World / Middle East

Tearful Syrians in rebel enclave begin new evacuation 25 Mar 2018 - 01:54 pm

Arbin, Syria: Weeping Syrians boarded buses to leave a ravaged pocket of Eastern Ghouta on Sunday, in a new wave of evacuations to...

Egypt scraps Mubarak ruling over telecoms shutdown 24 Mar 2018 - 07:59 pm

Cairo: An Egyptian court on Saturday scrapped a ruling to fine ousted president Hosni Mubarak and two top aides for a telecommunications shutdown...

Bombing ahead of Egypt vote kills policeman in Alexandria 24 Mar 2018 - 06:26 pm

Alexandria, Egypt: A policeman was killed in a bomb attack Saturday targeting the security chief of Egypt's Alexandria, officials said, two days before...

Egypt expels British reporter Bel Trew ahead of presidential election 24 Mar 2018 - 05:20 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities arrested a British journalist and expelled her from the country after threatening her with a military trial, The Times said...

Afrin operation in line with international law 24 Mar 2018 - 05:09 pm

GENEVA: Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman on Saturday said the Operation Olive Branch in Syria northwestern region of Afrin is in line with...

Car bomb explodes in Egypt's Alexandria, one killed -interior ministry 24 Mar 2018 - 01:52 pm

CAIRO, A car bomb exploded in Egypt's second city Alexandria on Saturday, killing a policeman and wounding four others, the interior ministry said....

As Syrian rebels quit Ghouta, Douma stands alone 24 Mar 2018 - 12:57 pm

BEIRUT: The Syrian army paused its bombardment of Douma, the last rebel bastion in eastern Ghouta, after midnight, a war monitor said on...

Syria rebels prepare to quit penultimate pocket of Ghouta 24 Mar 2018 - 12:54 pm

Arbin, Syria: Syrian rebels and civilians gathered in rubble-strewn streets early on Saturday, awaiting evacuation from the penultimate opposition-held pocket of Eastern Ghouta....

Iran slams US sanctions over hacking scheme 24 Mar 2018 - 11:15 am

Tehran, Iran on Saturday slammed new US sanctions against 10 of its citizens and an Iranian company over their alleged involvement in a...

Scimitar-wielding Turkey governor takes retirement 22 Mar 2018 - 06:57 pm

Istanbul: A Turkish regional governor who declared while wielding a double-bladed scimitar above his head that Turkey's forces would soon march into Mosul...

Turkey renovates schools, improves education in Afrin 22 Mar 2018 - 05:08 pm

AFRIN: After liberating the town of Afrin, Syria from terrorists, Turkey is now working to renovate schools for the local children. The renovation...

Three Turkish soldiers killed clearing bombs in Syria's Afrin: PM 22 Mar 2018 - 04:45 pm

Ankara: Three Turkish soldiers died Thursday clearing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Syrian region of Afrin after the capture of Afrin city...

Famous Turkish singer sentenced to 10 months in jail for insulting Erdogan 22 Mar 2018 - 04:43 pm

ANKARA: A famous Turkish singer and actress has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for insulting President Tayyip Erdogan during a performance...

Civilians flood out of Syria's Douma 22 Mar 2018 - 02:33 pm

BEIRUT: Large numbers of Syrian civilians were leaving the rebel-held eastern Ghouta town of Douma early on Thursday, a war monitor said, and...

Hostage swap of Syrian soldiers, rebels launches Harasta deal 22 Mar 2018 - 02:24 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian insurgents freed 13 soldiers in return for the release of five rebels on Thursday, the first step of a deal over...

Rebels expected to evacuate Syria's Eastern Ghouta 22 Mar 2018 - 02:19 pm

Harasta, Syria: Buses prepared to enter a bombed-out town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Thursday after an agreement to evacuate hundreds of rebels...

Two killed as suspect in attempted assassination of Palestinian PM arrested in Gaza 22 Mar 2018 - 01:35 pm

Gaza: Hamas-run security forces in Gaza detained a main suspect in last week's assassination attempt against Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah after a...

Conditions for displaced from Syria's Ghouta 'tragic': UN 21 Mar 2018 - 05:55 pm

Damascus: The UN humanitarian coordinator in Syria on Wednesday condemned the "tragic" living conditions of thousands of civilians who have fled a regime...