World / Middle East

Pentagon chief visits Iraq as U.S. troops withdraw from Syria 23 Oct 2019 - 10:10 am

Baghdad: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday, where he is likely to face questions about how long U.S. troops...

Netanyahu suffers defeat in failing to form Israeli government 22 Oct 2019 - 05:35 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suffered an important defeat in his bid to hang on as premier by failing to form...

Lebanese keep up protests despite emergency measures 22 Oct 2019 - 11:21 am

Beirut: Lebanese protesters gathered for a sixth consecutive day Tuesday, keeping the country on lockdown to demand new leaders despite the government's adoption...

Thousands of Sudanese call for dissolving Bashir's party 21 Oct 2019 - 06:02 pm

Khartoum: Thousands of Sudanese rallied in several cities including the capital Khartoum on Monday, urging the country's new authorities to dissolve the former...

Under-fire Lebanon cabinet approves reforms and 2020 budget: PM 21 Oct 2019 - 03:47 pm

Beirut: Lebanon's cabinet on Monday approved a raft of economic reforms and agreed on the 2020 budget, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in...

Residents of northeast Syria city pelt departing US troops 21 Oct 2019 - 03:34 pm

AKCAKALE, Turkey: Angry over the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, residents of a Kurdish-dominated city pelted departing American military vehicles with potatoes Monday as...

Lebanon government in 11-hour reform drive as protests swell 21 Oct 2019 - 11:09 am

Beirut: Lebanon's teetering government was expected Monday to approve a belated economic rescue plan as the nation prepared for a fifth day of...

Impromptu raves and other offbeat moments from Lebanon’s revolt 20 Oct 2019 - 07:10 pm

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Lebanon for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, demanding the removal of a...

Tens of thousands demonstrate again as Lebanon's government frays 20 Oct 2019 - 03:50 pm

Beirut: Tens of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets for a fourth day Sunday to protest political stasis and corruption, as the...

Thousands take to Lebanon's streets in third day of anti-government protests 19 Oct 2019 - 08:45 pm

BEIRUT: Tens of thousands took to the streets of Lebanon on Saturday for a third day of anti-government protests, directing growing rage at...

41 IS members handed over to Turkey: Minister 19 Oct 2019 - 06:04 pm

ANKARA: Turkish interior minister said 41 Islamic State members were handed over to Turkey on Saturday following their release by YPG, the Syrian...

Erdogan says Turkey to resume Syria offensive if truce deal falters 19 Oct 2019 - 05:44 pm

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey would press on with its offensive into northeastern Syria and "crush the heads of terrorists"...

Hundreds gather in Lebanon for fresh protests 19 Oct 2019 - 01:15 pm

Beirut: Hundreds gathered in Lebanon Saturday for a third day of protests against tax increases and alleged official corruption after the security forces...

Lebanon deploys water cannon, helicopters to fight wildfires across country 15 Oct 2019 - 04:57 pm

BEIRUT: Wildfires that have swept across Lebanon since Monday have burned swathes of the country's forest and killed at least one person, prompting...

Tunisia, eight years on from its Arab Spring revolt 14 Oct 2019 - 09:07 pm

Tunis: With Sunday's presidential runoff vote under way, here is a recap of key developments in Tunisia since its revolution: President flees Demonstrations...

Erdogan says Turkey will not back down from Syria offensive 14 Oct 2019 - 04:44 pm

ANKARA: Turkey will not back down from its offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria "no matter what anyone says", President Tayyip Erdogan...

Outsider Saied set for landslide in Tunisia presidency: exit polls 14 Oct 2019 - 08:03 am

Tunis, Conservative academic Kais Saied, a political outsider, was headed for a landslide victory in Tunisia's presidential runoff, sweeping aside his rival, media...