#Middle East

President Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday acknowledged the significance of Cyprus’ invitation to the Middle East Summit in Cairo this Saturday, underlining the country’s potential role in the region during ...

Israeli shelling hit southern Lebanese towns on Wednesday in response to anti-tank rockets fired from Lebanon, as cross-border violence extended into a fourth day. The Israeli military said it was ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has said his biggest priority is to make every possible effort to break the current Cyprus problem deadlock and restart a “structured and results-oriented dialogue”. He said ...

Russian natural gas giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) is setting up a Middle East unit, the company said in a regulatory disclosure on Tuesday. It did not reveal details. Several Russian ...

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-year contract, Saudi state TV al-Ekhbariya reported on its website on Friday. The club has not yet ...

Calls by far-right members of Israel’s incoming government to revise anti-discrimination laws have triggered criticism from some of the country’s leading businesses and prompted them to announce new ...

Iraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, who immediately named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani prime minister-designate, ending a year of deadlock after a national election ...

Proposals on Cyprus’ initiative for the need for regional action on climate change will be discussed at the second international climate conference in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East to ...

Five years after President Tayyip Erdogan saw off a coup, his chances of extending his rule into a third decade may depend on whether he can reverse an economic decline ...

Turkish Central Bank Governor Sahap Kavcioglu said on Friday inflation could rise higher than expected this month and next, but added monthly moves do not affect its year-end forecast, according ...