World / Middle East

Turkey orders detention of 125 police officers 11 Oct 2016 - 11:30 am

ISTANBUL: A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the detention of 125 police officers in the investigation of a religious movement the government blames...

Ruling party official shot dead in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast 11 Oct 2016 - 10:46 am

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Suspected Kurdish militants shot and killed an official in Turkey's ruling AK Party late on Monday, authorities said, the second shooting...

Jordan to allow aid to refugees stuck on border 10 Oct 2016 - 02:30 pm

Amman: Jordan said Monday it will allow aid deliveries to tens of thousands of refugees on its border with Syria, which has been...

Putin arrives in Turkey for Erdogan talks 10 Oct 2016 - 02:02 pm

Istanbul: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Istanbul on Monday, an official said, on his first trip to Turkey following a crisis sparked...

Turkish Army Announces 417 Militants Killed in 43 Days 10 Oct 2016 - 12:29 pm

Ankara: The Turkish General Staff said Monday that 417 militants have been killed and 120 others have been arrested during anti-terror operations accross...

Truck bomb kills 18 in Turkey 09 Oct 2016 - 04:21 pm

Ankara: Eighteen people were killed Sunday when a van packed with five tonnes of explosives blew up in Turkey's restive southeast in an...

IS-claimed bombing kills five in Baghdad 09 Oct 2016 - 03:01 pm

Baghdad: A bombing targeting Shiites in Baghdad killed at least five people and wounded 21 others on Sunday, Iraqi officials said, an attack...

Nine Turkish soldiers killed in car bombing 09 Oct 2016 - 02:41 pm

Ankara: Nine Turkish soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded on Sunday in a car bomb attack in the restive southeast which was...

Syria regime keeps up Aleppo assault after UN fails on truce 09 Oct 2016 - 02:32 pm

Beirut: Syrian government forces Sunday kept up their blistering assault on rebel-held eastern Aleppo after a divided UN Security Council failed to agree...

Russia says can protect its Syria assets if U.S. carpet bombs 09 Oct 2016 - 02:31 pm

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that Russia had the means to protect its assets in Syria if the United...

IOF Issue administrative detention orders against 31 palestinians 09 Oct 2016 - 02:20 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli occupation authorities issued administrative detention orders against 31 Palestinian detainees, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on Sunday. PPS lawyer...

Eight Turkish soldiers killed in car bombing: report 09 Oct 2016 - 12:39 pm

Ankara: Eight Turkish soldiers were killed in a car bomb attack on a security post on Sunday blamed on Kurdish militants in the...

Several people wounded in shooting attack in Jerusalem - Israel Radio 09 Oct 2016 - 10:38 am

Jerusalem: A shooting attack in Jerusalem on Sunday left at least three people wounded, including two seriously, with the assailant killed by police,...

Turkish military says 31 Islamic State militants killed in northern Syria 09 Oct 2016 - 10:36 am

ISTANBUL: Thirty one Islamic State militants have been killed in clashes and U.S.-led coalition air strikes in northern Syria over the last 24...

Lindsay Lohan visits Syrian refugees in southeast Turkey 08 Oct 2016 - 05:45 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's state-run news agency says Lindsay Lohan has visited a government-run refugee camp near Turkey's border with Syria. The Anadolu Agency said...

Morocco's ruling party secures 2nd term 08 Oct 2016 - 04:27 pm

RABAT, Morocco: Morocco’s ruling Justice and Development Party (PJD) won the largest share of seats in the parliamentary election on Saturday, taking an...