World / Middle East

IS claims deadly attack at Jordan tourist spot 20 Dec 2016 - 04:00 pm

Amman: The Islamic State jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular tourist destination in Jordan that killed 10...

Syria army tells remaining rebels to quit Aleppo 20 Dec 2016 - 02:24 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Syria's army on Tuesday urged the last remaining rebels and civilians to leave the bombed-out eastern quarters of Aleppo as it...

Egypt policeman, militant killed in Cairo raid: ministry 20 Dec 2016 - 02:14 pm

Cairo: A suspected leader of a newly-emerged militant group, the Hassam Movement, and a policeman were killed during a police raid in the...

Lavrov urges no 'concessions to terrorists' after envoy murder 20 Dec 2016 - 02:12 pm

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday there should be no "concessions to terrorists" at talks with his Turkish counterpart on...

Syrian government allows U.N. to beef up monitoring in Aleppo 20 Dec 2016 - 01:44 pm

GENEVA: The Syrian government has authorised the United Nations to send an additional 20 staff to east Aleppo, where they will monitor the...

Arab League condemns Assad regime practices in Aleppo 20 Dec 2016 - 01:40 pm

CAIRO: The Arab League late Monday condemned the "practices" of the Assad regime and its allies in Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo. At...

Turkish police searching for 120 FETO suspects 20 Dec 2016 - 01:35 pm

KONYA, Turkey: A chief prosecutor in central Turkey ordered police to find and detain 120 suspected members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO)...

Turkish hospitals treat nearly 150 Aleppo evacuees 20 Dec 2016 - 01:20 pm

HATAY, Turkey: The number of refugees from the war-battered city of Aleppo being treated in Turkish hospitals grew to 148, Turkey’s Directorate General...

Unravelling the story of a mass grave in Iraq 20 Dec 2016 - 12:34 pm

Hamam al-Alil, Iraq: Three men set up a fence and a ribbon of yellow and black crime scene tape around a site south...

5 die as migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast 20 Dec 2016 - 12:26 pm

BALIKESIR, Turkey: Five refugees drowned off Turkey’s Aegean Sea coast after their boat sank, Turkish official said on Tuesday. Speaking to Anadolu Agency,...

Turkish jets destroy 16 IS targets in Syria 20 Dec 2016 - 12:21 pm

ANKARA: Sixteen Islamic State positions were hit by Turkish military aircraft in northern Syria as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, the Turkish military...

Turkish police arrest 7 over Russian envoy's murder 20 Dec 2016 - 12:08 pm

AYDIN, Turkey: The parents, sister and three other relatives of the murderer of the Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov’s were arrested early Tuesday, according...

Israeli forces arrest five Palestinians in West Bank 20 Dec 2016 - 11:53 am

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces arrested at dawn Tuesday five Palestinians from different areas of West Bank. Palestinian sources said that the five detainees...

Palestinian Authority, UN appeal for US$547 million to address humanitarian needs during 2017 20 Dec 2016 - 11:38 am

Bethlehem: The Palestinian Authority and the United Nations appealed for US$547 million in funds in 2017 to meet humanitarian needs in the occupied...