World / Middle East

Lebanese army kills ISIS senior leader east Lebanon 28 Apr 2016 - 05:02 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese Army attacked early Thursday a location for ISIS group elements in the outskirts of Arsal whereupon, according to a statement...

Biden visits Iraq for talks with officials, show of support 28 Apr 2016 - 04:23 pm

BAGHDAD: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Thursday, a sign of support for the Iraqi government as...

Syria army readies Aleppo offensive as civilian toll rises 28 Apr 2016 - 03:50 pm

A front loader operates at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held area of al-Sukari district of Aleppo, Syria, April 28,...

Syria army set for offensive to retake Aleppo: pro-regime daily 28 Apr 2016 - 01:10 pm

Damascus: A leading pro-government newspaper in Syria said on Thursday that the army is preparing a major offensive to recapture the whole of...

Tough standards for Turks' visa-free travel: EU's Timmermans 28 Apr 2016 - 12:50 pm

European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans gives a news conference at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium January 13, 2016. REUTERS/YVES HERMAN ...

Brawls in Turkish parliament delay legislation on EU migrant deal 28 Apr 2016 - 12:24 pm

K Party and pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers scuffle during a debate at the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey late April 27, 2016....

EU-Turkey deal only way to solve migration crisis: EU's Timmermans 28 Apr 2016 - 11:30 am

Syrian refugees sit outside their container at Harran refugee camp in the Sanliurfa province, Turkey April 26, 2016. REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS The agreement between...

Air strikes on Aleppo hospital kill 20, including children 28 Apr 2016 - 10:55 am

A Syrian boy is comforted as he cries next to the body of a relative who died in a reported airstrike on April...

Bahrain declared free of Coronavirus 28 Apr 2016 - 10:12 am

Manama: Bahrain is free of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), said Bahraini Supreme Health Council (SHC) President Dr. Sheikh Mohammed bin...

Lebanese army kills Islamic State leader at Syrian border -security source 28 Apr 2016 - 10:00 am

BEIRUT: Lebanese forces killed an Islamic State leader on Thursday in an army operation in the mountainous border region with Syria, Lebanon’s National...

Twelve people detained over suicide bomb attack in Turkey’s Bursa - NTV 28 Apr 2016 - 09:40 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities have detained twelve people over a suicide bomb attack in the northwestern city of Bursa that wounded eight, broadcaster NTV...

Yemen suicide bomber targets Aden police chief 28 Apr 2016 - 09:34 am

Aden: A suicide bomber targeted the police chief of Yemen's second city Aden on Thursday in the latest attack against senior officials in...

Israel imposes full closure on West Bank 28 Apr 2016 - 09:22 am

A Palestinian man sits atop the rubble of a house which was destroyed by Israeli troops during an Israeli raid in the West...

U.N. envoy urges Obama, Putin to save Syria truce, peace process 28 Apr 2016 - 08:45 am

U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference after the conclusion of a round of meetings during the Syria Peace talks at...

Constitutional change gives Jordan king more powers 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Amman: Jordan's parliament passed a constitutional amendment Wednesday granting King Abdullah II the power to appoint or dismiss senior officials without consulting the...

Iraqi army makes modest advance south of Mosul 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

MAKHMOUR, Iraq: Iraqis armed forces backed by U.S.-led coalition air power captured a village in Nineveh province from Islamic State on Wednesday, the...