World / Middle East

Car bomb kills five near Syria Shiite shrine: state media 25 Apr 2016 - 12:34 pm

File photo of the shrine of Sayyida Zeinab. Damascus: A car bomb killed at least five people near the revered Shiite shrine of...

South Sudan peace on hold again as rebel chief delays return 25 Apr 2016 - 11:37 am

Gambella: South Sudan rebels said their commander Riek Machar would yet again fail to return on Monday to Juba as part of a...

Car bomb explodes at Syrian army checkpoint near Damascus: Al Manar TV 25 Apr 2016 - 11:00 am

BEIRUT: A car bomb exploded near a Syrian army checkpoint in the Sayeda Zeinab area south of Damascus on Monday, Lebanese group Hezbollah's...

Turkey kills almost 900 IS members in Syria raids: report 25 Apr 2016 - 10:46 am

Ankara: Turkey has killed almost 900 alleged members of the Islamic State (IS) group since January through artillery fire and air raids, the...

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque 25 Apr 2016 - 10:41 am

Occupied Jerusalem: Groups of Israeli settlers broke into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from Mugrabi Gate, tightly guarded by Israeli police. In Hebron,...

PKK warns Turkey rebels will 'escalate the war': BBC 25 Apr 2016 - 10:27 am

File picture of PKK leader Cemil Bayik. Reuters Istanbul: The Kurdish rebel PKK movement is ready to step up its fight against Turkey...

Iran sentences French-Iranian who returned to visit her sick mother 25 Apr 2016 - 10:23 am

DUBAI: A French-Iranian citizen who left Iran in 2009 after facing espionage charges has been sentenced to six years in jail following her...

One soldier killed, 3 injured in southeast Turkey: Sources 25 Apr 2016 - 10:06 am

Turkish soldiers patrol in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Feb. 26, 2016. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: One soldier was killed and three...

US volunteers seek adventure fighting Islamic State alongside Kurds 25 Apr 2016 - 09:32 am

U.S. volunteer John Cole (C), 23, carries his assault rifle at a checkpoint in Makhmour, Iraq April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah By Stephen...

Government forces claim 800 Al-Qaeda fighters killed in Yemen 25 Apr 2016 - 09:12 am

Yemeni forces patrol a street in the southern city of Lahj on April 24, 2016, during an operation to drive Al-Qaeda fighters out...

Yemeni, UAE troops seize Qaeda-held seaport city: residents 25 Apr 2016 - 08:53 am

People inspect damage at a site hit by Saudi-led air strikes in the al Qaeda-held port of Mukalla city in southern Yemen April...

Fresh fighting in Aleppo as Obama rejects ground troops 24 Apr 2016 - 05:47 pm

A tank belonging to the Syrian opponents is seen as they clash with Daesh terrorists to take control of the Kafr Suse town...

Israel frees youngest Palestinian 12-year-old girl prisoner 24 Apr 2016 - 05:04 pm

Palestinian Dima al-Wawi (L), 12, who is believed to be the youngest female detained by Israel, arrives in the West Bank city of...

Jordan receives 911 Syrian refugees 24 Apr 2016 - 04:34 pm

Amman: A total of 911 new Syrian refugees from various age groups, crossed into the Kingdom during the last 72 hours, a military...

Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Geneva for 'routine medical check' 24 Apr 2016 - 04:21 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 10, 2016 shows Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika meeting with the French prime minister at his residence...

16 wounded as rockets hit Turkish town of Kilis 24 Apr 2016 - 04:01 pm

Police secure the scene as locals watch after two rockets hit the Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border, Turkey, April 24,...

14 civilians killed as rebel attacks Aleppo 24 Apr 2016 - 02:32 pm

Civil defense team members and civillians try to reach woundeds and dead bodies after Russian forces staged air-strike over residential areas in Tariq...