World / Middle East

Istanbul bomber registered in Turkey but not on wanted list 13 Jan 2016 - 03:15 pm

People places a flower for victims who were killed in an explosion at the near by Sultanahmet, home to the Hagia Sophia museum...

Syria rebels to cede heavy weapons in Homs deal: Governor 13 Jan 2016 - 02:54 pm

Damascus: Syrian rebels in a former opposition stronghold in Homs will relinquish nearly half their heavy weapons as part of a landmark truce...

Iran has released US sailors: Revolutionary Guards 13 Jan 2016 - 01:15 pm

This US Navy photo released January 12, 2016, shows the type of riverine command boat apprehended by Iran on January 12, 2106. Tehran:...

With one-candidate vote, Netanyahu seeks to stand alone 13 Jan 2016 - 12:59 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during the Taglit-Birthright annual event in Jerusalem on January 12, 2016. AFP Jerusalem: Israeli...

US sailors' release 'won't take long': Iran naval commander 13 Jan 2016 - 11:30 am

US Navy photo released January 12, 2016, shows the type of riverine command boat apprehended by Iran. AFP Tehran: The naval commander of...

Turkey detains 68 IS suspects in nationwide raids: Report 13 Jan 2016 - 11:28 am

Police have been conducting raids across the country following the Sultanahmet Square blast on Tuesday Istanbul: Turkey has detained 68 suspected members of...

Israeli air raid in Gaza Strip kills one, wounds three: Officials 13 Jan 2016 - 10:57 am

Jerusalem: An Israeli air raid on Wednesday in the northern Gaza Strip targeting alleged militants killed one Palestinian and wounded three others, the...

Turkey detains 3 Russians suspected of IS ties after Istanbul bomb: Agency 13 Jan 2016 - 10:17 am

File picture for representation only. ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained three Russian nationals suspected of links with Islamic State following a suicide bomb attack...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards question US sailors, dismiss talk of prompt release 13 Jan 2016 - 10:07 am

Riverine command boats assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 4, transit open water in the 5th fleet area of responsibilities in this June...

Iran detains 10 US sailors aboard two navy boats 13 Jan 2016 - 08:49 am

US is in talks with Iran officials who have assured of sailors' safety Washington: Iran detained ten US sailors aboard two small US...

Syria army seizes key rebel redoubt in Latakia: state TV 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Beirut: Syria's army and allied forces on Tuesday took full control from rebel groups of the strategic town of Salma, in the northwestern...

Ten percent of Turks do not see Islamic State as terrorist body: Survey 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

ANKARA: Nearly one-in-ten Turks do not regard Islamic State as a terrorist organisation, and more than 5 percent agree with their actions, according...

Swedish foreign minister calls for inquiry into Israeli violence 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Margot Wallstrom STOCKHOLM: Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom called on Tuesday for an investigation to determine if Israel was guilty of extrajudicial killings...

Algeria arrests seven gunmen near southern gasfield: ministry 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

ALGIERS: Algerian security forces arrested seven Islamist gunmen on Tuesday in the remote southern area of In Amenas, close to the gas plant...

UN envoy on Syria to meet major powers on Wednesday 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Staffan de Mistura GENEVA: The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria will meet ambassadors from major powers in Geneva on Wednesday, ahead of...

UN war crimes investigators gathering testimony from starving Syrian town 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Residents who say they have received permission from the Syrian government to leave the besieged town, depart after an aid convoy entered Madaya,...

Palestinians collect $60,000 to rebuild dead attacker's home 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian well-wishers have raised more than $60,000 to rebuild the Halabi family's West Bank home, demolished by Israel after one...

Gunmen kill police officer in Yemen's Aden 12 Jan 2016 - 06:59 pm

Yemeni pro-regime fighters patrol a street in the southern port city of Aden, on November 1, 2015 (AFP Photo/Saleh al-Obeidi) Aden: Unidentified gunmen...