World / Middle East

Hopes for new dawn in Gaza face hurdles despite reconciliation 29 Nov 2017 - 08:38 am

Jerusalem, As Friday's deadline nears for Gaza's Hamas rulers to cede power to the rival Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority, hopes for a new dawn...

Egypt school head suspended over mosque attack simulation 28 Nov 2017 - 11:43 pm

Cairo: The head of an Egyptian school was suspended after photos emerged showing a group of students acting out last week's deadly attack...

Islamic State warned Egypt mosque before massacre: Sufi sheikh 28 Nov 2017 - 07:04 pm

Cairo: A Sufi leader associated with a mosque where suspected Islamic State group gunmen massacred hundreds of worshippers in Egypt said Tuesday the...

Turkish NGO delivers food to Syria’s Turkmen mountain 28 Nov 2017 - 05:33 pm

HATAY, Turkey: Turkey’s IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation on Tuesday announced the delivery of food aid to refugees on the Syrian border. The NGO...

Syria regime agrees to Eastern Ghouta ceasefire: UN envoy 28 Nov 2017 - 04:23 pm

Geneva: Syria's government agreed on Tuesday to a ceasefire in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, following days of heavy bombardment, the United Nations envoy to...

Aid enters Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta after strikes 28 Nov 2017 - 03:42 pm

Beirut: A convoy carrying food and medical aid entered Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, the United Nations said, in a rare humanitarian...

Occupation forces detain 4 Palestinians in West Bank 28 Nov 2017 - 02:56 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday detained four Palestinians from provinces of the occupied West Bank. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club...

Syria regime to join peace talks on Wednesday: UN 28 Nov 2017 - 01:20 pm

Geneva: Syria's government has confirmed that it will take part in peace talks in Geneva this week, the UN said Tuesday, after an...

Damascus shelling eases after Russian truce proposal 28 Nov 2017 - 12:52 pm

BEIRUT: Shelling hit the last major rebel stronghold near Damascus on Tuesday but it was less intense than in recent days, a war...

4 Killed, 15 injured in shop explosion in Israel 28 Nov 2017 - 11:41 am

Occupied Jerusalem: Four people were killed and more than 15 injured in an overnight explosion in the city of Jaffa, according to Israeli...

Three dead in Tel Aviv area explosion, fire 28 Nov 2017 - 09:42 am

Jerusalem: A large explosion and fire in a building near Tel Aviv killed three people, Israeli police said early on Tuesday, adding that...

Hamas due to hand over Gaza in major step toward unity 28 Nov 2017 - 09:22 am

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Hamas is due to end its decade-long dominance of Gaza by Friday in its biggest step yet towards Palestinian...

Sudan forces arrest top Darfur militia chief: state media 27 Nov 2017 - 03:44 pm

Khartoum: Sudan's counter-insurgency forces have arrested a powerful militia chief from Darfur accused by the United Nations of human rights abuses in the...

Istanbul bombing organiser possibly killed in Georgia 27 Nov 2017 - 03:01 pm

Tbilisi: A Chechen warlord suspected of organising the 2016 suicide bombing at Istanbul's airport may be among those killed last week during a...

Syrian government welcomes committee to discuss constitution 27 Nov 2017 - 01:59 pm

BEIRUT: The Syrian government welcomes the formation of a committee that will discuss the current constitution and is expected to be formed at...

Syrian child escapes death after playing with bomb 27 Nov 2017 - 12:28 pm

KILIS, Turkey: Abdulkafi Auni, heavily wounded after unknowingly playing football with a bomb, is getting better every day in Turkey’s southern Kilis province....

UNICEF: Over 11 million children vulnerable in Yemen 27 Nov 2017 - 12:13 pm

Geneva: Millions of children are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen, UNICEF's Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa...