World / Middle East

Seven dead in Turkey after earthquake hits Iran border area 23 Feb 2020 - 11:38 am

DUBAI/ISTANBUL: Seven people died and others were stuck under collapsed buildings in southeastern Turkey on Sunday after a magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck near the...

Iran accuses foreign media of using virus to 'discourage' voters 23 Feb 2020 - 10:38 am

Tehran - Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday accused foreign media of trying to use a deadly outbreak of coronavirus in Iran...

Turkish soldier killed by regime fire in Syria's Idlib: ministry 22 Feb 2020 - 06:13 pm

Istanbul: One Turkish soldier died on Saturday after shelling by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime on the last rebel holdout of Idlib, the...

Iran closes schools in two cities over coronavirus: state TV 22 Feb 2020 - 05:19 pm

Tehran: Iran will close schools, universities and educational centres in two central cities to prevent a deadly coronavirus outbreak spreading, state TV reported...

Turkish, Russian defense ministers discuss Idlib, Syria 22 Feb 2020 - 05:12 pm

ANKARA: Turkish and Russian defence ministers held a phone conversation on Saturday to discuss the situation in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib....

Iraq reports first coronavirus infection 22 Feb 2020 - 01:56 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq on Saturday reported its first coronavirus case in the southern Dhi Qar province, according to a local medical source. The source...

Iranian mayor tests positive for coronavirus: State TV 22 Feb 2020 - 09:08 am

Dubai: An Iranian official has tested positive for coronavirus, state TV reported on Saturday. Morteza Rahmanzadeh, the mayor of district 13 of the...

Imported camels evacuated from Libya's capital after port comes under fire 20 Feb 2020 - 06:28 pm

TRIPOLI: Three thousand camels imported from Australia have been walked out of Libya's capital Tripoli in an overnight evacuation after the port where...

UN appeals to Turkey to take in more Syria refugees 20 Feb 2020 - 02:29 pm

Geneva: The UN refugee agency on Thursday appealed to Turkey to take in more refugees from Syria, as hundreds of thousands flee the...

Turkey, Russia discuss joint patrols option in Syria's Idlib - official 20 Feb 2020 - 01:06 pm

ANKARA:Turkey and Russia are discussing possible joint patrols as one way to reach a deal to halt fighting and stem an exodus of...

Lebanon in phase of seeking IMF advice, aid comes in next phase-fin min 20 Feb 2020 - 12:57 pm

BEIRUT: The Lebanese government is in a phase of getting technical advice from the IMF and assistance will come in the next phase,...

No place to go: Syrian families fleeing Idlib stranded on the roads 19 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm

AZAZ, Syria: Abu Abdallah has been on the road for days. After his family fled the air strikes pounding Idlib, they moved from...

Two Iranians die after testing positive for coronavirus 19 Feb 2020 - 07:24 pm

Two Iranians have died in hospital after testing positive for the new coronavirus in the holy Shi'ite city of Qom, the head of...

Syria marks relaunch of commercial flights to Aleppo 19 Feb 2020 - 06:05 pm

Aleppo, Syria: A civilian airliner landed at Syria's Aleppo airport on Wednesday, marking the relaunch of commercial flights to the war-torn northern city...

Iran confirms first two coronavirus cases 19 Feb 2020 - 05:02 pm

TEHRAN: Iran's Health Ministry confirmed the first two cases of coronavirus in the country on Wednesday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency....

Syria's war in numbers 18 Feb 2020 - 11:24 pm

Beirut: The Syrian conflict, now in its ninth year, has ravaged the lives of millions of people since it started in 2011 with...

Air strikes hit hospitals, camps in northwest Syria, Turkey demands pull-back 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm

BEIRUT/GENEVA: Government air strikes have hit hospitals and refugee camps in northwest Syria and killed about 300 civilians as President Bashar al-Assad's forces...