World / Middle East

War-weary Turkish Kurds long for end to conflict 03 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Diyarbakir, Turkey: As they digest the resounding victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party in Turkey's general election, residents of the mainly Kurdish...

Israel minister wants stray cats and dogs out 03 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem:Israel's far-right Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel has infuriated animal lovers by suggesting that the country's millions of stray cats and dogs be deported...

Turkey returns to single-party AKP rule but rifts remain 03 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: Turkey's Justice and Development Party is set to form a single-party government once more after a stunning election turnaround that strengthened the...

Contractors detained in Yemen do not work for UN 03 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

United Nations, United States: Two contractors detained in Yemen's rebel-held capital arrived on a UN plane, but do not work directly for the...

Foreign-funded Israeli NGOs angry at proposed new law 02 Nov 2015 - 06:35 pm

Ayelet Shaked Jerusalem:Leftwing Israeli NGOs accused the government of a witch-hunt on Monday after the justice minister proposed tough new measures on organisations...

Hurt by cheap oil, Saudi government will make water more expensive 02 Nov 2015 - 06:12 pm

By Angus McDowall and Reem Shamseddine RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will raise the price of water for non-residential consumers, local media reported, a sign...

Eight dead in Lebanon nightclub shootout: army 02 Nov 2015 - 05:45 pm

Mehdi Hussein Zeaiter and Ahmad Ali Ammar Beirut: Eight Lebanese including two soldiers were killed Monday in a dawn shootout between security forces...

Iran says may quit Syria talks, in worsening spat with Saudi rival 02 Nov 2015 - 05:37 pm

Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian By Yara Bayoumy and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin DUBAI: Iran said on Monday it would quit Syria peace...

Palestinian killed after alleged knife attack in Jenin 02 Nov 2015 - 04:20 pm

Jenin: One Palestinian was shot dead and another was arrested at the al-Jalama checkpoint north of Jenin on Monday after allegedly attempting to...

Iraq parliament pushes back against PM over reforms 02 Nov 2015 - 04:10 pm

Baghdad: Iraq's parliament on Monday pushed back against Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's execution of reforms to curb corruption and streamline the government, issuing...

Powerful cyclone kills 3 on Yemeni island, heads for Qaeda-run city 02 Nov 2015 - 12:42 pm

A satellite image by NASA on 01 November 2015 of Tropical Cyclone Chapala in the Arabian Sea. EPA/NASA Aden: A rare tropical cyclone...

Erdogan says Turks voted for stability, world must respect result 02 Nov 2015 - 11:53 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by his daughter Sumeyye Erdogan (2nd R), chats with his supporters following morning prayer in Istanbul Istanbul: Turkish...

Tropical cyclone Chapala starts moving towards Yemen 02 Nov 2015 - 11:13 am

Muscat: Tropical cyclone Chapala has started moving towards Yemen, Oman's forecasters have indicated. "The analysis of Oman's Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre indicated continuous...

Coalition armoured vehicles sent to Yemen loyalists in key city 02 Nov 2015 - 10:53 am

An Emirati army forces vehicle of the Saudi-led coalition, supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, is seen at the...

Jordan's border guards receive 149 new Syrian refugees 02 Nov 2015 - 09:24 am

Syrians refugees wait to register their names to go back to their homeland at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of...

Voters backed 'unity and integrity' of Turkey in election: Erdogan 02 Nov 2015 - 08:46 am

Ankara: Turks voted for "unity and integrity" in Sunday's election, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after his Justice and Development Party (AKP) regained...

Erdogan's AKP regains majority in stunning election comeback 02 Nov 2015 - 08:39 am

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (C) greets supporters of Justice and Development Party (AKP), during his speech after hearing the results of general...