World / Middle East

NATO chief says concerned about Russian military build-up in Syria 29 Feb 2016 - 01:46 pm

File photo of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. KUWAIT: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that a fragile truce in Syria...

Thousands may have starved to death in besieged Syrian areas: UN rights chief 29 Feb 2016 - 12:22 pm

Residents walk out of a damaged building in Kafr Hamra village, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria February 27, 2016. Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail Geneva: The UN...

Syrian government forces regain strategic road from IS fighters: Monitor, state TV 29 Feb 2016 - 11:20 am

Syrian government forces drive a tank on a road during a military operation against the Islamic State (IS) group in the villages of...

At least 30 dead in Baidoa, Somalia, bombings: governor 29 Feb 2016 - 09:50 am

Mogadishu: Twin explosions in the Somali city of Baidoa killed at least 30 people on Sunday afternoon, the regional governor said Monday. "The...

Top Iran conservatives lose seats on key supervisory body 29 Feb 2016 - 09:45 am

Iranian journalists follow the preliminary results of parliamentary and Experts Assembly elections at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, 28 February 2016. EPA/ABEDIN...

Syria ceasefire brings respite to overworked medics 29 Feb 2016 - 08:47 am

A women rests near rubble on the ground in the town of Darat Izza, province of Aleppo, Syria February 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah...

Blame-trading tests Syria's fragile truce 29 Feb 2016 - 08:38 am

Residents work on fixing a house in the town of Darat Izza, province of Aleppo, Syria February 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah Damascus: Key...

Blame-trading tests Syria's fragile truce 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian rebel fighter from the Failaq al-Rahman brigade, takes a rest inside a building on the frontline against regime forces in the...

Palestinians reject direct Iran aid to 'intifada' families 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinians ride carts on a street in foggy weather on February 27, 2016 in Beit Lahia, northern of Gaza Strip. AFP, MOHAMMED ABED ...

Saudi accuses Russia, Syria regime of ceasefire violations 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir. AFP, Adem Altan Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Sunday accused President Bashar al-Assad's regime and its ally Russia of...

Outrage in Egypt parliament after MP hosts Israeli envoy 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Egyptian television host and parliament member Tawfiq Okasha. YouTube screen capture Cairo: Egyptian lawmakers expressed outrage Sunday at their colleague Tawfiq Okasha for...

At least 31 killed in IS-claimed Baghdad bombings 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Iraqis inspect the damage at the site of a bombing claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group near a market in the Sadr...

Israeli settlement closed to Palestinians after attack 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Freed Palestinian prisoner Ashraf Hamash kisses the head of his mother upon his release from an Israeli jail, in Khan Younis in the...

Gunmen kill pro-govt Sunni cleric in Yemen's Aden 28 Feb 2016 - 06:41 pm

Yemeni pro-regime fighters patrol a street in the southern port city of Aden, on November 1, 2015. AFP, Saleh al-Obeidi Aden: Gunmen killed...

Arab League chief says will not seek second term 28 Feb 2016 - 05:18 pm

Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi during a press conference after he returned from Switzerland where he attended the so-called Geneva II peace...

Militiamen clash with guards at Yemen presidential palace: Official 28 Feb 2016 - 04:48 pm

A Saudi soldier stands guard at the international airport of Yemen's southern port city of Aden in this July 24, 2015 file photo....

Egypt to probe football star for funding 'terror group' 28 Feb 2016 - 04:34 pm

his file photo taken on December 20, 2012 shows former football player Mohamed Aboutrikaattending a press conference after the GLO-CAF African Football Awards...