriss Deby as they deliver joint statements in Jerusalem on 25 November 2018. Picture: AFP

    Israel's Netanyahu tells Chad leader he will visit more Arab states soon

    Israel has diplomatic ties with just two Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, though Netanyahu has hinted at warmer relations with Gulf Arab states that Israel views as natural allies against regional powerhouse Iran.

    1314 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump takes part in a 'listening session' on gun violence with teachers and students in the State Dining Room of the White House on 21 February 2018. Picture: AFP

    Iran says Trump should stop interfering in Middle East if he wants cheap oil

    Donald Trump, not the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, is behind the recent rise in prices, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said.

    1375 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    Trump's US loses role as Mideast peace mediator

    Under the Republican leader, the United States is further away than ever from playing its traditional role as mediator in the long-simmering Middle East peace process.

    1389 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    These are the world's most attractive countries for foreign workers

    According to the latest edition of the Boston Consulting Group’s Decoding Global Talent, workers are most likely to want to head to the United States, Germany or Canada.

    1391 days ago
  • US President Donald Trump is sending Jared Kushner to the Middle East. Picture: screengrab/CNN

    Trump team preparing economic plan as part of Mideast peace proposal: official

    US President Donald Trump’s envoys are also working on the most detailed set of proposals to date for the overall plan, the White House official said in a briefing with reporters on Monday.

    1437 days ago
  • FILE: Chinese President Xi Jinping. Picture: AFP.

    China's Xi pledges $20bn in loans to revive Middle East

    Beijing has ramped up engagement in the Middle East in recent years as Arab nations play an important role in Xi’s signature Belt and Road foreign policy plan.

    1453 days ago
  • FILE: This undated handout photo from Animals Australia received by AFP on 9 March 2018 shows distressed sheep shot onboard Panama-flagged livestock carrier Awassi Express, from Australia to the Middle East. Picture: AFP.

    Australian lawmaker pushes to end live sheep exports, threatens govt balance

    The bill threatens to expose fractures within the ruling coalition government, which last week introduced tougher oversight of the shipments but stopped short of banning them altogether.

    1503 days ago
  • FILE: British Prime Minister Theresa May. Picture: AFP

    May says shares US concerns about Iran role in Middle East

    During a trip to Berlin, Theresa May said she and German leader Angela Merkel had reaffirmed their commitment to Iran’s nuclear deal and the need for full implementation.

    1597 days ago
  • 'The Last Men in Aleppo' focuses on the work of the White Helmets volunteer rescuers in Syria.

    Middle Eastern filmmakers celebrate historic Oscar nominations

    Ziad Doueiri’s Lebanese drama 'The Insult', was nominated for best foreign language film, while Syrian Firas Fayyad’s 'Last Men in Aleppo' was nominated for best documentary.

    1619 days ago
  • Migrants arrive at the Search and Follow up Department, which is processing the claims of those trying to leave as part of an ongoing three-month amnesty for undocumented residents, on 8 November 2016 in the Qatari capital Doha. Picture: AFP

    Fears of fresh abuse of migrants in Middle East as Kenya set to lift ban

    Kenya plans to lift a ban on its citizens working in the Gulf with new safeguards, such as requiring recruitment agencies to pay a security bond so they can repatriate any distressed migrants.

    1634 days ago
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin (C-R) arrives with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C-L) to give a press conference following their talks at the presidential palace in the capital Cairo on December 11, 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Russia's Putin, Egypt's Sisi discuss nuclear deal, Middle East tensions

    Vladimir Putin’s visit to Cairo reflects the deepening ties between Russia and Egypt, the second largest recipient of US military aid.

    1664 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    [WATCH] Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital

    US President Trump announces his decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. CNN's Karin Caifa reports.

    1668 days ago
  • FILE: A migrant is rescued from the Mediterranean sea by a member of Proactiva Open Arms NGO north of Libya on 3 October 2016. Picture: AFP

    [WATCH] Migrant boat lands at Spanish beach

    Over 100,000 migrants reached Europe from North Africa and the Middle East from January to June.

    1787 days ago
  • Comparison of zones controlled by Islamic State group from January 2015 to July 2017.

    Is Islamic State losing its stranglehold?

    Comparison of zones controlled by Islamic State group from January 2015 to July 2017.

    1818 days ago
  • FILE: The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. Picture: AFP

    Qatar seeks Kuwaiti mediation after powerful Arab nations shun it

    Qatar's foreign minister, said Doha was ready for mediation efforts after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

    1852 days ago
  • A map of the Middle East showing countries which have severed diplomatic relations with Qatar. Picture: AFP

    Diplomatic crisis in the Gulf

    Map of the Middle East showing countries which have severed diplomatic relations with Qatar

    1852 days ago
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