World / Middle East

Turkey detains 105 in new raids on Gulen supporters 18 Apr 2016 - 02:18 pm

Fethullah Gulen Istanbul: Turkish police on Monday detained at least 105 people in a new wave of raids on suspected supporters of US-based...

Libya unity govt set for key vote as Britain's Hammond visits 18 Apr 2016 - 02:03 pm

A handout pictures made available on the official Facebook media page of Fayez al-Sarraj, prime minister of the UN-backed unity government, shows him...

U.S.-led troops seize Islamic State fighter in Iraq helicopter raid - sources 18 Apr 2016 - 01:50 pm

ERBIL, Iraq: Troops from a U.S.-led coalition landed a helicopter in northern Iraq and seized at least one Islamic State fighter from a...

Eighteen Kurdish militants killed trying to flee into Syria: Turkish security sources 18 Apr 2016 - 12:45 pm

File photo of a Kurdish member standing near the Syrian-Turkish border in the Syrian city of al-Derbasiyah. Reuters DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Eighteen Kurdish militants...

Gripped by drought, Ethiopia drills for water 18 Apr 2016 - 12:33 pm

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam seen under construction during a media tour in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Guba Woreda, Ethiopia, in this March 31, 2015...

Rebels launch attacks in western Syria, heavy government air raids: Monitor 18 Apr 2016 - 11:49 am

BEIRUT: Rebels launched a fierce attack against Syrian government forces in Latakia province on Monday and insurgents made separate advances nearby in Hama,...

New infiltration tunnel from Gaza found inside Israeli territory: Army 18 Apr 2016 - 11:17 am

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a rally marking Palestinian Prisoners' Day, in Gaza City April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem JERUSALEM: Israel's military...

UN chief urges rival South Sudan leaders to form government soon 18 Apr 2016 - 10:53 am

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (L) and South Sudan's rebel commander Riek Machar exchange documents after signing a ceasefire agreement during the Inter...

Yemen peace talks delayed by ongoing combat - officials 18 Apr 2016 - 10:22 am

A Shiite Huthi supporter holds his national flag during a rally in solidarity with the Shiite group on the fourth day of a...

U.S. defense chief arrives in Iraq on surprise visit 18 Apr 2016 - 09:47 am

US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (C) at Puerto Princesa in Palawan on 15 April 2016. Stringer / Anadolu Agency BAGHDAD: U.S. Defense...

Turkish police detain nearly 100 people over links to cleric Gulen - Anadolu 18 Apr 2016 - 09:13 am

File picture of supporters of Gulen movement. Reuters ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained nearly 100 people in an investigation of their alleged financial links...

IS income drops 30 percent on lower oil, tax revenue: IHS 18 Apr 2016 - 09:02 am

An Islamic State flag after Iraqi security forces took control of Saadiya in Diyala province from Islamist State militants, November 24, 2014. REUTERS/STRINGER ...

Syrian rebels declare new "battle" against government forces after truce violations 18 Apr 2016 - 08:50 am

A file picture of a Syrian rebel training in Aleppo. Reuters BEIRUT: Syrian rebel groups on Monday announced a new "battle" against against...

Syria opposition threatens to quit peace talks amid Aleppo carnage 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Smoke rises after an airstrike on the rebel-held Old Aleppo, Syria April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Beirut: Fighting in Aleppo killed at least...

Algeria says 14 Islamists killed near Tunisia last month 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Algiers: The Algerian army killed 14 Islamist fighters last month in the El-Oued region near the border with Tunisia, the government said on...

In Cairo, Hollande says rights important in 'terror' fight 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi (R) welcomes French President Francois Hollande upon his arrival in Cairo on April 17, 2016. AFP / STEPHANE DE...

'No compromise' on Assad ouster, says Syria opposition negotiator 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Mohammed Alloush, Chief negotiator for the main Syrian opposition body and rebel group Army of Islam, listens during a briefing after a round...

Aleppo clashes kill 22 civilians, threatening Syria truce 17 Apr 2016 - 05:54 pm

Ruined building is seen after the Russian airstrikes targeted residential areas at opposition controlled Meshed neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria on April 16, 2016. ...