World / Middle East

Iraq says it was not warned about Russian missiles crossing its airspace 10 Oct 2015 - 02:29 pm

By Loveday Morris BAGHDAD: Iraq's Defense Ministry said Friday it was not informed when Russia launched more than two dozen cruise missiles across...

Pentagon plans major shift in effort to counter IS in Syria 10 Oct 2015 - 02:26 pm

The Obama administration backed away Friday from a blighted effort to train Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State, as the Pentagon announced...

Turkey's Erdogan condemns 'heinous attack' in Ankara 10 Oct 2015 - 02:04 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday denounced the "heinous attack" that rocked a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara, killing...

French PM in Egypt for talks on economy, conflicts 10 Oct 2015 - 02:01 pm

Cairo: France's Prime Minister Manuel Valls flew into Egypt on Saturday to start a three-country Arab tour aimed at boosting economic ties and...

Two Palestinians killed in Jerusalem and Gaza, Death toll rises to 16 10 Oct 2015 - 01:59 pm

Jerusalem: Two Palestinian youths have been announced martyred during clashes with Israeli Forces on Saturday morning, raising the number of martyrs to 16...

At least 20 people killed in explosion in Ankara: Report 10 Oct 2015 - 11:10 am

People lay on the ground as survivors offer help after an explosion during a peace march in Ankara, Turkey. UPDATED ANKARA: At least...

Two policemen injured in explosion in Bahrain 10 Oct 2015 - 09:14 am

Bahraini police at a crime scene. (file picture) MANAMA: Two policemen were injured when a device exploded in the Juffair area in Manama...

Saudi summons Czech envoy over 'Satanic Verses' 10 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has summoned the Czech ambassador over a translation of British writer Salman Rushdie's controversial book "Satanic Verses", official media said...

Rare Syria deal falls victim to Russian escalation 10 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Laila Bassam and Tom Miles BEIRUT/GENEVA: Russia's military intervention in the Syrian war has all but destroyed a deal agreed last month...

Spreading Israeli violence turns Jerusalem a military barack and kills 6 Palestinians in Gaza 10 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Masked Palestinian protesters run for cover during clashes with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Friday Gaza City: ...

Women, girls crucial in fight against Islamic State ideology: Experts 09 Oct 2015 - 06:57 pm

File photo of Spanish officers lead a detained woman in Melilla in December. Spanish and Moroccan authorities said they have arrested seven in...

Tunisia shows dialogue with Islamists 'possible': Nobel panel head 09 Oct 2015 - 06:22 pm

OSLO: Tunisia's democratic transition, guided by a coalition of civil society groups that won Friday's Nobel Peace Prize, proves that political compromise between...

Islamic State closes in on Aleppo in Syrian fighting 09 Oct 2015 - 05:40 pm

By Dominic Evans and Parisa Hafezi BEIRUT/ANKARA: Islamic State fighters have seized villages close to the northern city of Aleppo from rival insurgents,...

Libya rivals urged to sign long-awaited peace deal 09 Oct 2015 - 05:35 pm

U.N. representative for Libya, Bernardino Leon, gestures as he addresses reporters in Skhirat, Morocco, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. Tripoli: World leaders urged Libya's...

Nobel winners helped bring democracy to Arab Spring cradle 09 Oct 2015 - 04:05 pm

Tunis: The Tunisian mediators who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize are credited with saving the democratic transition in the birthplace of the...

Israeli troops kill 4 Palestinians in protest at Gaza fence: Medics 09 Oct 2015 - 03:53 pm

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA: Israeli troops fired across the border into Gaza on Friday, killing four Palestinians and wounding at least a dozen...

Palestinian stabbings defy Israeli bid to contain unrest 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Israeli security forces and forensic police inspect the site of a stabbing by a Palestinian of an Israeli man in Jerusalem JERUSALEM: Four...

Netanyahu vows action against 'wave of terror' as attacks spread 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged firm action Thursday against what he called a mostly unorganised "wave of terror" plaguing Israel and the...