World / Middle East

Lebanon's interior minister says Beirut blast targeted bank 13 Jun 2016 - 11:44 am

A man walks past the headquarters of the Lebanese Blom Bank where an explosion occurred on Sunday inBeirut, Lebanon June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jamal...

IS suicide attack kills five in Iraq's Ramadi: officers 13 Jun 2016 - 11:19 am

Baghdad: A suicide attack carried out by Islamic State group fighters killed at least five members of the Iraqi security forces on Monday...

Iranian forces kill five Kurdish separatists, Revolutionary Guards say 13 Jun 2016 - 10:35 am

DUBAI: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards killed five members of a Kurdish separatist group involved in assaults last month in the northwest of the country,...

Israel reopens Palestinian crossings after attack 13 Jun 2016 - 09:50 am

Israeli security forces lay down a spiked road-blocker on the border between the Hebron and the Yattamunicipalities to prevent vehicles from entering or...

Top human rights activist rearrested in Bahrain: family 13 Jun 2016 - 08:54 am

Dubai: Leading Bahraini human rights activist Nabil Rajab was rearrested on Monday by security forces in the Gulf island state, his family said...

Explosion hits near bank in central Beirut, cause not immediately known 13 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Lebanese security forces cordon off an area covered in debris following an explosion near a major bank in the western part of the...

Raids on Syria market kill 21, hundreds flee IS bastion 13 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A civil defence member comforts his comrade at a site hit by airstrike in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib...

Italy’s coastguard says 1,230 migrants rescued on Sunday 13 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE MILAN: Italy’s coastguard said on Sunday a total of 1,230 migrants had been picked up in nine rescue operations in the...

Air strikes in Syria's Idlib kill more than 20 12 Jun 2016 - 05:45 pm

Civil defence members try to put out a fire at a market hit by air strikes in Idlib city, Syria June 12, 2016....

Assad jibs talks over political transition: Syrian opp. 12 Jun 2016 - 02:23 pm

A cloud of dust is seen after a building collapsed as a Syrian woman is helped to leave the area following reported air...

One killed in Istanbul explosion, gas leak suspected: CNN Turk 12 Jun 2016 - 01:05 pm

File photo ISTANBUL: An explosion in central Istanbul killed one person and injured another on Sunday after what could have been a gas...

Iraqi forces attack Islamic State positions south of Mosul 12 Jun 2016 - 10:33 am

File photo of Iraqi city of Mosul. REUTERS ERBIL: Iraqi troops attacked Islamic State positions south of Mosul on Sunday as the U.S.-led...

Drone forces hour-long closure of Dubai airport 12 Jun 2016 - 09:40 am

File picture of Dubai Airport. Reuters Dubai: A rogue drone disrupted air traffic at Dubai International Airport for more than an hour on...

Fire controlled at Kuwait International Airport 12 Jun 2016 - 08:27 am

Firefighters contain the fire at the warehouse. Kuwait News Agency Kuwait: Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said six teams of firefighters managed to...

Turkey admits no visa-free EU travel deal by July 1 12 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

The European Union agreed in March to offer Turkey visa-free access by July 1, increased aid and speeded up accession talks in return...

Iran condemns Canada court ruling on 'terror' attacks 12 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari. Courtesy: PressTV Tehran: Iran Saturday condemned a Canadian judge's order for Tehran's non-diplomatic land and bank...

New Algerian energy and finance ministers named in reshuffle 12 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Nouredine Bouterfa, a YouTube grab By Hamid Ould Ahmed ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named new energy and finance ministers on Saturday in...