Home » World » Middle East

Middle East - Page 160

In this photo taken June 29, 2017, young cows stand in a barn at Mystic Valley Dairy in Sauk City, Wis. The farms owner Mitch Breunig has spent over $100,000 to improve his farm to make his cows happier, including making his barn and stalls bigger and adding fans and other air circulation equipment. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)

Qatar gets first boycott-busting cows to boost milk supplies amid...

The several dozen Holsteins were flown in from Budapest, the first of 4,000 cattle to be imported by August.

13 July 2017 6:07 PM IST

The United Arab Emirates state minister for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, hit back in a letter to UN rights chief Zeid Raad Al Hussein. (Photo: AP)

Gulf crisis: UAE slams Al-Jazeera for promoting hate, Holocaust...

The closure of Al-Jazeera is one of 13 wide-ranging demands the alliance placed on Doha as conditions to lift the...

13 July 2017 2:14 PM IST

Pockets of Mosul remain insecure and the city has been heavily damaged by nearly nine months of gruelling urban combat. (Photo: AP)

Iraqi forces, ISIS clash days after PM al-Abadi declares Mosul victory

Army choppers strafed the Old City and blasts sent plumes of smoke into the air, though it was unclear if they were...

13 July 2017 10:31 AM IST

The fire department sent a fire tender from Habsiguda, which took around 30 minutes to reach the spot. By the time the fire teams arrived most of the flames were doused using fire extinguishers on the school premises. (Representational Image)

Saudi Arabia: 11 Indians killed, 6 others injured in huge house fire

Four of them were from Uttar Pradesh, 3 from Kerala, 1 from Bihar, 1 from Tamil Nadu and details of 2 others were yet to...

13 July 2017 7:36 AM IST

Tillerson also gave besieged Qatar some political backing ahead of talks with officials from the Arab quartet in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Tillerson meets Arab ministers over Qatar boycott to resolve Gulf...

Qatar refused to comply with the ultimatum and has consistently denied accusations of ties to Islamist groups.

12 July 2017 7:39 PM IST

Physical education is not offered in most public schools, although some private schools include it in the curriculum. (Photo: AP/Representational)

In a much awaited move, Saudi public schools to offer physical...

The Shura Council approved the introduction of physical education for girls in 2014, but clerics decried it as...

12 July 2017 3:39 PM IST

As the Gulf crisis over Qatar festers, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is embarking on his first shuttle diplomacy mission, heading to the region in a bid to end a deadlock that has badly damaged ties between several key American partners and threatens to hinder counter terrorism efforts. (Photo: AP)

Despite month long Arab siege, Qatar living large without any hardship

Luxury hotels like the W and St. Regis serve lavish meals around the clock and alcohol flows for visitors.

12 July 2017 1:07 PM IST

Tillerson also gave besieged Qatar some political backing ahead of talks with officials from the Arab quartet in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Gulf crisis: Qatar signs agreement with US to boost its...

The agreement addresses one of the core allegations made against Qatar by the Arab states, who accused Doha of...

12 July 2017 9:16 AM IST

One Facebook page features one of Indias most wanted, Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, another banned organisation and a US declared terrorist group. Yet his group, which has been resurrected under several names, is billed as a charity.

Outfits banned in Pakistan thrive online

One of 65 organisations banned in Pakistan, either because of terrorist links or as purveyors of sectarian hate.

12 July 2017 2:44 AM IST

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (Photo: AP)

After Russia and Iran, Syria monitor says ISIS chief Abu Bakr...

The US-led coalition fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq said it could not confirm the report.

11 July 2017 6:56 PM IST

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AP)

Duterte says siege may end soon but ISIS threat will persist

After 50 days of ground assaults and airstrikes, troops have recaptured most areas of the Islamic city, with the death...

11 July 2017 5:58 PM IST

The UN human rights office has raised alarm over hundreds of grotesque atrocities allegedly committed by IS as Iraqi forces have pushed their nearly month-long offensive to retake Mosul, the last jihadist bastion in Iraq. (Photo: Representational Image)

Islamic State built in staying power with global jihadist

Islamic State's goal since then has been to maintain its local and global support base in the face of overwhelming...

11 July 2017 5:50 PM IST