World / Middle East

Iran says no Iranian pilgrims at next hajj 02 Jun 2016 - 11:46 am

TEHRAN: Iran has officially announced it won't be sending pilgrims to the hajj this year and is blaming Saudi Arabia, claiming the kingdom...

Trump University model: Sell hard, demand to see a warrant 02 Jun 2016 - 11:32 am

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Sacramento, California, U.S. June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson By JEFF HORWITZ...

Five facts about life in besieged, IS-held Fallujah 02 Jun 2016 - 11:32 am

Smoke billows during fighting between Iraqi government forces and IS jihadists as seen from area on the southern outskirts of Fallujah on June...

Somalia hotel attack over, 10 dead: minister 02 Jun 2016 - 11:12 am

A man stands next to the Ambassador Hotel, after Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab on June 1, 2016, launched a deadly attack on a top...

Lebanese army kills IS militant, arrests three during raid-source 02 Jun 2016 - 10:53 am

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army shot and killed an Islamic State militant and detained three more during a raid on Thursday in the Akkar...

Building collapse kills soldier in SE Turkey 02 Jun 2016 - 10:32 am

ANKARA (AA): A Turkish soldier has succumbed to wounds after being caught in a building collapse caused by an attack of the terrorist...

Offensive in Syria aimed at cutting off IS supply route 02 Jun 2016 - 09:16 am

File photo of Kurdish People's Protection Units fighters. Reuters Washington: The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria is trying to...

Death toll from car bomb attack in Somali capital rises to 10 02 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

MOGADISHU: The death toll from an al Shabaab car bomb attack on a hotel in the Somali capital on Wednesday has risen to...

Hani al-Mulki sworn in as Jordan's new prime minister 02 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on June 1, 2016 shows Jordan's new Prime Minister Hani Mulki taking a oath...

First aid enters Syria's besieged Daraya since 2012 01 Jun 2016 - 06:54 pm

The Syrian Red Cross tweeted an image showing the convoy entering Darayya. ICRC Syria Beirut: A humanitarian aid convoy on Wednesday entered the...

20,000 children in Iraq’s Fallujah at risk: UNICEF 01 Jun 2016 - 05:08 pm

Displaced Iraqi boys stand on May 31, 2016 at the Alexanzan camp in the Dora neighbourhood on the southern outskirts of Baghdad where...

Concern for civilians slowing Fallujah op: Al-Abadi 01 Jun 2016 - 04:48 pm

Abu Shiab carries water on May 31, 2016 at the Alexanzan camp in the Dora neighbourhood on the southern outskirts of Baghdad where...

Baghdad, Anbar racked by mounting violence 01 Jun 2016 - 02:27 pm

An Iraqi soldier stands guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad's Shaab district, Iraq, 30 May 2016. EPA/ALI ABBAS ...

Chinese teen hides in hold for nine-hour flight to Dubai 01 Jun 2016 - 01:21 pm

Dubai: A Chinese teenager hid in the cargo hold of an Emirates airliner during a nine-hour flight to Dubai where he hoped to...

After university crackdown, Egyptian students fear for their future 01 Jun 2016 - 01:06 pm

Student supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohamed Mursi flee from tear gas and rubber bullets fired by riot police during...

Israel frees Jewish extremist from 10 months of internment 01 Jun 2016 - 12:49 pm

Meir Ettinger attends a remand hearing at the Magistrates Court in Nazareth, Israel, in this August 4, 2015 file picture. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Jerusalem: ...

Hamas: Egypt temporarily reopens Gaza border crossing 01 Jun 2016 - 12:19 pm

GAZA CITY: The militant Hamas group says Egypt has temporarily reopened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip. Wednesday's opening of the Rafah...

US-backed fighters, mostly Kurds, advance against IS in north Syria: Monitor 01 Jun 2016 - 10:31 am

Smoke rises after what Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters said was shelling by them on locations controlled by Islamic State fighters in...