World / Middle East

Turkey ready to pay compensation to Russia over downed jet: PM 28 Jun 2016 - 11:12 am

Ankara: Turkey is ready "if necessary" to pay compensation to Russia after it shot down one of Moscow's military jets over Syria in...

Jerusalem holy site closed to non-Muslims after violence 28 Jun 2016 - 10:26 am

Israeli security forces stand guard at the entrance of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, on June 27, 2016, following a...

Baby steppes: Mongolian women face ballot box battle 28 Jun 2016 - 09:34 am

This picture taken on June 26, 2016 shows the suburbs of Ulan Bator. / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE Ulan Bator: Mongolian pop singer...

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, French FM discuss regional developments 28 Jun 2016 - 08:27 am

French President Francois Hollande shakes hands with Saudi Defence Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on June 27, 2016 at the...

IS gone but some Fallujans shun return to 'cursed city' 28 Jun 2016 - 08:05 am

A member of Iraqi government forces next to an armoured vehicle on June 27, 2016 in western Fallujah, after Iraqi forces retook the...

Iranians pray for peace on holy night 28 Jun 2016 - 07:58 am

Iranian Shiite Muslims pray at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in the capital Tehran in the early hours of July 27, 2016 in...

14 dead in bomb attacks on ex-Qaeda bastion in Yemen 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Aden: At least 14 people were killed in a series of bombings Monday that targeted troops in Yemen's southeastern city of Mukalla, which...

Pentagon welcomes Fallujah recapture, looks north to Mosul 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

“The United States military and our coalition partners are proud to have supported the Iraqi Security Forces under the prime minister’s command in...

Suicide attack targets church in Lebanese village 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Lebanese Christian Maronites take pictures of a statue depicting Father Stephen Nehme in the village of Kfifan north of Beirut on June 27,...

35 dead in Yemen suicide attacks claimed by IS 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

People perform the Alasr prayers during the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Yemen's capital Sanaa, Yemen, June 24, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed...

Egypt to open border with Gaza for five days 27 Jun 2016 - 05:12 pm

By Hani al-Shaar GAZA CITY, Palestine: The Egyptian authorities will open the Rafah border crossing -- in both directions -- for five days...

Iraqi forces repulse Islamic State attack in Anbar 27 Jun 2016 - 04:43 pm

By Sulaiman Al Qubaisi & Ibrahim Saleh BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces and allied Sunni tribal fighters have repulsed a Islamic State attack on al-Ratbah...

Iraqi army closes in on Islamic State militants holed up west of Fallujah 27 Jun 2016 - 03:33 pm

Iraqi government forces are seen near the Falahat village west of Fallujah on June 27, 2016. AFP / MOADH AL-DULAIMI FALLUJAH, Iraq: Iraq's...

Turkey announces Turkish-Israeli normalized ties 27 Jun 2016 - 02:24 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim gestures as he delivers a speech during a press conference after a Turkish-Israeli meeting, at the Cankaya Palace...

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Begins France Visit 27 Jun 2016 - 01:18 pm

Paris: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, began today an official visit...

Suicide bombings kill 5 in eastern Lebanon 27 Jun 2016 - 12:54 pm

Lebanese army soldiers and forensic inspectors inspect the site where suicide bomb attacks took place in the Christian village of Qaa, in the...

UNICEF says 25 children reported killed in Syria 27 Jun 2016 - 11:46 am

Twenty-five children were reportedly killed in air strikes that hit heavily crowded areas in a town in eastern Syria, the United Nations children's...

Netanyahu: Turkey deal 'immense' for Israeli economy 27 Jun 2016 - 09:55 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem June 26, 2016. REUTERS/Dan Balilty/Pool Rome: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed...