World / Middle East

Refugees from Raqqah want to return to their homeland 03 Nov 2018 - 02:57 pm

SANLIURFA, Turkey: Syrians who fled YPG/PKK’s terrorist activities in Tal Abyad district of Raqqah in Syria and took refuge in Turkey want to...

Iran seeks European assurances as U.S. oil sanctions loom 03 Nov 2018 - 01:24 pm

DUBAI: Iran called on Saturday for European assurances of support in the face of Washington's intent to reimpose sanctions on vital Iranian oil...

Turkey starts joint patrols with U.S. forces in Syria's Manbij 01 Nov 2018 - 05:43 pm

ISTANBUL/MANBIJ, Syria: Turkish and U.S. forces started joint patrols in the Manbij region of northern Syria on Thursday, Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar...

UN appoints new special envoy for Syria 31 Oct 2018 - 08:37 pm

WASHINGTON: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced Wednesday he has chosen a successor to outgoing Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura who announced his...

US-backed Syria force suspends anti-IS attacks after Turkey hits 31 Oct 2018 - 07:25 pm

Beirut: A Kurdish-led force backed by the US-led coalition said Wednesday it was suspending operations against the Islamic State group after Turkish shelling...

Erdogan opens new Istanbul Airport, planned to be world's largest 29 Oct 2018 - 06:25 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday opened Istanbul's new international airport, which his government says will eventually become the world's largest....

Woman suicide bomber wounds 9 in Tunis: ministry 29 Oct 2018 - 05:07 pm

Tunis: A woman suicide bomber blew herself up Monday near police vehicles in the centre of the Tunisian capital, injuring nine people, the...

Turkey's new Istanbul airport to be world's largest 29 Oct 2018 - 01:32 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday unveils Istanbul's new international airport, which his government claims will be the world's largest. One...

Syrian Kurds boost fight against IS in east after setback 29 Oct 2018 - 01:17 pm

BEIRUT/BAGHDAD: Syrian Kurdish special forces have joined an offensive against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a commander said, after the jihadists recovered...

Syria's national museum reopens doors in war-scarred Damascus 28 Oct 2018 - 04:09 pm

DAMASCUS: Syria's National Museum of Damascus opened its rich trove of antiquities to visitors again on Sunday, seven years after war forced them...

Iran president urges Parliament to approve 4 new ministers 27 Oct 2018 - 05:12 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged Parliament to approve four new ministers and help his government "resist" and "fight" the U.S. as...

Four-nation Syria summit begins in Istanbul 27 Oct 2018 - 03:58 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened a summit in Istanbul on Saturday with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France aimed at...

Islamic State kills 41 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria: monitor 27 Oct 2018 - 03:19 pm

Beirut: The Islamic State group has killed 41 US-backed fighters in Syria battling to oust the jihadists from their eastern holdout of Hajin...

Turkey hosts summit to seek solutions to end war in Syria 27 Oct 2018 - 02:56 pm

ISTANBUL: The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany were gathering for a summit Saturday about Syria, hoping to lay the groundwork for...

At least 10 school children killed, 16 missing in Jordan flash flood 25 Oct 2018 - 07:53 pm

AMMAN: At least 10 school children died and 16 were missing after a flash flood near Jordan's Dead Sea, where around 40 children...

Istanbul airport prepares for inauguration 25 Oct 2018 - 05:56 pm

Istanbul: Final preparations were underway Thursday at the new international airport in Istanbul, four days ahead of its inauguration by President Recep Tayyip...

Russia planning Syria summit with Turkey, Iran: Lavrov 24 Oct 2018 - 02:33 pm

MOSCOW: Kremlin on Wednesday circulated a proposal to hold a new round of a summit meeting on Syria between Russian, Turkish and Iranian...

Turkey detains Swedish citizen over alleged PKK links: state media 24 Oct 2018 - 12:03 pm

Ankara, Turkey has detained a Swedish man over suspected links to Kurdish militants in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, state media reported. The...