World / Middle East

More than 200 killed in fighting near Syria's Aleppo this week: monitor 15 Apr 2016 - 02:09 pm

Opposition forces members prepare to attack against Syrian regime forces in Melah region of Aleppo on April 14, 2016. Anadolu Agency / Ahmed...

Erdogan wraps up Istanbul summit promoting Islamic unity 15 Apr 2016 - 11:52 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes Emir of Qatar, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (R) prior to a dinner...

Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey 15 Apr 2016 - 11:30 am

Photo courtesy: Sputnik Alexey Filippov ISTANBUL/MOSCOW: The website of Russian state news agency Sputnik has been blocked in Turkey, its Turkish editor-in-chief said...

Syria army fights on two fronts near Aleppo: monitor 15 Apr 2016 - 11:23 am

A destroyed refugee camp at opposition controlled Azaz district of Aleppo Syria on April 14, 2016. Anadolu Agency / Mamun Ebu Omer Beirut:...

Escalating Syria violence threatens ceasefire 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A damaged mosque is pictured in the rebel-controlled area of al-Nashabyia town in Eastern Ghouta, Syria April 13, 2016. Picture taken April 13,...

Iraq says town of Heet retaken from IS after weeks of fighting 14 Apr 2016 - 06:52 pm

Iraqi security forces gather at the site of a car bomb in New Baghdad, January 11, 2016. REUTERS Stringer Baghdad: Iraqi forces retook...

Jordan shuts down more Muslim Brotherhood offices 14 Apr 2016 - 06:40 pm

Jordanians check the main entrance of the Muslim Brotherhood office in Amman which was sealed on April 13, 2016. AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI ...

Erdogan urges Muslims to overcome splits, fight terror 14 Apr 2016 - 05:54 pm

(Front L to R) The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Turkish President Recep...

Former Saddam aide seeks to reshape Iraq insurgency 14 Apr 2016 - 05:48 pm

Ezzat al-Douri, an aide of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, is seen with Saddam in this undated file photo. REUTERS/Files By Maher Chmaytelli...

Syrian opposition says will join with government in transitional body, but not with Assad himself 14 Apr 2016 - 05:29 pm

Head of Syrian opposition's High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Esad el Zubi delivers a speech during a press conference at the United Nations (UN)...

Turkish opposition backs immunity bill that Kurdish MPs say targets them 14 Apr 2016 - 05:22 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd L) accompanied by Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) attends a meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko...

Syria regime blocking crucial aid deliveries: UN 14 Apr 2016 - 05:07 pm

Staffan de Mistura Geneva: Restrictions on humanitarian convoys imposed by Syria's government have frustrated efforts to deliver life-saving aid to besieged people in...

Turkey failing on rights, press freedoms, European Parliament says 14 Apr 2016 - 04:50 pm

Members of the European Parliament take part in a voting session in Strasbourg, France, April 14, 2016. MEPs voted on Thursday on the...

Iraq MPs vote to sack parliament speaker, deepening crisis 14 Apr 2016 - 04:46 pm

Members of parliament who held a sit-in, shout slogans during a news conference at the parliament building in Baghdad Iraq April 14, 2016....

Syrian army, allies launch new assault north of Aleppo -rebels 14 Apr 2016 - 03:17 pm

Syrian government forces' tanks patrol the town of Khan Tuman, south of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on April 11, 2016, following...

China urges U.N. focus on militants using poison gas in Syria 14 Apr 2016 - 03:07 pm

BEIJING: China on Thursday urged U.N. Security Council members to back a draft resolution demanding states report when militants are developing chemical weapons...

Israeli raid in Ramallah sparks fire, clashes 14 Apr 2016 - 11:51 am

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces raided a money changer in the Palestinian political capital Ramallah early on Thursday, blowing up a safe and...