World / Middle East

Hunger and fear in Syria's Tabqa after IS defeat 13 May 2017 - 07:20 pm

Tabqa, Syria: When Dalal Ahmad heard that the fighters who expelled the Islamic State group from the Syrian town of Tabqa were distributing...

Number of civilians fleeing Mosul swells: aid group 13 May 2017 - 04:02 pm

Mosul, Iraq: The number of people fleeing the fighting in the Iraqi city of Mosul is reaching new highs and the condition of...

Bus crash kills 17 in southwest Turkey tourist town 13 May 2017 - 02:11 pm

ANKARA: Seventeen people were killed and 13 injured when a bus carrying Turkish tourists crashed near the southwestern holiday town of Marmaris, a...

17 mummies discovered in central Egypt: ministry 13 May 2017 - 01:47 pm

Touna el-Gabal, Egypte: Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in desert catacombs in Minya province, an "unprecedented" find for the area south of...

Syria army seizes airbase from IS: military source, monitor 13 May 2017 - 01:02 pm

Beirut: Syria's army captured an airbase in eastern Aleppo from the Islamic State group on Saturday, after more than two months of fierce...

Over 630,000 people displaced in Mosul: UN 13 May 2017 - 11:56 am

GENEVA: More than 630,000 people have been displaced in and around Mosul since the beginning of military operations there last October, the United...

Palestinian killed, dozens injured in West Bank clashes 13 May 2017 - 11:45 am

RAMALLAH: A Palestinian youth was shot dead Friday after clashes erupted in the Israeli-occupied West Bank between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli forces, according...

Turkey plays key role in Belt and Road Initiative: Erdogan 13 May 2017 - 11:41 am

Ankara: Turkey will play a key role in the Belt and Road Initiative as its geographical and cultural bridge links with east and...

UN praises Turkey for hosting 3 million refugees 13 May 2017 - 11:41 am

ANKARA: Turkey has shown the world how generous a society can be by hosting 3 million Syrian refugees, a UN representative in the...

Turnout is key for Iran's election, a challenge for Rouhani 13 May 2017 - 10:16 am

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran's presidential election may turn on turnout.Historically, the more Iranians who cast ballots, the greater the chance a reformist or a...

Sudan's first PM since 1989 coup names new cabinet 12 May 2017 - 02:23 pm

Khartoum: Sudan's first prime minister since 1989 has named a new government and vowed to resolve insurgencies in border regions and heal the...

UN in talks over control of Syria safe zones 11 May 2017 - 03:44 pm

Geneva: The United Nations said Thursday it was in talks with Iran, Russia and Turkey over who should control proposed safe zones in...

Iraq forces launch anti-Islamic State push in western desert 11 May 2017 - 03:17 pm

Habbaniyah, Iraq: Iraqi forces have launched a broad operation to root out fighters from the Islamic State group who have been harassing security...

Hamas wins major university election in West Bank 11 May 2017 - 01:38 pm

RAMALLAH, Palestine: The Hamas-affiliated student body Islamic Wafaa’ Bloc won the student council elections held at the Birzeit University in West Bank for...

'Green loans' in UAE to help promote electric vehicles 11 May 2017 - 09:05 am

Dubai: A new incentive has been launched by the UAE Ministry of Energy to encourage motorists to opt for new zero-carbon-emission electric vehicles...

U.S.-backed Syrian militias say capture Tabqa from Islamic State 10 May 2017 - 08:49 pm

BEIRUT: U.S.-backed Syrian militias said they fully captured the town of Tabqa and Syria's largest dam from Islamic State on Wednesday, a major...

Tunisian jailed for two months over anti-police T-shirt 10 May 2017 - 07:13 pm

Tunis: A Tunisian court has sentenced a man to two months in prison for wearing a T-shirt deemed insulting to police, a judicial...

Army to protect Tunisia resources from protests: president 10 May 2017 - 04:47 pm

Tunis: President Beji Caid Essebsi said Wednesday that the army will protect the output from Tunisia's main resources from being disrupted by protests...