World / Middle East

Aid convoys depart for besieged Syrian town, villages: Red Cross 11 Jan 2016 - 12:46 pm

File photo of UN Aid convoys in Syria BEIRUT: Aid convoys headed for a besieged Syrian town near the Lebanese border and two...

Fire at Israeli rights group office probably not arson, official says 11 Jan 2016 - 12:20 pm

JERUSALEM: A fire that destroyed the Jerusalem offices of one of Israel's leading human rights groups was probably caused by a short circuit,...

Israeli soldiers injure one Palestinian near Qalqilia 11 Jan 2016 - 10:59 am

Ramallah: One Palestinian was shot and injured by Israeli army fire on Sunday evening near Kafr Qassem military roadblock, close to the Zawiya...

Arab diplomats rally behind Saudi 11 Jan 2016 - 03:36 am

A view of the Arab foreign ministers’ meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, yesterday. Cairo: Top Arab diplomats rallied behind...

Egypt's first parliament since 2012 sworn in 11 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

A general view taken on January 10, 2016 shows members of Egypt's new parliament meeting during their inaugural session in the capital Cairo. ...

Arab League condemns attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran 11 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

CAIRO: Arab League foreign ministers agreed at an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday to condemn the attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in...

Riyadh 'fully supports' Syria talks despite Iran row: minister 11 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Cairo: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Sunday insisted his country supports efforts to resolve the Syria conflict, despite its diplomatic dispute with...

Arab League backs Saudi against 'hostile acts' from Iran 11 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Cairo: Arab League countries on Sunday expressed their full support for Saudi Arabia in dealing with the "hostile acts and provocations of Iran"...

Iran tells UN envoy that row with Saudis won’t derail Syria talks 11 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Staffan de Mistura GENEVA: The United Nations envoy for Syria said on Sunday that Iran had assured him that its diplomatic row with...

Qaeda in Syria briefly abducts prominent media activists 11 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrian 'citizen journalists' Hadi Abdallah (left) and Raed Fares Photo: Twitter Beirut: Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate briefly detained two of the country's most prominent...

Arab League Council Condemns Attacks on Saudi Missions in Iran 11 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image Cairo: Arab League Council Sunday condemned attacks against the Saudi diplomatic missions in Tehran and Mashhad, holding Iran responsible for these...

After 3-year gap, Egyptian parliament picks speaker to push through Sisi laws 11 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Ali Abdelaty CAIRO: Meeting for the first time in more than three years, Egypt’s new parliament on Sunday elected...

Iraq forces evacuate hundreds of civilians from Ramadi 11 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Caption Baghdad: Iraqi forces evacuated 635 civilians from Ramadi Sunday as they continued to clear the city two weeks after declaring victory against...

Secular Syrian alliance demands seat at peace talks table 10 Jan 2016 - 06:58 pm

Delegates at the talks in Vienna. October 2015. Joe Klamar, AFP Geneva: A recently formed secular Kurdish-Arab alliance demanded Sunday that the United...

“Friendly fire” by Iraqi drone kills nine anti-IS fighters 10 Jan 2016 - 06:51 pm

Representative image BAGHDAD: Nine fighters from a Shi’ite Muslim militia battling Islamic State were killed in northern Iraq when an Iraqi army aircraft...

Lebanese army bombs militants' posts in Arsal outskirts 10 Jan 2016 - 06:11 pm

Beirut: The artillery of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) bombed on Sunday the posts of militants in the outskirts of Arsal, National News...

Lebanon arrests suspected mastermind of deadly blasts: security source 10 Jan 2016 - 05:52 pm

Beirut: Lebanese police on Sunday arrested the suspected mastermind behind blasts in southern district of the capital that killed dozens of people in...