World / Middle East

Russian parliament ratifies naval base agreement with Syria 21 Dec 2017 - 05:36 pm

MOSCOW: The Russian parliament voted on Thursday to extend Russia's lease of a naval base in Syria for 49 years, following Vladimir Putin's...

29 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli army 21 Dec 2017 - 03:20 pm

JERUSALEM: At least 29 Palestinians were injured Wednesday in renewed clashes with the Israeli army in Jerusalem while protesting against Washington’s recognition of...

Lebanon's interior minister accuses Uber of not checking records 21 Dec 2017 - 02:59 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's interior minister said on Thursday that Uber driver suspected of murdering a British embassy worker last week had served time in...

Egypt struggles against population 'catastrophe' 21 Dec 2017 - 02:22 pm

Cairo: Ali Abdelaziz sees children as a "gift from God", so much so that he has 10 of his own, even as Egypt's...

Suspected cholera cases reach one million in Yemen 21 Dec 2017 - 02:00 pm

Sanaa: The number of suspected cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has reached one million, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on...

Erdogan slams UAE over FM's anti-Turkish retweet 21 Dec 2017 - 01:41 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has attacked the United Arab Emirates' foreign minister after he retweeted a post attacking a historical Ottoman leader....

UN votes on Jerusalem after Trump warns 'we're watching' 21 Dec 2017 - 01:37 pm

United Nations, United States: UN member-states will vote on Thursday on a motion rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, under strong...

Sesame Street to bring laughter to war-hit children in Middle East 21 Dec 2017 - 12:07 pm

NEW YORK: Muppets to the rescue! The "Sesame Street" television show and a leading charity received a $100 million grant on Wednesday to...

Ally of Iran's Ahmadinejad says sentenced to 63 years' jail 20 Dec 2017 - 06:33 pm

Tehran: A former deputy of Iran's hardline ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that he had been sentenced to 63 years in prison on...

Blinded in one eye, Syrian baby becomes symbol of siege 20 Dec 2017 - 02:46 pm

Kafr Batna, Syria: The heartrending photograph of a Syrian baby who lost his eye in an air strike has set off a viral...

Air strikes kill 19 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor 20 Dec 2017 - 12:22 pm

Maarshurin, Syria: Overnight air strikes killed 19 civilians, seven of them children, in a residential district of a town in northwestern Syria, a...

Iraqi Kurdistan protests turn deadly 19 Dec 2017 - 08:26 pm

Sulaimaniyah, Iraq: Five people were killed and dozens wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday as security forces opened fire during clashes with protesters...

Five dead as protests rock Iraqi Kurdistan: medical official 19 Dec 2017 - 07:53 pm

Sulaimaniyah, Iraq: Five people were killed and dozens wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan Tuesday as security forces opened fire during clashes with protesters, an...

Egypt colonel gets 6 years after announcing presidential bid 19 Dec 2017 - 07:44 pm

Cairo: An Egyptian military court sentenced a colonel to six years in prison on Tuesday after he announced plans to stand in the...

U.N. to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018 19 Dec 2017 - 04:52 pm

TRIPOLI: The United Nations plans to move up to 10,000 illegal migrants from Libya next year, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday,...

Assad says France sponsors terrorism, cannot talk about peace 19 Dec 2017 - 02:12 pm

AMMAN: Syrian President Bashar al Assad attacked France on Tuesday, accusing it of supporting bloodshed in his country making it unfit to talk...

Assad says France sponsors terrorism, cannot talk about peace 19 Dec 2017 - 12:02 pm

AMMAN, Syrian President Bashar al Assadattacked France on Tuesday, accusing it of supporting bloodshed in his country making it unfit to talk about...