World / Middle East

Yemen ceasefire takes hold, raising hopes for talks 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Children stand in their house during the first day of a ceasefire in Yemen's capital Sanaa April 11, 2016 REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah Marib, Yemen:...

UN envoy says next phase in Syria talks 'crucial' 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture made available by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) showing Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid...

IS-held Raqa, Mosul 'must fall' in 2016: French defence chief 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture released by Iraqi Ministry of Defense shows Iraqi Defence Minister Khalid al-Obaidi (L) and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian...

Netanyahu admits Israel hit Hezbollah-bound arms in Syria 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as he opens the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem April 10, 2016. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon Jerusalem: Prime...

Turkey retaliates after rockets from Syria hit border town, official says 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of A Turkish soldier standing guard is seen from the Syrian town of Khirbet Al-Joz in Latakia count. Reuters ANKARA: The...

UN: food situation in Iraq’s Falluja extremely worrying 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Refugees queue in a line to receive food from volunteers at the refugee camp in Idomeni, Greece, as they wait to...

GCC residents need to apply for online UAE Visa from April 29 11 Apr 2016 - 06:55 pm

(Photo: Dubai Airport) Doha: GCC residents travelling to UAE will have to apply in advance for a visa online. UAE will discontinue the...

Four Libya oilfields close, workers strike in a fifth 11 Apr 2016 - 06:37 pm

Benghazi, Libya: Four Libyan oilfields have closed and employees in a fifth are striking over fears of attacks from the Islamic State group,...

Obama's worst mistake? Failing to plan Libya aftermath 11 Apr 2016 - 06:05 pm

Barack Obama reacts to a question while delivering remarks on the economy in the White House press briefing room in Washington, April 5,...

Turkey strikes IS positions in Syria: report 11 Apr 2016 - 05:44 pm

A Turkish soldier standing guard is seen from the Syrian town of Khirbet Al-Joz in Latakia count. Reuters Ankara: Turkey's army has launched...

Saudi king ends landmark Egypt visit with firm support to Sisi 11 Apr 2016 - 05:34 pm

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 11, 2016 shows the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman of...

IS recaptures key border stronghold from Syrian rebels 11 Apr 2016 - 05:21 pm

IS soldiers rewrite the banner of Tawheed in al-Ra'i after it was wiped by rebels. @twitter ISTANBUL: Islamic State militants recaptured a key...

Precarious truce starts in Yemen, fighting reported in Taiz 11 Apr 2016 - 05:17 pm

An injured man is seen at the es-Sevra hospital after Houthis clashed with pro-government forces ahead of the ceasefire which will come into...

Egypt to give Saudi Arabia two Red Sea islands 11 Apr 2016 - 04:48 pm

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 11, 2016 shows Saudi King Salman (R) shaking hands with Egyptian President Abdel...

UN airdrop delivers aid to besieged Syrian city 11 Apr 2016 - 04:11 pm

GENEVA: The UN has carried out its first successful humanitarian airdrop in Syria, the organization said Monday. On Sunday, food packages from the...

Sudan: Darfurians vote on region’s administrative fate 11 Apr 2016 - 03:41 pm

A man casts his ballot a polling station at the Abu Shouq camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in El-Fasher, in North Darfur...

85 ISIS militants killed in Iraq 11 Apr 2016 - 03:18 pm

Baghdad: Baghdad Operations Command announced that 85 ISIS militants were killed in different security operations near the Iraqi capital Baghdad. A statement issued...