World / Middle East

Erdogan aide in custody after attempted coup 17 Jul 2016 - 06:51 pm

Photo courtesy: aksam.com.tr Istanbul: A military aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was taken into custody on Sunday accused of involvement in...

Blaze engulfs Saudi Mecca hotel, no casualties 17 Jul 2016 - 06:33 pm

Riyadh: A fire ripped through an uninhabited hotel in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on Sunday without causing casualties, the civil defence...

Hizmet: The Turkish global network accused of launching a coup 17 Jul 2016 - 06:21 pm

For their opponents, it is a shadowy organisation with links in the media and business whose spiritual leader Fethullah Gulen has much unelected...

Turkey rounds up 6,000 suspects after failed coup 17 Jul 2016 - 06:01 pm

Imams attend a funeral service for victims of the thwarted coup in Istanbul at Fatih mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 17, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis...

Erdogan and Gulen: uneasy allies turned bitter foes 17 Jul 2016 - 04:10 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen (/ AFP / ZAMAN DAILY / SELAHATTIN SEVI AND Thierry CHARLIER...

France says question marks over Turkey's role in fight with Islamic State 17 Jul 2016 - 03:52 pm

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (L) and Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault talk before a visit to the Interministerial Victim Support Unit (CIAV) at...

Erdogan vows purge of 'virus' from state bodies after coup bid 17 Jul 2016 - 03:49 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is escorted by loyal security staff following a funeral service for victims of the thwarted coup at Fatih...

Huge fire reported in a Makkah hotel 17 Jul 2016 - 01:37 pm

A huge fire has been reported from a hotel in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, accoridng to local media report. Photos and videos of the...

Rebel-held areas of Syria's Aleppo fully besieged 17 Jul 2016 - 12:10 pm

A general view shows the dammage at the Omar bin Abdaziz hospital in the Maadi district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo...

Bahrain court dissolves main opposition bloc 17 Jul 2016 - 11:26 am

A senior nurse Rula al-Saffar holds a banner with photos of Dr Ali al-Ekri and Ebrahim Demistani as she participates in an anti-government...

Turkey rounds up generals, judges after failed coup 17 Jul 2016 - 10:06 am

Pro-Erdogan supporters gather at Taksim square in Istanbul to support the government on July 16, 2016, following a failed coup attempt. (AFP /...

Turkey’s top judicial board suspends 2,745 judges 16 Jul 2016 - 06:10 pm

Surrendered Turkish soldiers who were involved in the coup are beaten by a civilian on Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016....

Regional rival Iran expresses support for Turkey over coup attempt 16 Jul 2016 - 05:00 pm

People gather outside parliament building in Ankara, Turkey, July 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Tumay Berkin) DUBAI/ANKARA: Iran said on Saturday it fully supported the government...

US invites Turkey to present any Gulen coup evidence 16 Jul 2016 - 04:28 pm

Exiled Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania. (File photo / AFP / ZAMAN DAILY / SELAHATTIN SEVI ) ...

Istanbul's airport reopens, flights resume after coup attempt 16 Jul 2016 - 03:54 pm

Travellers stand in Istanbul airport, Turkey, July 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir) By Elaine Hardcastle Turkish Airlines resumed flights from Istanbul's international airport on...

Air raids kill 21 civilians in Syria's Aleppo: monitor 16 Jul 2016 - 03:41 pm

Emergency services evacuate a body after a barrel bomb struck just outside the Omar bin Abdaziz hospital in the Maadi district of the...

Turkish military helicopter lands in Greece, 8 request asylum 16 Jul 2016 - 01:17 pm

Alexandroupoli, Greece: A Turkish military helicopter has landed in Greece carrying eight men seeking asylum, the Greek police said Saturday. The Black Hawk...

Erdogan urges Turks to defend state after coup 'foiled' 16 Jul 2016 - 12:55 pm

A man walks inside the destroyed parliament building in Ankara, July 16, 2016 after an attempted coupTurkey. (REUTERS) Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...