World / Middle East

Beheaded bodies of Syria anti-IS activist, friend found in Turkey: group 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Beirut: The beheaded bodies of a Syrian activist opposed to the Islamic State group and a friend were found early Friday in the...

US to send dozens of special forces to Syria as first boots on ground 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Sabine Siebold, Parisa Hafezi and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA/WASHINGTON: U.S. officials disclosed plans on Friday to station the first American boots on the...

Palestinian baby dies from tear gas as clashes grip West Bank 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Jerusalem: A Palestinian baby boy died Friday after choking on tear gas fired by Israeli forces, Palestinian officials said, as new...

At least 57 killed in missile attack on Syrian town - monitor 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: At least 57 people were killed and dozens wounded when Syrian government forces fired missiles into a marketplace in a town near...

Abbas meets war crimes prosecutor as unrest flares 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

The Hague: A Palestinian delegation led by president Mahmud Abbas met Friday with the International Criminal Court to hand over a file documenting...

Iraqi Shi'ite militia claims attack on exiled Iranian opposition camp 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Fighters from the Shiite Badr Brigades militia patrol at the front line, in Kessarrat, (70 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq BAGHDAD: A Shi'ite...

UN Condemns Attack on Iranian Exiles Camp in Iraq 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

New York: The United Nations has strongly condemned the attack that occurred Thursday evening on a camp located near Baghdad International Airport that...

Text: Joint communique issued after Vienna Syria talks 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) listen while UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de...

France's Sephora to open shops in Iran next year-sources 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Sephora Store at Toronto Eaton Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada By Astrid Wendlandt and Pascale Denis PARIS: France's Sephora plans to open several...

UNICEF: Millions of Iraqi kids deprived of education 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Geneva: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today said that an estimated two million children in Iraq have no access to...

Russia says hit 1,623 targets in Syria in bombing campaign 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Russia on Friday said its airforce had destroyed 1,623 "terrorist targets" in Syria in a month-old bombing campaign to support forces loyal...

Palestinians urge faster ICC probe into Israel 'war crimes' 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

File picture The Hague: Top Palestinian officials Friday urged the world's only permanent war crimes court to speed up a probe into allegations...

In policy shift, Obama approves deployment of small U.S. special forces mission to Syria 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Arshad Mohammed, Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON: The United States will deploy dozens of special operations troops to northern Syria from...

Seized Turkish media outlets turn pro-government overnight 30 Oct 2015 - 06:45 pm

Recep Tayyip Erdogan By Ayla Jean Yackley and Hamdi Istanbullu ISTANBUL: Two Turkish opposition newspapers seized in a crackdown on an arch-enemy of...

'Extremely severe' cyclone heading for Yemen, Oman: UN 30 Oct 2015 - 06:04 pm

Geneva: The UN's weather agency warned Friday a "super cyclonic storm" was heading towards Oman and war-ravaged Yemen, where it could strike with...

Iran and Syria, the ties that bind 30 Oct 2015 - 05:04 pm

Vienna: Iran's first presence in international talks on Syria underscore a special relationship between the two countries' governments, based in part on a...

Iran backs six-month Syria "transition" at Vienna peace talks 30 Oct 2015 - 04:43 pm

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, September 22, 2015. Reuters/Maxim Zmeyev By Parisa Hafezi and...

Torrential rain wreaks havoc in Iraq 29 Oct 2015 - 10:29 am

Baghdad: Torrential rain caused chaos across several parts of Iraq on Thursday, with the water causing thigh-high flooding on some Baghdad streets and...