World / Middle East

Palestinians denounce Israel bill to legalise settler homes 14 Nov 2016 - 02:59 pm

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian leaders on Monday denounced an Israeli bill to legalise several thousand Jewish homes in the occupied West Bank, vowing...

EU urges all sides to stand by Iran nuclear deal 14 Nov 2016 - 02:49 pm

Brussels: The EU on Monday urged all parties to the landmark Iran nuclear accord to stick to their commitments after US President-elect Donald...

Turkey closes Syrian border gate after clashes 14 Nov 2016 - 02:41 pm

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkey temporarily closed a border gate with Syria on Monday near its southeastern province of Kilis after clashes broke out across...

Kerry in Oman for Yemen peace talks 14 Nov 2016 - 02:34 pm

Muscat: US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks Monday with officials in Oman on efforts to end Yemen's 19-month conflict, state media...

Suicide attack hits south of Baghdad 14 Nov 2016 - 01:55 pm

A group of attackers armed with suicide vests and light weapons killed at least six people southwest of Baghdad on Monday, local officials...

Coalition advisers help the fight for IS Syria bastion 14 Nov 2016 - 01:07 pm

Al-Huriya, Syria: On the roof of a house in northern Syria, a foreign soldier from the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group...

2 soldiers killed, 10 injured in Sinai violence 14 Nov 2016 - 12:48 pm

CAIRO: Two Egyptian troops were killed and ten others injured in a spate of militant attacks in the restive Sinai Peninsula on Sunday,...

Egypt reopens Gaza crossing for 5 days 14 Nov 2016 - 12:37 pm

Gaza Strip, Palestine: Egyptian authorities on Monday reopened the Rafah border crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip. In a statement, Gaza’s border crossing...

Heavy pollution shuts schools in Iran's capital 14 Nov 2016 - 11:10 am

Tehran: Tehran officials shut schools on Monday as the first of the winter's heavy pollution hit the Iranian capital. A blanket of choking...

Violence kills 10 in south-western Yemen 14 Nov 2016 - 11:04 am

TAIZ, Yemen: At least ten people were killed Sunday in the latest round of violence between government forces and Houthi rebels in south-western...

12 killed and wounded in suicide bombing west of Karbala 14 Nov 2016 - 10:55 am

Baghdad: Six people were killed and six others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a house at Ain Tamr,...

Turkish warplanes strike 15 targets in Syria's al Bab area - military 14 Nov 2016 - 09:14 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish warplanes struck 15 targets in the al Bab area of northern Syria on Sunday in an operation with Syrian rebels to...

Jihadists say Trump victory a rallying call for new recruits 14 Nov 2016 - 08:51 am

KABUL/CAIRO: From Afghanistan to Algeria, jihadists plan to use Donald Trump's shock U.S. presidential victory as a propaganda tool to bring new fighters...

French journalist deported from Turkey after earlier arrest 13 Nov 2016 - 10:30 pm

PARIS: French journalist Olivier Bertrand has been released, his employer said on Sunday, following his arrest in Turkey which had drawn condemnation from...

Islamic State uses wooden tanks and bearded mannequins in decoy attempts 13 Nov 2016 - 09:53 pm

BAWIZA, Iraq: Islamic State is using wooden replicas of tanks and Humvees in a bid to subvert an air campaign by the U.S.-led...

Cyprus talks a ‘last opportunity’, Turkey foreign minister says 13 Nov 2016 - 08:44 pm

ANKARA: Current talks on reuniting the divided island of Cyprus are a “last opportunity” and five-party negotiations that include Turkey, Greece and the...