World / Middle East

Vandals destroy crosses at Israel Christian cemetery 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Christian pilgrims enter the Holy Sepulchre Church during a 2015 ceremony in Jerusalem's Old City. AFP Photo, Thomas Coex Jerusalem: Vandals have destroyed...

Next round of Yemen peace talks postponed: minister 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Abdel Malak al-Mekhlafi Dubai: The next round of peace talks between Yemen's government and Iran-backed Huthi rebels scheduled for next week have been...

Nearly 60 dead in Russia raids on Qaeda-run Syria jail: monitor 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ariha in Idlib province on May 29, 2015, a day after the city was seized by a rebel coalition led by Al-Qaeda's Syria...

Artillery fire hits power station in Libya's Benghazi 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Fire rises from an oil tank in the port of Es Sider in Ras Lanuf Libya January 4, 2016. REUTERS, Stringer Benghazi, Libya:...

Saudi foreign minister: GCC to formulate resolution at UN Security Council condemning Iranian aggression 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the GCC countries are working on formulating a resolution...

Israeli soldiers shoot dead two Palestinian assailants: army 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Israeli soldiers stand guard near the scene where two Palestinian men were shot dead by Israeli troops at a checkpoint in the West...

European tourists in stable condition after Egypt stabbing 09 Jan 2016 - 05:49 pm

This video image shows Ahmed Abdullah, Governor of Egypt's Red Sea Governorate visiting Sammie Olovsson, a tourist wounded in a knife attack on...

Saudi Arabia may take more measures against Iran in execution row: Foreign minister 09 Jan 2016 - 05:46 pm

ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia may take further measures against Iran after cutting ties with its regional rival this week, the Saudi foreign minister...

Iraqi PM Abadi pledges corruption drive after Sistani criticism 09 Jan 2016 - 05:31 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday pledged to stamp out corruption this year amid criticism from the nation’s highest Shi’ite cleric,...

Poet arrested as Iran targets free speech: rights group 09 Jan 2016 - 05:11 pm

Photo by Reza Baharinejad from Hila Sedighi’s Facebook page, as published by iranhumanrights.org DUBAI: An Iranian poet who backed a reformist candidate in...

Gulf Council condemns Iranian intereference in region 09 Jan 2016 - 04:58 pm

ABU DHABI: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on Saturday condemned what they said was Iranian interference in the internal affairs of Saudi Arabia...

Toll in Russia raids on Qaeda-run Syria prison rises to 39: monitor 09 Jan 2016 - 04:55 pm

Maarat al-Numan in the northwest province of Idlib Beirut: The toll in Russian air strikes Saturday on a prison complex run by Al-Qaeda's...

Ashraf Pahlavi, twin sister of Iran's last shah, dead at 96 09 Jan 2016 - 04:29 pm

Picture taken in the 1950's shows Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, the twin sister of the last shah of Iran. New York: Princess Ashraf Pahlavi,...

Few Russian strikes in Syria are against Islamic State, U.S. official says 09 Jan 2016 - 03:05 pm

Residents walk near a damaged building at a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes carried out yesterday by the Russian air...

Khamenei calls for full participation in elections 09 Jan 2016 - 02:50 pm

DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (pictured) on Saturday called on all Iranians, even those who oppose the Islamic Republic, to participate...