World / Middle East

Demand for inflight Wi-Fi high in Mideast routes 27 Jul 2017 - 12:26 am

Demand for Wi-Fi is now sky-high for passengers choosing an airline in the Middle East. A significant percentage of all passengers believe inflight...

Erdogan urges Muslims to 'visit' and 'protect' Jerusalem 25 Jul 2017 - 10:17 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged all Muslims to visit and protect Jerusalem after violence broke out over metal detectors...

More than 140 migrants reach Cyprus by boat 24 Jul 2017 - 06:11 pm

Nicosia: Cypriot authorities said a boat carrying over 140 migrants believed to be Syrians, more than half of them women and children, was...

Jordan seeks to question Israel guard over embassy shooting 24 Jul 2017 - 05:35 pm

Amman: Jordan said Monday it was looking to question an Israeli security guard who killed two Jordanians at the Amman embassy compound, as...

Don't interfere in Turkish affairs, Erdogan tells Germany 23 Jul 2017 - 08:44 pm

Istanbul: Germany has no right to interfere in Turkey's domestic affairs, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, his latest broadside in a...

Netanyahu faces pressure over holy site after violence kills eight 23 Jul 2017 - 08:33 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced mounting pressure Sunday over new security measures at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site after a weekend...

Abbas: Palestinians will not accept metal detectors in Al-Aqsa 23 Jul 2017 - 08:23 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday that the Palestinian leadership will not accept Israels recently installed metal detectors at the gates...

Libya's rival leaders due in Paris for talks: report 23 Jul 2017 - 07:10 pm

Paris: The heads of the opposing sides in Libya's crisis are planning to meet in Paris on Tuesday for talks to find a...

Syrian warplanes strike near Damascus despite ceasefire: Syrian Observatory 23 Jul 2017 - 11:41 am

BEIRUT: Syrian government warplanes carried out several air strikes in the Eastern Ghouta area east of Damascus on Sunday, a day after the...

Iraqi bridge is sole link for Mosul residents rebuilding lives 23 Jul 2017 - 10:21 am

MOSUL: On a pontoon bridge connecting East and West Mosul, residents of a city shattered by the battle to expel Islamic State cross...

Syria announces truce in one of rebels' last Damascus bastions 23 Jul 2017 - 12:06 am

Damascus: Syria on Saturday announced a ceasefire in one of the last rebel strongholds near Damascus after rebels and regime ally Russia agreed...

Tension mounts over Al Aqsa restrictions 22 Jul 2017 - 11:12 pm

Jerusalem: Stabbings and clashes that left six people dead raised fears yesterday of further Israeli-Palestinian violence as tensions mount over new security measures...

'Hero' T-shirt prompts wave of arrests in Turkey 22 Jul 2017 - 07:10 pm

Istanbul: Turkish police have over the last week detained at least 15 people for wearing a T-shirt with a slogan the authorities argue...

Erdogan condemns Israel's 'excessive' use of force in Jerusalem 22 Jul 2017 - 04:46 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday denounced as "excessive" the use of force by Israeli security forces in deadly clashes over...

Russia: 'Safe zone' in Syria's Ghouta demarcated 22 Jul 2017 - 03:49 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's Defense Ministry said Saturday an agreement has been reached with the Syrian opposition on the boundaries for a de-escalation zone for...

Two killed as strong earthquake hits Greece and Turkey 22 Jul 2017 - 02:02 am

At least two people were killed on the Greek island of Kos on Friday when a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the popular summer...

Abbas announces halt of all contacts with Israel 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am

RAMALLAH, Palestine: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Friday that all contacts with Israel have been suspended until it commits to lift the...

Three Palestinians shot dead in clashes 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am

Jerusalem: Three Palestinian men were shot dead in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem yesterday, health officials said. The killings came as Palestinians and Israeli security...