World / Middle East

Ex-Israeli president Peres hospitalised for heart problems 14 Jan 2016 - 01:45 pm

File picture of former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres. AFP Tel Aviv: Former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize...

Five killed, 39 wounded in PKK bomb attack in southeast Turkey 14 Jan 2016 - 08:38 am

Istanbul: Five people were killed and 39 wounded Thursday in a car bomb attack by Kurdish militants on a police station and adjacent...

Turkish PM: Four detained over Istanbul suicide bomb attack 14 Jan 2016 - 08:19 am

Istanbul: Turkish Police have detained four suspects in connection with the Istanbul suicide bomb attack, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said late on...

At least 22 wounded in PKK attack on police in southeast Turkey: reports 14 Jan 2016 - 08:08 am

Vowing to flush out the PKK from Turkey's urban centres, authorities have kept up curfews in three locations in the southeast to back...

Iran expects IAEA nuclear report on Friday: Report 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo DUBAI: Iran expects the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to issue a “final” report on Friday confirming it has met all...

Delayed French wheat cargo due to start loading on Thursday: sources 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

PARIS: One of three ships waiting off the coast of France to load wheat for top importer Egypt since last month will start...

New aid planned for besieged Syria towns Thursday: UN 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo Beirut: Aid groups hope to deliver more food and medicine on Thursday to three besieged Syrian towns, including Madaya, where residents...

Special US targeting force ‘now in place’ in Iraq: US 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON: A new U.S. force of special operations troops has arrived in Iraq and is preparing to work...

Iran releases 10 US Navy sailors in Gulf 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

This picture released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 Tehran: Iran moved Wednesday to head off a potential crisis...

Istanbul bomber entered Turkey as refugee from Syria: PM 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Ayla Jean Yackley and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL: An Islamic State suicide bomber who killed 10 German tourists in the heart of Istanbul’s...

Kerry told Iran sailor capture could be made into 'good story' 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before a meeting in Geneva January 14, 2015. ...

Kuwait passes law tightening online media controls 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation to regulate all web-based "professional" media, a day after a controversial cybercrimes law came into...

“Enraged” Israel summons Swedish envoy over FM’s remarks 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom’s (pictured) remarks on Tuesday were the latest in a series of statements to stoke Israeli resentment that has...

India grants Italian marine more time at home in shooting case 13 Jan 2016 - 06:06 pm

New Delhi: India's top court Wednesday granted an Italian marine detained over the killing of two fishermen another three months at home on...

Israeli prosecutors urge life sentences for killers of Palestinian teen 13 Jan 2016 - 05:28 pm

Muhammed Abu Khdeir seen in a photo provided by his family Jerusalem: Israeli prosecutors on Wednesday called for life sentences for two young...

Iran scorns ‘nouveau-riche’ critics after UAE tweet 13 Jan 2016 - 04:58 pm

Mohammad Javad Zarif DUBAI: Iran’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that the “arrogant nouveau-riche” should stay out of diplomacy after the United Arab...

Iran expects nuclear deal implementation by Sunday: official 13 Jan 2016 - 04:45 pm

Abbas Araghchi Tehran: The final implementation of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers is expected by Sunday, Iranian state media said, quoting deputy...