World / Middle East

Jordan looks to donors to ease Syria refugee burden 02 Feb 2016 - 01:26 pm

This file photo taken on March 15, 2014 shows shows Syrian refugees walking in a makeshift market area of the the seven-square-kilometre (2.8-square-mile)...

Iraqis running out of food and medicine in besieged Falluja 02 Feb 2016 - 01:01 pm

Iraqi forces take position in Amriyat al-Fallujah, in Iraq's Anbar province. AFP By Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD: A senior Iraqi official has appealed to...

At least nine migrants drown off Turkish coast: Report 02 Feb 2016 - 12:56 pm

Ankara: The Turkish coastguard recovered the bodies of nine migrants including two children on Tuesday after their boat sank off western Turkey while...

Islamist groups in Syria talks on individual basis: Russia 02 Feb 2016 - 12:48 pm

File photo of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. ABU DHABI: Two Syrian opposition Islamist groups will participate in Syria talks in Geneva...

How likely is international military intervention in Libya? 02 Feb 2016 - 12:15 pm

Tripoli: After Iraq and Syria, will international military intervention against the Islamic State group now take place in conflict-ridden Libya as well? Western...

Syrian army, allies gain more ground north of Aleppo 02 Feb 2016 - 11:51 am

Men queue up to fill portable tanks with water in al-Myassar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria January 31, 2016. REUTERS AMMAN: The Syrian army...

Jaish al Islam rebel group denies Russia hit oil stash 02 Feb 2016 - 11:29 am

Jaish al-Islam leader Zahran Alloush believed to be killed by Russian jets AMMAN: Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam denied on Tuesday a Russian...

Five Czech men freed after Lebanon kidnap ordeal 02 Feb 2016 - 09:01 am

The foreign minister of Czech Republic addresses reporters about the kidnap back in mid-July (AFP) Prague: Five Czech men who were kidnapped in...

Erdogan woos Latin America 02 Feb 2016 - 08:59 am

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean building, in Santiago, Chile,...

Syria refugee women in Lebanon face abuse, exploitation: Amnesty 02 Feb 2016 - 08:55 am

Syrian refugees take advantage of the sunshine after a storm at an unofficial refugee camp in Bar Elias, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, on...

Syrian opposition begins formal talks with UN 02 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Geneva: Syria's main opposition group met formally Monday for the first time with UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura in Geneva for talks...

Qatar free from Zika Virus: Ministry 01 Feb 2016 - 06:25 pm

Doha: The Ministry of Public Health has said in a statement that there is no case of Zika virus in Qatar. Even though...

Time for action, not words on aid to Syria refugees: Oxfam 01 Feb 2016 - 06:15 pm

Amman: British charity Oxfam on Monday said it was time for concrete action on stumping up aid and not just words and pledges...

More than 3,000 Syrians fled to Turkey in three days as pro-Assad forces advance 01 Feb 2016 - 04:06 pm

Turkish people travel on a ferry boat from the European side to Anatolia, on February 1, 2016, near Istanbul. AFP ISTANBUL: More than...

Former Iranian president criticises hardliners for eliminating rivals 01 Feb 2016 - 03:28 pm

File photo of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during a meeting of the assembly in Tehran,...

UK mother gets six years for joining IS group in Syria 01 Feb 2016 - 02:56 pm

This file photo released by West Midlands Police service on January 29, 2016 shows Tareena Shakil as she poses for a custody photograph...

UN rights boss urges Turkey to probe shooting by security forces 01 Feb 2016 - 01:52 pm

Women activists march to call for an end to the violence between security forces and Kurdish militants in the southeast of Turkey, on...

UN says talks with Syria regime 'rescheduled' 01 Feb 2016 - 01:37 pm

Geneva: Talks between the UN special envoy for Syria and government representatives tentatively planned for Monday 11:00 am (1000 GMT) in Geneva have...