World / Middle East

Pompeo says Israel, Palestinian peace still a US priority 30 Apr 2018 - 07:53 pm

AMMAN, Jordan: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a priority for the Trump...

Putin and Macron discuss Iran's nuclear program 30 Apr 2018 - 07:03 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron called in a telephone conversation on the need to preserve the plan of...

Iran orders internet providers to block Telegram 30 Apr 2018 - 06:47 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Iranian authorities have ordered internet service providers to block access to Telegram, a popular messaging app used by an estimated 40...

Iran's judiciary bans using Telegram instant messaging app 30 Apr 2018 - 05:30 pm

ANKARA: Iran's judiciary has banned the popular Telegram instant messaging app to protect national security, Iran's state TV reported on Monday. "Considering various...

Syrian army says 'enemy' rockets hit military bases 30 Apr 2018 - 02:20 pm

AMMAN: The Syrian army said on Sunday that rockets had struck several military bases in the Hama and Aleppo countryside in what it...

Syria strikes kill 26 fighters, mostly Iranians: monitor 30 Apr 2018 - 10:00 am

Beirut, Missile strikes overnight in central Syria killed at least 26 pro-regime fighters, most of them Iranians, a monitor said Monday. The Syrian...

Europe backs Iran deal as 'best way' to counter nuclear threat 29 Apr 2018 - 06:15 pm

London: The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have reiterated their commitment to the Iran nuclear deal "as the best way of neutralising...

Fire breaks out at building site of new Egyptian museum 29 Apr 2018 - 05:39 pm

CAIRO: A fire broke out on Sunday at the building site of the new Egyptian museum but caused no significant damage or injuries,...

Syrian army tightens noose around Palestinian camp 29 Apr 2018 - 05:07 pm

AMMAN: Syrian troops on Sunday tightened the noose around a major Palestinian refugee camp held by Islamic State militants in southern Damascus where...

Iran confirms arrest of British-Iranian professor 29 Apr 2018 - 03:45 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran's judiciary has confirmed the arrest of a British-Iranian university professor on security charges. Abbas Edalat, a computer scientist and mathematician...

Deadly clashes between Syria regime and US-backed forces: monitor 29 Apr 2018 - 03:30 pm

Beirut: Rare clashes broke out Sunday between Syrian regime forces and a US-backed alliance in the east of the country, killing six alliance...

Iraq sentences 19 Russian women to life for joining Islamic State 29 Apr 2018 - 03:23 pm

Baghdad: Iraq on Sunday sentenced 19 Russian women to life in prison for joining the Islamic State group, the latest in a series...

Syria regime, rebels reach evacuation deal in southern Damascus 29 Apr 2018 - 02:02 pm

Damascus: The Syrian government and rebels have reached a deal to evacuate opposition fighters from an area of southern Damascus near the site...

Turkey's Erdogan starts campaigning for snap June elections 28 Apr 2018 - 06:47 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan unofficially kicked off his re-election campaign on Saturday, vowing to defeat the secularist opposition in "historic" snap elections that...

Stadium in Syria's rebel-held Idlib hosts unlikley football game 28 Apr 2018 - 05:50 pm

Idlib, Syria: Battered by air strikes, the main stadium in the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib hosted a soccer friendly on Wednesday, re-opening...

Syrian army, Islamic State wage fierce battle in south Damascus 28 Apr 2018 - 05:06 pm

BEIRUT: The Syrian army and its allies engaged in a fierce battle on Saturday with Islamic State fighters in an enclave south of...

From refugees to earthquakes, Istanbul ready for a reshape, say city planners 28 Apr 2018 - 04:56 pm

BONN, Germany: Faced with a fast-growing population and risks from earthquakes and flooding, Istanbul must take bold steps to adapt and improve the...