World / Middle East

Saudi commute maid's stoning death sentence: Sri Lanka 23 Dec 2015 - 04:41 pm

Sri Lankan deputy foreign minister Harsha de Silva (L) interacts with Minister of Foreign Employment Thalatha Athukorala during a press conference in Colombo...

70% of Syria refugees in Lebanon live in 'extreme poverty': UN 23 Dec 2015 - 04:30 pm

Beirut: More than two-thirds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon live in extreme poverty, according to a United Nations study published Wednesday, up nearly...

Govt to diversify income and raise efficiency: Saudi King 23 Dec 2015 - 03:49 pm

Members of the Saudi Shura Council, attend a session chaired by he Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz in...

No plans for income tax in UAE: Official quoted 23 Dec 2015 - 12:02 pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates does not plan to tax the incomes of individuals or remittances abroad by foreign workers in the country,...

Pro-Kurdish Turkish politician says Ankara was "wrong" to down Russian warplane 23 Dec 2015 - 11:58 am

File photo of Selahattin Demirtas, opposition leader of Turkey MOSCOW: Turkey's political leadership was wrong to order the shooting down of a Russian...

Eight Islamic State commanders killed in air strikes: Iraqi state TV 23 Dec 2015 - 11:53 am

BAGHDAD: Eight senior Islamic State commanders were killed in air strikes by the Iraqi airforce, Iraqi state TV reported on Wednesday citing a...

Oman advisory body votes for large tax hikes amid price oil slump 23 Dec 2015 - 11:49 am

DUBAI: Oman's Shura Council, a top advisory body to the government, has voted for the biggest increases in corporate taxes in many years...

Battle to dislodge IS from Iraq's Ramadi will take days: State TV 23 Dec 2015 - 11:27 am

Iraqi security forces cross a bridge built by corps of engineers over the Euphrates in Ramadi, December 22, 2015. BAGHDAD: Government forces expect...

Dozens of ISIS militants killed in Iraq 23 Dec 2015 - 10:17 am

Baghdad: A number of ISIS militants were killed and a rocket launcher was destroyed west of Iraq during a security operation by Iraqi...

Two injured in Istanbul airport bombing 23 Dec 2015 - 09:59 am

Ankara: An explosion in Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport Wednesday wounded two cleaning staff on a nearby plane. The cause of the blast was...

Drone strike kills 4 Qaeda suspects in Yemen 23 Dec 2015 - 09:49 am

Image for representation only Aden: A presumed US drone strike has killed four suspected members of Al-Qaeda in central Yemen, a security official...

Trapped in war zone, locals struggle in Turkey curfew towns 23 Dec 2015 - 08:55 am

Ankara: His neighbourhood battered by shelling and food running out, Bahattin Yagarcik hunkers down in a basement along with several other families to...

Russian raids in Syria may include war crimes: Amnesty 23 Dec 2015 - 08:25 am

Destruction is seen in Idlib, northwestern Syria on December 21, 2015 following reported Russian air strikes AFP Beirut: Amnesty International said on Wednesday...

Egypt jails Brotherhood head for 10 years over clashes 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mohamed Badie Cairo: An Egyptian military court Tuesday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie to 10 years in prison over deadly clashes following...

Arab league welcomes Greek parliament's recognition of a Palestinian state 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Cairo: The Arab League welcomed Tuesday the unanimous vote in the Greek parliament, recognizing a state of Palestine. Assistant Arab League Secretary-General for...

French foreign minister offers support to new Libya PM 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Fayyez al-Sarraj Paris: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius offered his support Tuesday to Fayyez al-Sarraj, the man lined up to be prime minister...

Turkish tanks pound Kurdish militants in week-long military campaign 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A Kurdish demonstrator throws a tear gas canister back at riot police during a protest against the curfew in Sur district in the...

Kuwaiti Emir sends message to Algerian President 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Algiers: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika received Tuesday a written message from Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah pertaining...