World / Middle East

Toll from Turkey coup bid climbs to more than 290 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan helps to carry a coffin with a victim of a thwarted coup following a funeral service in Istanbul,...

Libya PM-designate urges unity for fractured country 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj speaks during a press conference following his meeting with representatives of Libyan political parties on July 17, 2016...

Erdogan breaks down in tears at funeral for friend killed in coup 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and former Turkish president Abdullah Gul (C-R) attend the funeral of a victim of the coup attempt...

Israel launches anti-aircraft missiles at Syrian drone: army 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian carries the body of a child following reported air strikes on July 17, 2016 in the rebel-controlled neighbourhood of Maysar in...

Turkey widens crackdown on military, judiciary after failed coup 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A heavily armed sniper stands in a garden and secures the area before the arrival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a...

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...