World / Middle East

Diplomats meet in fresh bid to halt Syria bloodshed 15 Oct 2016 - 04:01 pm

Lausanne: Top diplomats were to meet in Switzerland Saturday in a fresh push to revive a ceasefire in Syria, after pro-government forces intensified...

Experts discover 'cavities' in Egypt's Great Pyramid 15 Oct 2016 - 03:44 pm

Cairo: Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza could contain two previously unknown "cavities", scientists using radiography to scan the millennia-old monument said on Saturday....

Suicide bombing, shootouts kill around 55 in Iraq 15 Oct 2016 - 02:49 pm

BAGHDAD: Around 55 people were killed in Iraq in attacks on Saturday that targeted a Shi'ite Muslim gathering, a police check-point and the...

IS claims Baghdad bombing that killed at least 27 15 Oct 2016 - 02:37 pm

Baghdad: The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed at least 27 people in a Shiite-majority area of...

13 killed as Libyan forces advance in Sirte 15 Oct 2016 - 02:30 pm

TRIPOLI, Libya: At least 13 pro-government fighters were killed on Friday as government forces advanced into the last remaining Islamic State stronghold in...

Turkish Army Hits 80 ISIS Targets in Northern Syria 15 Oct 2016 - 02:22 pm

Ankara: The Turkish Armed Forces said Saturday that it hit at least 80 targets of ISIS group in Northern Syria. The statement released...

Oman plane to evacuate 115 wounded from Yemen funeral raid 15 Oct 2016 - 02:16 pm

Sanaa: An Omani aircraft landed in the rebel-held Yemeni capital on Saturday to evacuate 115 of the most seriously wounded from a Saudi-led...

Turkey police detain 25 over rocket attack in Turkey's Antalya region: report 15 Oct 2016 - 02:10 pm

Istanbul: Turkish police on Saturday detained at least 25 suspects with alleged links to Kurdish militants a day after a rocket attack in...

Baghdad bomb targeting Shiites kills at least 13 15 Oct 2016 - 01:32 pm

Baghdad: A suicide bomber attacked a Shiite-majority area of north Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than two...

Diplomats meet in fresh bid to halt Syria bloodshed 15 Oct 2016 - 12:50 pm

Lausanne: Top diplomats were to meet in Switzerland Saturday in a fresh push to revive a ceasefire in Syria, after pro-government forces intensified...

Turkey condemns cancellation of coup panel in Sweden 15 Oct 2016 - 12:42 pm

Istanbul: Turkey has angrily reacted to the cancellation of a panel in Sweden about the failed July coup attempt seeking to oust the...

Destitute migrants pile up in Djibouti as Yemen sends boats back 15 Oct 2016 - 11:44 am

GENEVA: Thousands of Ethiopians trekking through desert heat and war in Yemen for the sake of a low-paid job in Saudi Arabia risk...

Egyptian air strikes hit jihadists after deadly attack 15 Oct 2016 - 11:34 am

Cairo: Egypt's military launched air strikes against jihadist targets in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, the army said, after the Islamic State group...

Syria: five years of efforts to end the conflict 15 Oct 2016 - 10:45 am

Beirut: US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov meet on Saturday in Lausanne in the latest bid to...

New Syria talks to open in Switzerland 15 Oct 2016 - 09:07 am

Lausanne: Fresh diplomatic talks to end the Syrian conflict open in Switzerland on Saturday, the first since Washington halted bilateral negotiations with Moscow...

Libyan forces advance in Sirte, 14 troops killed, officials say 15 Oct 2016 - 08:51 am

SIRTE, Libya: Libyan pro-government forces have advanced into another area in their battle to liberate Sirte from Islamic State in fighting that killed...