World / Middle East

Kerry holds Saudi talks ahead of Syria, Libya meetings 15 May 2016 - 12:16 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) gestures next to Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir during a meeting on Syria in Geneva, on...

Suicide bombing claimed by IS kills 25 Yemen police recruits: medics 15 May 2016 - 12:04 pm

A young Yemeni holds a gun nearby a tribesman, loyal to the Shiite Houthi rebels, during a gathering to show support to the...

Suicide bombing kills at least six recruits in Yemen - medics 15 May 2016 - 11:13 am

ADEN: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla on Sunday, killing at least six recruits as they...

Suicide attacks at factory north of Baghdad kill 11: police sources 15 May 2016 - 10:21 am

Bomb attacks against a state-run cooking gas factory in Baghdad's northern outskirts on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including policemen, and wounded...

Syrian forces retake Deir al-Zor hospital after 'major' Islamic State offensive 15 May 2016 - 10:15 am

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces retook a hospital in Deir al-Zor after Islamic State attacked it on Saturday following a dawn offensive by the...

Iraq takes aim at media as security forces struggle to contain strife 15 May 2016 - 09:13 am

Al Jazeera's office is seen after it was shutdown in Baghdad May 12, 2016. Picture taken May 12 2016. Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani By Saif...

Dissidents in Turkey’s nationalist opposition blame AKP for legal limbo 14 May 2016 - 06:53 pm

The AK Paarty has increased its influence over the courts in recent years and its opponents say the legal chaos surrounding the congress...

Anti-Israel cartoon contest opens in Tehran 14 May 2016 - 06:19 pm

An Iranian cleric visits the Holocaust cartoon Exhibition at the Sureh culture hall in Tehran, Iran, 14 May 2016. Media reported that Iran...

Iraqi leader says political crisis helps Islamic State attack 14 May 2016 - 06:14 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on December 18, 2014. AFP / Hadi Mizban Political disputes undermine...

Egypt court jails 51 for protests over Saudi island deal 14 May 2016 - 06:11 pm

This January 14, 2014 picture taken through the window of an airplane shows the Red Seas' Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands...

IS attacks Syria hospital, kills 20, takes hostages 14 May 2016 - 05:45 pm

Beirut: The Islamic State jihadist group on Saturday overran a government-controlled hospital in eastern Syria, killing 20 members of pro-regime forces and taking...

Morocco music fest pays tribute to slaves' tribulations 14 May 2016 - 05:16 pm

By Mohamed al-Taheri ESSAOUIRA, Morocco: The 19th edition of the Gnaoua World Music Festival is now underway in the Moroccan city of Essaouira,...

25 Palestinian children killed in 3 months: UNICEF 14 May 2016 - 04:41 pm

Jerusalem: Twenty-five Palestinian children were killed in the last three months of 2015 during a wave of anti-Israeli attacks and the number detained...

IS attacks Syrian hospital, killing 20 pro-regime forces: monitor 14 May 2016 - 03:43 pm

Beirut: Islamic State group jihadists on Saturday killed 20 members of pro-regime forces in an attack on a Syrian hospital in the eastern...

One Turkish soldier, two PKK militants killed in clashes 14 May 2016 - 02:31 pm

Ankara: One soldier and two Kurdish rebels were killed in clashes on Saturday in Turkey's restive southeast, the Turkish army said. Two soldiers...

Syrian regime shells Turkmen Mountain region, killing 2 14 May 2016 - 01:52 pm

By Erdal Turkoglu HATAY, Turkey: Two people were killed early Saturday when Assad regime forces shelled the Turkmen Mountain area of Syria’s northwestern...

Israel army arrest 2 Palestinians in West Bank 14 May 2016 - 01:48 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation authorities today arrested 2 Palestinians in West Bank. Palestinian sources said a student was arrested inside Al Aqsa Mosque and...

Rebels seize Syrian village, killing 19, dozens missing 14 May 2016 - 01:28 pm

BEIRUT: A group monitoring the Syrian civil war said insurgents killed at least 19 civilians after capturing an Alawite village from government control...