World / Middle East

EgyptAir plane hijacked to Cyprus, most passengers freed 29 Mar 2016 - 10:49 am

An official boards a hijacked Egyptair A320 Airbus at Larnaca Airport in Larnaca, Cyprus, March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou By Yiannis Kourtoglou LARNACA:...

What do we know so far about the hijacked EgyptAir plane 29 Mar 2016 - 10:29 am

CAIRO: The latest on the hijacked EgyptAir plane that has landed in Larnaca in Cyprus: * Cyprus foreign Affairs Ministry identifies hijacker as...

Officials say Egyptian plane hijacked, lands in Cyprus 29 Mar 2016 - 10:14 am

An EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Files ...

Suicide bomber kills three, wounds 27 in central Baghdad: Police 29 Mar 2016 - 10:09 am

Iraqi security forces gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad's Bab Sharji district, March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily BAGHDAD:...

Gunfight in Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp kills two 29 Mar 2016 - 09:57 am

BEIRUT: Two people were shot dead and others wounded on Monday in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon after a dispute between...

EgyptAir passenger plane hijacked, forced to Cyprus 29 Mar 2016 - 09:26 am

File picture of an EgyptAir plane. CAIRO: An Egyptair domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday and landed in Cyprus,...

Explosion in central Baghdad kills one, wounds nine: Sumaria TV 29 Mar 2016 - 08:37 am

BAGHDAD: At least one person was killed and nine wounded in an explosion on Tuesday morning in central Baghdad, the independent al-Sumaria TV...

Militant clashes spill into Lebanon from Syria 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets Syrian refugees during his visit to al-Dalhamiyeh camp in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Aziz...

Iran’s answer to pop stars: religious singers serenade Syria war 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

The performance by Saeed Haddadian, a prominent Shi’ite religious singer, took place among volunteers at the front line in Syria and was posted...

Bill against dissident MPs passes first reading in Israel parliament 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) chats with the coalition chairman Tzahi Hanegbi (R) as they attend a meeting of the Likud party...

Saudi-led alliance says completes Yemen prisoner swap 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A Houthi follower stands between Yemen's national flags as he takes photos with his phone during a rally marking one year of Saudi-led...

Capture of Palmyra shows Russian forces still key in Syria 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with Russian President Vladimir Putin. AFP file Photo, Sergei Karpukhin Moscow: Russia's role in helping Syrian forces recapture the...

Syrian forces pursue campaign against Islamic State after retaking Palmyra 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian boy walks past the wreckage of a tank in a rebel-held area of Daraa, in southern Syria, on March 28, 2016....

Saudi Arabia calls for international protection system to Palestine 28 Mar 2016 - 06:56 pm

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reiterated its calls on the United Nations Security Council to develop a special international protection system for...

Iraq lawmakers give PM until Thursday to reshuffle cabinet 28 Mar 2016 - 06:09 pm

A handout picture provided by the press office of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr shows him (2nd from R) sitting in a marquee as...

Syria says ready to cooperate with U.S. against terrorism 28 Mar 2016 - 05:47 pm

BEIRUT: Syria is willing to take part in an international coalition against terrorism but only if the United States will work with Damascus...

Russia’s Putin, Iran’s Rouhani agree to cooperate closely on Syria 28 Mar 2016 - 05:45 pm

File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani attend a signing ceremony in Tehran, Reuters/Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/Kremlin MOSCOW: The...

Turkey’s Erdogan warns foreign diplomat over ‘selfie’ at journalist trial 28 Mar 2016 - 05:40 pm

British diplomat tweeted photo of himself with journalist. Erdogan infuriated by diplomat’s comments on Turkey. Erdogan says journalists on trial harm Turkey’s reputation. ...