World / Middle East

Turkey places under arrest IS 'New Year suicide bombing' suspects 02 Jan 2016 - 04:37 pm

Ankara: An Ankara court on Saturday remanded in custody pending trial two Turkish men suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group...

Trump Muslim remark included in Islamist propaganda video: Monitoring group 02 Jan 2016 - 03:49 pm

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, December 29, 2015. REUTERS Nairobi: Republican White House...

Turkey needs Israel, says Erdogan 02 Jan 2016 - 03:21 pm

Istanbul: Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a...

Saudi-led coalition announces end of Yemen ceasefire 02 Jan 2016 - 02:56 pm

Yemenis use donkeys to transport foodstuff on a mountainous road to the war-torn city of Taiz, Yemen, 01 January 2016. Riyadh: A Saudi-led...

Erdogan backs criminal probe against Kurdish party chiefs 02 Jan 2016 - 02:32 pm

F woman reacts as police officers stand guard on December 31, 2015 in Diyarbakir, during a demonstration after a curfew was lifted from...

Police hunt for gunman after deadly Tel Aviv pub attack 02 Jan 2016 - 01:37 pm

Israelis police officers search for a gunman near the scene of a shooting attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. AP/...

Saudi Arabia says 47 executed on terror charges 02 Jan 2016 - 10:42 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, mostly suspected al Qaeda members but also a prominent Shi'ite cleric, Nimr al-Nimr,...

Israel strikes Gaza sites after rocket fire 02 Jan 2016 - 08:42 am

File picture of an Israeli F-16I (Block 52) Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: The Israeli air force carried out attacks on Hamas sites in...

Two killed, five wounded, in Tel Aviv shooting: officials 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: Two people were killed and at least five others wounded when an unidentified gunman opened fire on Friday in the Israeli city...

France launches air strikes on oil sites near Raqqa 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

France carried out air strikes early on Friday against oil sites in Syria near Islamic State’s stronghold of Raqqa, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves...

Six dead as Yemen loyalists, Qaeda suspects clash 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Aden: Six people were killed in a firefight Friday between Yemeni pro-government forces and Al-Qaeda suspects who were travelling in a weapons-laden vehicle...

US-backed alliance advances against Islamist groups in Syria’s north: spokesman 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG), who are fighting alongside with the Democratic Forces of Syria, captured the Tishrin dam from...

Saudi Arabia reopens embassy in Baghdad: Arabiya TV 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

This undated file photo shows Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iraq Thamer Al-Sabhan. (Asharq Al-Awsat) BAGHDAD: Saudi Arabia has reopened its embassy in Baghdad,...

Crowds flood Algeria independence figure's hometown for burial 02 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ait-Ahmed, Algeria: Tens of thousands gathered in an Algerian village Friday for the burial of Hocine Ait-Ahmed, one of the fathers of the...

Terrified families emerge from rubble after battle of Ramadi 01 Jan 2016 - 06:45 pm

Civilians flee to a safe area with help from Iraqi security forces in Ramadi city, December 31, 2015. Picture taken December 31, 2015....

Oman cuts 2016 spending in light of lower oil prices 01 Jan 2016 - 06:40 pm

Muscat: Oman will cut spending this year by 15.6 percent in the face of lower oil prices but still face a huge deficit...

Israel to return bodies of 23 Palestinian attackers 01 Jan 2016 - 06:35 pm

Jerusalem: Israel was set Friday to hand over the bodies of 23 Palestinians killed during recent attacks on Israelis, the army said, in...

Palestinian dies of wounds from West Bank clashes: ministry 01 Jan 2016 - 06:26 pm

File photo: Palestinian security officers carry the body of 16-year-old Ibrahim Dawood during his funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday,...