World / Middle East

Iran finds flight recorders of crashed passenger plane 04 Mar 2018 - 12:06 pm

DUBAI: Emergency teams have recovered the flight recorders of a plane that crashed into a mountaintop in southwest Iran two weeks ago, killing...

Observatory: Syrian government forces make new eastern Ghouta advance 03 Mar 2018 - 05:14 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces took almost complete control of the town of al-Shayfouniya in eastern Ghouta near Damascus on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory...

Iran calls on U.S., Europe to scrap nuclear arms, missiles 03 Mar 2018 - 02:56 pm

DUBAI: Iran will not negotiate over its ballistic missiles until the United States and Europe dismantle their nuclear weapons, a top Iranian military...

Egypt's health ministry says 9 killed in road accident 03 Mar 2018 - 01:20 pm

CAIRO: Egypt's Health Ministry says a car crash has left nine people dead and eight others wounded on a desert road connecting the...

Egypt detains mother accused of spreading false news 02 Mar 2018 - 05:24 pm

Cairo: Egypt's state security prosecution Friday remanded in custody for 15 days a woman accused of falsely telling the BBC her daughter had...

First aid convoy enters Syria's Afrin since Turkey-led assault 01 Mar 2018 - 05:11 pm

Afrin, Syria: An aid convoy entered Afrin in northwestern Syria on Thursday for the first time since Turkish-led fighters launched an assault on...

Lavrov says Syria rebels must 'act' to make truce work 28 Feb 2018 - 09:10 pm

Geneva: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that rebels in Syria's Eastern Ghouta were responsible for ensuring that a "humanitarian pause" in...

At least 15 people killed in Egyptian train crash 28 Feb 2018 - 04:14 pm

CAIRO: At least 15 people were killed and 40 others were injured in a train crash on Wednesday in Egypt's northern province of...

Three people wounded in bomb blast south of Baghdad 28 Feb 2018 - 02:05 pm

Baghdad: Three people were wounded in a bomb explosion south of Baghdad last night. "A bomb placed on the side of the road...

Syria has eliminated chemical weapons, rejects claims: Lavrov 28 Feb 2018 - 01:41 pm

GENEVA: Russian Foreign Minister Sergi Lavrov said on Wednesday that Syria has eliminated its chemical weapons stockpiles and placed them under international control,...

Clashes rock edge of Syria's Ghouta despite 'truce' 28 Feb 2018 - 12:57 pm

Beirut: Syrian regime forces clashed Wednesday with rebels on the outskirts of Eastern Ghouta despite a "humanitarian pause" announced by Russia and now...

Aid groups: Iraqi authorities push refugees to return home 28 Feb 2018 - 12:31 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities are increasing pressure on families in displacement camps in Anbar province, who fled their homes during the war against the...

Russia says it will maintain daily truces in Syria's Ghouta 27 Feb 2018 - 06:20 pm

MOSCOW: Russia said on Tuesday it would strive to maintain a "humanitarian corridor" to let aid in and civilians out of Syria's besieged...

Anger at Israel claim Palestinian was hurt in bike accident 27 Feb 2018 - 05:44 pm

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Israel on Tuesday claimed that a Palestinian teenager's severe head injury was caused by a bicycle accident and not an...

Israel suspends plan to tax Jerusalem church properties 27 Feb 2018 - 05:35 pm

JERUSALEM: Jerusalem's mayor on Tuesday suspended a plan to impose taxes on properties owned by Christian churches, backing away from a move that...

Syria's Eastern Ghouta: 10 days under attack 27 Feb 2018 - 05:25 pm

Beirut: Syria's army unleashed daily air strikes on the Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus on February 18 in a bid to root out...

Truce called by Russia comes into effect near Damascus 27 Feb 2018 - 10:00 am

Beirut: A five-hour truce called by Russia started on Tuesday in the Syrian rebel-held eastern Ghouta near Damascus with the stated aim of...

Tunisia, Spain vow cooperation on security, women's rights 26 Feb 2018 - 07:56 pm

TUNIS, Tunisia: Spain and Tunisia are reviving ties after a decade-long freeze, pledging notably to work together on security and women's rights. Spanish...