World / Middle East

U.S. Vice President says Turks ready to stay as long as it takes in Syria 25 Aug 2016 - 03:26 pm

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, August 24, 2016. Kayhan...

Iraq forces retake key town 'Qayyarah' south of Mosul 25 Aug 2016 - 03:15 pm

An Iraqi man holds his national flag while civilians stand in the the street on August 24, 2016, as Iraqi forces took key...

Zawahri urges Iraq Sunnis to wage guerrilla war if Islamic State defeated 25 Aug 2016 - 03:02 pm

BAGHDAD: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Iraq's Sunnis to prepare for a "long guerrilla" war if Islamic State is defeated,...

Turkish opposition leader unharmed after convoy caught in clash 25 Aug 2016 - 02:42 pm

ANKARA: The convoy of Turkey's main opposition party leader was caught in a clash between police and unidentified individuals on Thursday in the...

Turkish PM: Syrian opposition controls Jarabulus 25 Aug 2016 - 01:41 pm

This picture taken around 5 kilometres west from the Turkish Syrian border city of Karkamis in the southern region of Gaziantep, on August...

Syria regime, Islamic State carried out chemical attacks: report 25 Aug 2016 - 01:22 pm

Syrian man Abdulkadir Salih al-Hatip, who lost his family members in Assad regime forces' chemical attack, shows his relative's photo during the 3rd...

Iraq forces take center of IS-held Qayyara: Commander 25 Aug 2016 - 01:15 pm

Iraqi security forces are seen in the town of Qayyara, Iraq August 24, 2016. Picture taken August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer NINEVEH, Iraq: Iraqi...

Italian circus owner's son killed on Morocco tour 25 Aug 2016 - 01:12 pm

Rabat: Moroccan police have launched a manhunt for an ex-circus employee suspected of murdering the 18-year-old son of the troupe's Italian owner, state...

Ten more Turkish tanks head across border into Syria: AFP 25 Aug 2016 - 10:47 am

This picture taken around 5 kilometres west from the Turkish Syrian border city of Karkamis in the southern region of Gaziantep, on August...

Saudi police foil mosque suicide bombing: ministry 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Photo source: Youtube Riyadh: Saudi police shot dead a would-be suicide bomber targeting a mosque in the Shiite-dominated district of Qatif, the interior...

Morocco rapist of teen who took own life gets 20 years jail 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Moroccans walk between parasols at the beach in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, on August 21, 2016. AFP / FADEL SENNA Rabat: A Moroccan...

Israeli army closes file on 2014 Gaza school shelling 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinians walk near buildings which were destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014 in Beit...

Exiled Yemen government risks humanitarian catastrophe to cut off central bank 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen, Mohammed Awad bin Humam, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled...

Kerry to discuss Yemen, Syria, Libya with Gulf Arab states 24 Aug 2016 - 06:57 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during an event to promote the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) educational programe for girls...

Biden says U.S. cooperating with Turkey on evidence against Gulen 24 Aug 2016 - 04:49 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (R) meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Ankara, Turkey, August 24, 2016. Hakan Goktepe/Prime Minister's Press...

Germany backs Turkey's drive against IS and Kurds 24 Aug 2016 - 04:46 pm

Turkish army tanks and Turkish-backed Syrian fighters make their way in the Syrian border town of Jarablus as it is pictured from the...

Barzani says Kurds don’t eye Nineveh: Iraq PM 24 Aug 2016 - 03:28 pm

BAGHDAD: President of the Kurdish Regional Government Massoud Barzani told Iraqi Premier Haidar al-Abadi that the Kurds don’t have ambitions in northern Iraq’s...