World / Middle East

Messi passport video lands Dubai policeman in court 20 Jan 2016 - 12:26 pm

File picture of Barcelona star Lionel Messi Dubai: A Dubai policeman could be jailed for at least six months for posting a video...

Lebanon speaker says Christian tie-up not enough to secure presidency: Paper 20 Jan 2016 - 12:10 pm

Lebanon's leading anti-Damascus Christian party politician Samir Geagea, seen in Beirut on April 24, 2014, makes a surprise reversal in endorsing Michel Aoun...

Saudi Arabia warns against “nefarious activities” by Iran 20 Jan 2016 - 02:19 am

Comments first to directly address lifting of sanctions. Officials fear deal will give Iran scope to back militias. Will do “whatever needed to...

Sudan says will not allow IS to use its territory: media 20 Jan 2016 - 02:07 am

"Sudan will not be a crossing for Daesh and extremists," said Sudan's powerful NISS chief Mohamed Atta al-Mawla Abbas (pictured) according to the...

Islamic State media outlet confirms death of ‘Jihadi John’ - SITE 20 Jan 2016 - 01:59 am

A masked, black-clad militant, who has been identified by the Washington Post newspaper as a Briton named Mohammed Emwazi, brandishes a knife in...

IS says Iraqis among Paris attackers 20 Jan 2016 - 01:21 am

Beirut: The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed that two of the jihadists behind the Paris attacks on November 13 were Iraqi, according...

IS halves its jihadists' monthly salaries: monitor 20 Jan 2016 - 01:17 am

Beirut: The Islamic State jihadist group has announced plans to halve the monthly salaries of its members in Syria and Iraq, the Syrian...

Jailed journalists in Turkey say arrest aimed at gagging press 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Editors’ arrest drew international concern Detained journalists see effort to force self-censorship Pair accused of espionage, aiding terrorist group Government says they broke...

Ethiopians, Somalis flooding into Yemen despite conflict: UN 20 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo Geneva: Nearly 100,000 Ethiopians and Somalis last year travelled by boat to Yemen despite the conflict raging there, the UN said...

Chinese president Xi in Saudi to bolster ties 19 Jan 2016 - 06:02 pm

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia with the Chinese President Xi Jinping on the latter's...

Israel to destroy home of teen accused of killing Jewish woman: Netanyahu 19 Jan 2016 - 02:36 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smiles the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem January 17, 2016. REUTERS Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said...

Sunni MPs boycott Iraq parliament and govt in protest at violence 19 Jan 2016 - 02:28 pm

A member of the Iraqi security forces at the Baghdad Operations Command issues a security sticker to be stuck on a car near...

Iran reformists demand review after candidates rejected 19 Jan 2016 - 01:01 pm

Iran on 19 December began registering candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 26 February 2016. Tehran: Iran's long-sidelined reformist movement on...

Iran’s Khamenei welcomes sanctions lift, warns of U.S. “deceit” 19 Jan 2016 - 12:56 pm

File photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday welcomed the lifting of international...

Turkish operations against Kurdish militants near completion: PM 19 Jan 2016 - 12:39 pm

File picture of Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu By Daren Butler ISTANBUL: A Turkish security force campaign against Kurdish militants in the southeast...

About 3,500 slaves held by Islamic State in Iraq: UN report 19 Jan 2016 - 12:30 pm

File picture for representation only GENEVA: An estimated 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are believed to be held as slaves in Iraq...

Members of new Libyan unity government announced under UN-backed plan 19 Jan 2016 - 12:20 pm

File photo of UN special envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon as he speaks at a press conference. AFP TUNIS: Libya's Presidential Council announced...

Greek coastguards rapped for forcing 'smuggler' to look at dead migrants 19 Jan 2016 - 12:08 pm

A Greek police officer looks at an overcrowded dinghy carrying refugees and migrants arriving. Reuters Athens: Greece's shipping minister has criticised coastguards who...