World / Middle East

Jordan and Syria say border to reopen on Monday 14 Oct 2018 - 05:53 pm

AMMAN: The border crossing between Jordan and Syria will reopen on Monday after being closed for three years, the two countries said on...

In Syria's Yarmouk, a pigeon keeper and his dog held out through years of war 14 Oct 2018 - 02:32 pm

YARMOUK, Syria: The Yarmouk district in Damascus has switched hands many times in Syria's war: from rebels, to Islamic State militants, and back...

Death toll rises to 20 after suicide bombings in southern Somalia 14 Oct 2018 - 11:18 am

MOGADISHU, The death toll has risen to 20 people on Sunday following two suspected suicide bombers that struck in the southern Somali city...

Fifteen killed as migrant vehicle crashes in Turkey: reports 14 Oct 2018 - 10:30 am

Istanbul: Fifteen people, including children, died on Sunday when a vehicle carrying migrants plunged off the highway into a river-bed in western Turkey,...

Islamic State kidnaps scores of civilians in eastern Syria 13 Oct 2018 - 04:17 pm

BEIRUT: A U.S.-backed Syrian force and a war monitor say members of the Islamic State group have stormed a settlement for displaced people...

Israeli fire kills 6 Palestinians at Gaza protest 12 Oct 2018 - 08:35 pm

Gaza CITY, Gaza Strip: Israeli forces shot dead six Palestinians Friday, four of them in a single incident, in one of the deadliest...

Israel upholds ban on US student refused entry for 10 days 12 Oct 2018 - 07:45 pm

Jerusalem: An Israeli court on Friday upheld a ban on a US student refused entry and held for 10 days over her alleged...

Lebanon newspaper goes blank to protest political crisis 11 Oct 2018 - 02:57 pm

Beirut: Lebanon's oldest newspaper An-Nahar went out to newsstands completely blank on Thursday to protest a political deadlock and economic woes in the...

Four dead, 30 missing as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey - interior ministry 10 Oct 2018 - 11:53 am

Ankara: Four people died after a migrant boat sank off the western coast of Turkey late on Tuesday, the Turkish interior ministry said...

Netanyahu praises Nikki Haley after she quits UN post 09 Oct 2018 - 08:55 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the outgoing US ambassador to the United Nations after she resigned on Tuesday, following a tenure...

Stolen ancient artefact returns to Iran museum 09 Oct 2018 - 05:10 pm

Tehran: A twice-stolen ancient Persian artefact is back in Tehran's national museum after a New York court ordered it returned to Iran. "It...

Syrian rebels complete withdrawal of heavy weapons from Idlib frontline 08 Oct 2018 - 03:09 pm

ISTANBUL: Syrian rebels completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the frontline in Idlib on Monday, under the deal between Russia and Turkey...

Blind Moroccan man falls to death from rooftop sit-in 08 Oct 2018 - 03:01 pm

Rabat: A blind Moroccan man fell to his death while taking part in a protest to demand jobs on the roof a ministry...

Syrians in ex-rebel zones struggle after aid groups withdraw 08 Oct 2018 - 12:41 pm

Beirut, Tens of thousands of Syrians in areas recaptured by government troops this year remain starved of humanitarian aid, with the relief agencies...

Israel PM's wife goes on trial in delivery meals case 07 Oct 2018 - 11:13 am

Jerusalem, The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goes on trial Sunday for allegedly using state funds to fraudulently pay for hundreds...

Syrian rebels start to withdraw heavy weapons from Idlib buffer zone 06 Oct 2018 - 05:12 pm

BEIRUT: Two Turkey-backed Syrian rebel officials told Reuters that rebel groups had begun to withdraw heavy weaponry from a demilitarized zone in northwest...

Lebanon parliament speaker says govt formation "back to zero" 06 Oct 2018 - 04:50 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Saturday said the process of forming a government more than five months after a national election...