World / Middle East

Turkish police kill two suspected Islamic State militants in raid - media 21 May 2017 - 08:55 am

ANKARA: Turkish police killed two suspected Islamic State militants in a raid on an apartment in the capital Ankara overnight, state-run Anadolu news...

Strong oil, global bourses may aid Gulf 21 May 2017 - 08:37 am

Dubai: Gulf stock markets may have a firm tone on Sunday after oil and global bourses rose at the end of last week,...

Tillerson says he hopes Rouhani ends Iran missile program in new term 20 May 2017 - 06:50 pm

RIYADH: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday he hoped newly-elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will use his second term in...

Turkey’s pro-Kurd party elects new co-leader to replace jailed predecessor 20 May 2017 - 06:32 pm

ANKARA: Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party elected a new co-leader on Saturday to replace Figen Yuksekdag, who has been in jail on terrorism charges since...

Iran chooses 'engagement' as Rouhani sweeps to victory 20 May 2017 - 06:15 pm

Tehran: Iran has chosen the "path of engagement with the world" and rejected extremism, President Hassan Rouhani said following his resounding re-election victory...

Tunisian army fires shots to warn off protesters 20 May 2017 - 06:15 pm

Tunis: Tunisian soldiers fired warning shots into the air on Saturday to stop demonstrators from storming a gas and oil pumping station in...

What's next for Iran after President Hassan Rouhani's win? 20 May 2017 - 06:04 pm

DUBAI: After Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's electoral victory Saturday, what's next for the Islamic Republic? Here's some things to watch for: HARD-LINERS' REACTION...

Rouhani says Iran wants interaction with the world 20 May 2017 - 05:57 pm

DUBAI: President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Iran’s presidential election displayed the Islamic Republic’s willingness to interact with the international community. In...

Assad vows to continue working with Iran after Rouhani win 20 May 2017 - 05:15 pm

Damascus: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad lauded his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani Saturday on his election victory and vowed to continue cooperating with Tehran,...

IS in Syria 'executes' 19 civilians including children: monitor 20 May 2017 - 05:06 pm

Beirut: Members of the Islamic State group have 'executed' 19 civilians including two children in a village held by anti-jihadists in eastern Syria,...

Syrian rebels begin to leave last opposition-held Homs district 20 May 2017 - 02:06 pm

HOMS, Syria/BEIRUT: Syrian rebels started leaving the last opposition-held district of Homs city on Saturday in the final phase of an evacuation deal...

Islamic State claimed suicide bombings kill 35 in Iraq 20 May 2017 - 01:44 pm

Baghdad: Suicide bombings at checkpoints in Baghdad and south Iraq claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 35 people and wounded...

New round of Syria peace talks set for June 20 May 2017 - 01:01 pm

Geneva: The UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced that a new round of Syria peace talks will be held in...

Rouhani stokes desire for change, but can he deliver? 20 May 2017 - 12:31 pm

ANKARA: A mild-mannered cleric known for decades as an establishment insider, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani reinvented himself as a rabble-rousing political street fighter...

Rouhani wins Iran re-election 20 May 2017 - 12:06 pm

TEHRAN: Reformist leader Hassan Rouhani on Saturday won a second term as Iran’s president, according to unofficial results. Rouhani grabbed 22.7 million votes...

Iran state TV congratulates President Rouhani's re-election 20 May 2017 - 11:24 am

DUBAI: Iran's state television congratulated President Hassan Rouhani for winning a re-election by handing an emphatic defeat to his hardline rival Ebrahim Raisi....

At least 13 killed in Iraq car bombings 20 May 2017 - 11:13 am

BAGHDAD: Car bombings in Iraq killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, security sources said late Friday. The attack in the capital...

Dozens of Palestinians injured in W. Bank, Gaza clashes 20 May 2017 - 11:04 am

RAMALLAH, Palestine: Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Friday in separate clashes -- in both the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the blockaded Gaza...