World / Middle East

US defense secretary arrives in Egypt 03 Dec 2017 - 10:05 am

CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived in Egypt on Saturday as part of a tour of the Middle East. Mattis will...

France’s Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias 02 Dec 2017 - 07:32 pm

PARIS/BAGHDAD: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on Iraq to dismantle all militias, including the government-sanctioned, Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a...

UAE 'deporting' Egypt presidential hopeful Shafiq to Cairo: aides 02 Dec 2017 - 05:25 pm

Cairo: UAE officials on Saturday took former Egyptian premier and presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq from his Abu Dhabi home to be deported back...

Two mass graves found in Yazidi district of Iraq 02 Dec 2017 - 02:23 pm

Baghdad, Iraqi paramilitary forces have uncovered two more mass graves containing the bodies of 140 civilians, including women and children, in an area...

Syria army intercepts Israel missiles near Damascus: state media 02 Dec 2017 - 12:54 pm

Damascus: Syrian air defences intercepted at least two Israeli missiles fired at a government "military position" in Damascus province early Saturday but the...

Palestinian authority warns of transferring US embassy to Jerusalem 02 Dec 2017 - 12:41 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Authority warned of the danger of the American move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, stressing that it...

Earthquake rocks Southeastern Iran 02 Dec 2017 - 12:35 pm

Tehran: An earthquake measuring 4.4 magnitude jolted the village of Hojedk near the town of Ravar located in Iran's southeastern province of Kerman...

Israeli missiles hit military post near Damascus : Syrian state TV 02 Dec 2017 - 11:14 am

BEIRUT: Israeli missiles struck a military position near Damascus and Syria's air defence system responded on Saturday, destroying two of them, Syrian state...

Syria army intercepts Israel missiles near Damascus: State Media 02 Dec 2017 - 11:13 am

Damascus, Syrian air defences intercepted at least two Israeli missiles fired at a government "military position" in Damascus province early Saturday but the...

Nearly 1,000 civilians killed in Syria last month: NGO 02 Dec 2017 - 10:56 am

ISTANBUL: At least 996 civilians were killed in war-torn Syria during the month of November, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said...

Strong quake hits southeast Iran, no fatalities 01 Dec 2017 - 10:45 am

ANKARA: A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Iran’s southeastern Kerman province on Friday, causing some injuries and destroying several houses, Iranian state...

UN brings Syria talks under one roof, if not into one room 30 Nov 2017 - 03:01 pm

GENEVA: Negotiators for Syria’s combatants arrived at a U.N. complex for peace talks on Thursday amid expectations the rival teams will be encouraged...

Syrian regime renews attacks on E. Ghouta despite truce 30 Nov 2017 - 12:40 pm

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Assad regime on Wednesday renewed its bombardments of Eastern Ghouta, a Damascus suburb, despite a cease-fire announced one day earlier. On...

UN warns of worsening malnutrition in Syria's Eastern Ghouta 30 Nov 2017 - 12:07 pm

New York: The United Nations has warned of a worsening crisis of malnutrition among the besieged population in the Syrian eastern regions of...

Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, presidential hopeful, says UAE blocks return to Cairo 29 Nov 2017 - 08:35 pm

Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, who told Reuters on Wednesday he intended to run in the presidential election early next year, told...

Palestinian unity deal in doubt as key deadline nears 29 Nov 2017 - 07:35 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: A landmark Palestinian unity deal faltered dangerously on Wednesday as a key deadline to implement it drew near, with...

Truce near Damascus mostly being observed before Syria talks begin 29 Nov 2017 - 01:55 pm

BEIRUT: The Russian-proposed ceasefire in the Eastern Ghouta area of Syria has been widely observed, a war monitor and a witness said on...

Russia marks solidarity day with Palestine 29 Nov 2017 - 01:12 pm

RAMALLAH: Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday to mark the International Day of Solidarity...