World / Middle East

Stadium in Syria's rebel-held Idlib hosts unlikley football game 28 Apr 2018 - 05:50 pm

Idlib, Syria: Battered by air strikes, the main stadium in the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib hosted a soccer friendly on Wednesday, re-opening...

Syrian army, Islamic State wage fierce battle in south Damascus 28 Apr 2018 - 05:06 pm

BEIRUT: The Syrian army and its allies engaged in a fierce battle on Saturday with Islamic State fighters in an enclave south of...

From refugees to earthquakes, Istanbul ready for a reshape, say city planners 28 Apr 2018 - 04:56 pm

BONN, Germany: Faced with a fast-growing population and risks from earthquakes and flooding, Istanbul must take bold steps to adapt and improve the...

Turkish ex-president Gul says not running for the top job in June 28 Apr 2018 - 02:57 pm

Istanbul: Former Turkish head of state Abdullah Gul on Saturday ruled out running for the presidency in June, dousing fevered speculation he would...

IS suspects stand trial for Iran attacks 28 Apr 2018 - 01:45 pm

Tehran, Twenty-six alleged members of the Islamic State group went on trial in Iran on Saturday over attacks last year on parliament and...

Palestinian vies for imaginary seat in Lebanon parliament 28 Apr 2018 - 12:43 pm

Beirut: She has been criss-crossing her native Lebanon ahead of May 6 elections but the parliament seat she wants does not exist and...

US, Turkish army chiefs discuss Syria in phone call 28 Apr 2018 - 12:32 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford spoke with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar over the phone on Friday, according...

Three Palestinians killed as deadly clashes erupt again in Gaza at Israeli border fence 27 Apr 2018 - 08:19 pm

Gaza CITY, Gaza Strip: Hundreds of Palestinians converged on the Gaza Strip's border fence with Israel on Friday, trying to rip through it...

Russia presents unharmed Syrians to OPCW, Western envoys condemn stunt 26 Apr 2018 - 09:29 pm

THE HAGUE: Russia and Syria presented more than a dozen unharmed people from Ghouta, Syria, at the premises of the Organisation for the...

Mattis: Iran nuclear deal includes 'robust' verification 26 Apr 2018 - 07:02 pm

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday emphasized the value of certain aspects of the Iran nuclear agreement, even as President Donald Trump...

Daesh attack leaves 2 Iraqi policemen dead in Kirkuk 26 Apr 2018 - 01:21 pm

BAGHDAD: At least two Iraqi federal police officers were killed on Thursday -- and another two injured -- in an attack by Daesh...

Syria blocks humanitarian aid after retaking Eastern Ghouta: UN 25 Apr 2018 - 06:42 pm

United Nations, United States: Two weeks after its forces took full control of Eastern Ghouta, Syria has yet to allow UN humanitarian aid...

Turkey says facing 'new refugee wave' after 30,000 Afghans arrive 25 Apr 2018 - 04:38 pm

Ankara: Nearly 30,000 Afghans have arrived in Turkey in the last three months, the Turkish government said Wednesday, after Amnesty International criticised the...

Official: Gunmen kidnap senior sport official near Baghdad 25 Apr 2018 - 01:50 pm

BAGHDAD: The head of Iraq's National Olympic Committee says unknown gunmen have kidnapped a senior sport official near Baghdad. Raad Hamoudi tells The...

Rouhani slams Trump's talks with France over Iran nuclear deal 25 Apr 2018 - 01:45 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned talks between the U.S. and France over the multi-party nuclear agreement, urging his American counterpart to stand by...

Russia hints it may provide advanced air defenses to Syria 25 Apr 2018 - 01:42 pm

BEIRUT: The Russian military has indicated it will supply the Syrian government with a sophisticated air defense system, after condemning a missile attack...

Iran pours scorn on nuclear talks, dismisses "tradesman" Trump 25 Apr 2018 - 11:05 am

BEIRUT, Iran's president poured scorn on Wednesday on US and European discussions over Tehran's nuclear agreement, and dismissed Donald Trump as a "tradesman"...

Syria regime strikes kill 6 civilians in south Damascus: monitor 25 Apr 2018 - 10:27 am

Beirut, Syrian regime air strikes have killed six civilians in southern Damascus where government forces are fighting the Islamic State group, a war...