World / Middle East

Syrian army extends nationwide ceasefire for 72 hours: state media 12 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 11, 2016 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a...

U.S. to send more troops to Iraq ahead of Mosul offensive 11 Jul 2016 - 05:02 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi (R) meeting with US Pentagon chief Ashton Carter in Baghdad on July 11, 2016. (Iraq Prime Minister's Press...

Iran indicts three dual-nationals, Lebanese man: Judiciary 11 Jul 2016 - 03:18 pm

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the United Nations headquarters. (Reuters) By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA: Iran's judiciary has indicted three detained Iranian...

Verdict on dissolving Bahrain opposition due next week 11 Jul 2016 - 12:07 pm

Anti-government protesters shout slogans while holding Bahraini flags during a protest outside Bahrain's leading opposition party Al Wefaq's headquarters in Manama in this...

Egypt foreign minister meets Israel PM in rare visit 10 Jul 2016 - 06:12 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry after giving a joint statement prior to their meeting...

Yemen's Hadi threatens to boycott peace talks 10 Jul 2016 - 05:36 pm

Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is escorted by special forces during a visit to the country's northern province of Marib July 10, 2016....

Seven killed in two PKK attacks in Turkey: Army 10 Jul 2016 - 05:07 pm

Istanbul, Turkey: Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed six Turkish soldiers and a village guardsman in two separate attacks on...

Osama Bin Laden's son threatens revenge for father's assassination 10 Jul 2016 - 01:41 pm

Osama bin Laden (Reuters / file photo) DUBAI: The son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has threatened revenge against the...

Egypt foreign minister heads to Israel for rare visit 10 Jul 2016 - 11:33 am

Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY) Cairo: Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry was heading to Israel on Sunday for a...

Fresh firefight in South Sudan capital 10 Jul 2016 - 11:07 am

Journalists sit inside the conference room as artillery fire broke out near the presidential palace in Juba on July 8, 2016. Gunfire erupted...

29 Syria rebels dead in fighting for key Aleppo road: Monitor 10 Jul 2016 - 10:25 am

Beirut: At least 29 Syrian rebels were killed in clashes with regime troops overnight during a failed bid to reopen the opposition's key...

Iraq army seizes key airbase from IS south of Mosul 10 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture released on July 9, 2016 by the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office shows him (C) posing for a picture...

First Russian tourist flight since crisis lands in Turkish resort 09 Jul 2016 - 06:36 pm

Turkish airport employees welcome Russian tourists after arriving on a charter flight on July 9, 2016 at Antalya airport in Antalya. (AFP /...

Up to 300,000 Syrians could get Turkish citizenship: Report 09 Jul 2016 - 03:10 pm

Turkish soldiers help Syrian refugees as they cross into Turkey on the Turkish-Syrian border, near the southeastern town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa province,...

First Russian tourist flight since crisis lands in Turkish resort 09 Jul 2016 - 11:54 am

File photo of Byzantine-era monument of Hagia Sophia, at Sultanahmet square in Istanbul,Turkey. Reuters Istanbul: The first Russian charter flight carrying tourists to...

South Sudan's capital calm after two days of gunbattles - witness 09 Jul 2016 - 11:43 am

South Sudan President Salva Kiir delivers a speech to journalists in Juba on July 8, 2016. AFP / Charles Atiki Lomodong By Denis...

Iran, criticising Merkel, says to press on with missile programme 09 Jul 2016 - 11:39 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Reuters DUBAI: Iran will press on with its missile programme "with full force" based on national security needs, a...