World / Middle East

Opinion: After a suicide bombing, can Turkey pull back from the brink? 16 Oct 2015 - 06:54 pm

By Andrew Finkel The date 10/10 is now synonymous with Turkey's most deadly terrorist attack in history - the day this month when...

Turkey says EU financial offer on migrants is 'unacceptable' 16 Oct 2015 - 06:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu on Friday slammed an EU offer of financial help to Turkey to ease the migrant crisis as...

US believes drone downed by Turkey was Russian 16 Oct 2015 - 05:54 pm

Washington: The US military believes a drone downed by Turkey was Russian, a US official said Friday, contradicting Moscow's claims that none of...

Palestinian killed in Gaza by Israeli army fire: medics 16 Oct 2015 - 05:40 pm

Gaza City: A Palestinian died after being shot by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip Friday, the enclave's health ministry said, the...

Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive 16 Oct 2015 - 04:36 pm

A frame grab taken from footage released by Russia's Defence Ministry October 15, 2015, shows a Sukhoi Su-24M military aircraft landing on the...

Syria regime in new offensive as Putin blasts US 16 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: Russia said Thursday its warplanes had eased back on air strikes in Syria as regime forces press a widening ground offensive, while...

Five members of Lebanese family drown on journey to Greece 16 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: Five members of a Lebanese family drowned and another four are missing after the boat carrying them from Turkey to Greece sank...

Turkey, Saudi warn over Russia's 'Syria mistake' 15 Oct 2015 - 05:17 pm

ANKARA: Turkey and Saudi Arabia on Thursday warned Russia over the consequences of its intervention in Syria, with Ankara telling Moscow its bombing...

Syrian army and Russian jets target rebel towns north of Homs 15 Oct 2015 - 05:06 pm

A Free Syrian Army fighter of the 101 Division takes a position behind sandbags near the town of Morek in the northern countryside...

Turk's denial of any Armenian genocide not a crime-European Court 15 Oct 2015 - 04:55 pm

STRASBOURG, France: The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that a Turkish politician should not have been prosecuted for denying that...

Water a "weapon of war" in Syria's divided Aleppo 15 Oct 2015 - 04:51 pm

By Naline Malla and John Davis BEIRUT: Through intense bombardment, seeing friends killed before her eyes and living without power, Layana Darwish stuck...

Iran would consider sending fighters to Syria: senior official 15 Oct 2015 - 03:46 pm

DAMASCUS: Iran would consider sending fighters to key ally Syria if Damascus requests them, a senior Iranian official said Thursday on a visit...

Iraqi forces in major push against IS 15 Oct 2015 - 03:41 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State jihadist group on separate fronts Thursday, ramping up operations to retake Baiji and Ramadi, two of...

Chinese admiral in Iran calls for closer defence ties 15 Oct 2015 - 10:33 am

Sun Jianguo. Beijing: China wants to strengthen military ties with Iran, a senior Chinese admiral said in a statement on Thursday, three months...

Sisi to tighten grip on Egypt despite new parliament 15 Oct 2015 - 09:23 am

CAIRO: When general Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swapped his uniform for a suit to become Egyptian president, he mapped out a return to democracy...

Barzani meets US delegation 15 Oct 2015 - 09:11 am

Erbil: President of Kurdistan Region of Iraq Masoud Barzani met on Wednesday with a US delegation headed by Senate Majority leader Senator Mitch...

Syrians choose Lebanon port as gateway to Europe 15 Oct 2015 - 08:55 am

Tripoli, Lebanon: Every day, hundreds of people at Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli board a ship bound for Turkey -- but for...

Israel sets up East Jerusalem roadblocks in bid to stem attacks 15 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Jeffrey Heller and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM: Israel began setting up roadblocks in Palestinian neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem and deploying soldiers across the...