World / Middle East

Israeli forces open fire on Palestinian fishermen 26 Apr 2016 - 11:36 am

AFP/ File photo Gaza: Israeli military vehicles on Tuesday infiltrated the border area in eastern Gaza on Monday, where they leveled agricultural lands,...

Targeted air strikes kill five rescue workers near Syria's Aleppo: monitor 26 Apr 2016 - 11:08 am

REUTERS/ File photo Overnight air strikes and a rocket attack on an opposition-held area west of Aleppo killed five rescue workers, who appeared...

Air strikes kill five rescue workers near Syria’s Aleppo - monitor 26 Apr 2016 - 10:01 am

BEIRUT: Air strikes and rocket attacks by Syrian government forces west of Aleppo killed five rescue workers overnight, a monitoring group and volunteers...

Turkey needs religious constitution, parliament speaker says 26 Apr 2016 - 09:59 am

REUTERS/ File photo \ISTANBUL: Overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey needs a “religious” constitution and secularism should be dropped from the country’s new charter, parliament’s speaker...

Syrian food crisis deepens as war chokes farming 26 Apr 2016 - 09:17 am

Syrian farmers work in a wheat field in Maarshamsha, Idlib countryside, Syria, May 31, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo By Maha El Dahan ABU...

Obama sends more Special Forces to Syria in fight against IS 26 Apr 2016 - 08:48 am

A picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen inside a checkpoint at the site of a car bomb on the outskirts of...

Saudi society will decide if women can drive: prince 26 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gestures during a press conference in Riyadh, on April 25, 2016. The key...

IS suicide bomber hits Baghdad shops, killing seven 26 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Baghdad: A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group ripped through shops in eastern Baghdad on Monday, killing at least seven...

32 ISIS militants killed in Iraq 25 Apr 2016 - 04:40 pm

Baghdad: Baghdad Operations Command has announced that 49 ISIS militants were killed or injured and that explosive devices were dismantled in west Baghdad....

Saudi unveils far-reaching plan to move away from oil 25 Apr 2016 - 04:16 pm

(L-R) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown...

60 killed in Aleppo in past three days 25 Apr 2016 - 02:59 pm

ALEPPO, SYRIA - APRIL 24: A Syrian boy runs after Syrian Regime Forces airstrikes targeted residential areas at Sahur neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria...

Dubai wants 25 percent of all car trips driverless by 2030 25 Apr 2016 - 02:57 pm

A driverless vehicle on test run in Dubai. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai, already home to the world's tallest building, is looking to...

Saudi Arabia to introduce expat 'green card' within five years 25 Apr 2016 - 02:46 pm

RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will introduce a "green card" system within five years to allow resident expatriates in the kingdom to have more rights...

Obama to send 250 more special forces troops to Syria 25 Apr 2016 - 02:40 pm

Hanover, Germany: President Barack Obama on Monday said the US would send up to 250 more military personnel including special forces to Syria...

Turkey says it has deported 3,300 suspected Islamic State fighters 25 Apr 2016 - 02:14 pm

ANKARA, Turkey: A top official says Turkey has deported 3,300 foreigners suspected of links to jihadi groups, particularly the Islamic State militants, and...