World / Middle East

Iraqi airstrike kills 45 Islamic State leaders inside Syria 23 Jun 2018 - 04:54 pm

BAGHDAD: Dozens of Islamic State militants were killed in an Iraqi airstrike inside neighboring Syria, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said Saturday. The attack...

Iraq conducts air strike on Islamic State position in Syria 23 Jun 2018 - 03:50 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq has conducted an air strike on three houses in the Syrian town of Hajin where Islamic State leaders were meeting, killing...

Erdogan, rival Ince trade blows on eve of crunch Turkey polls 23 Jun 2018 - 03:23 pm

Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival Muharrem Ince on Saturday traded blows in mass rallies on the final day of...

Syrian army gains ground in rebel south: monitor 23 Jun 2018 - 01:49 pm

Beirut: Syrian regime forces on Saturday made their first gains on the ground against rebel fighters in the southern province of Daraa after...

Israeli army injures Anadolu Agency’s photojournalist 22 Jun 2018 - 09:17 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Israeli troops on Friday injured an Anadolu Agency photojournalist covering peaceful rallies in Gaza Strip. Ali Cadallah, who was hit...

Survivors report 220 migrants drowned off Libya in recent days: UNHCR 22 Jun 2018 - 06:33 am

TRIPOLI/GENEVA: Survivors have reported that about 220 migrants drowned off the coast of Libya in the last few days while trying to reach...

Merkel pledges $100 million loan for troubled Jordan 22 Jun 2018 - 05:45 am

AMMAN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday promised a $100 million loan to troubled Jordan, where mass protests over austerity measures forced the...

Embattled Merkel in Lebanon amid heated asylum debate 22 Jun 2018 - 05:45 am

Beirut: German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks in Beirut Thursday, on the second leg of a Middle East trip that comes amid an...

Algerian prime minister urges Bouteflika to seek fifth term 21 Jun 2018 - 08:56 pm

ALGIERS: Algeria's Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia has urged 81-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a fifth term in 2019 ending speculation that...

Sara Netanyahu preceded by avarice of other first wives 21 Jun 2018 - 07:12 pm

Sara Netanyahu, wife of the Israeli prime minister, has long been plagued by allegations of living a lavish lifestyle with the taxpayers' money,...

Thousands flee regime shelling on south Syria: monitor 21 Jun 2018 - 01:45 pm

Beirut: More than 12,000 people have fled regime bombardment on rebel-held areas in Syria's southern province of Daraa in the past three days,...

Turkey's Erdogan says may seek coalition if fails to get majority 21 Jun 2018 - 10:41 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his ruling AK Party could seek to form a coalition if it fails to secure a parliamentary...

Iraq police in armed clash with pro-Iran militia in Baghdad 20 Jun 2018 - 05:15 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi police surrounded the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia and detained one of its members after an armed clash Wednesday left three...

Syrian refugees glad to see Turkish forces in Manbij 20 Jun 2018 - 03:10 pm

SANLIURFA, Turkey: People from Manbij, Syria living just across the border in southeastern Turkey expressed approval of Turkish forces taking up patrols in...

Syrian rebel warns of "volcanoes of fire" if Assad attacks south 19 Jun 2018 - 07:46 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces and their Iran-backed allies will face "volcanoes of fire" if they launch a threatened offensive in the opposition-held southwest,...

Blurring the border, Turkey deepens roots in northern Syria 19 Jun 2018 - 07:28 pm

AL-BAB, Syria: A newly paved road links the Turkish town of Elbeyli to the Syrian town of al-Bab, across the border. In al-Bab,...

Assad regime, Iran prepare for operation in SW Syria 19 Jun 2018 - 04:19 pm

ANKARA: Forces of the Bashar al-Assad regime have been preparing for a wide-ranging operation against opposition forces in the southwestern province of Daraa...