World / Middle East

Somalia swears in new MPs amid vote criticism 27 Dec 2016 - 05:45 pm

Mogadishu: Somalia on Tuesday swore in new lawmakers after weeks of voting in a complex political process seen as its most democratic election...

Turkey puts broadcast ban on Russia envoy's killing 27 Dec 2016 - 02:37 pm

Ankara: A Turkish court has put a broadcast ban on reporting of the investigation into last week's murder of the Russian ambassador to...

Turkey readies improved camp for Aleppo civilians 27 Dec 2016 - 02:15 pm

OSMANIYE, Turkey: A refugee camp in southern Turkey is finishing last-minute improvements and preparations to house thousands of civilians fleeing war-torn Aleppo. The...

US-backed fighters pushing toward IS-held dam in north Syria 27 Dec 2016 - 02:01 pm

BEIRUT: A spokesman for a U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force in northern Syria says they are approaching a strategic dam controlled by the Islamic State...

No. of injured Aleppans treated in Turkey climbs to 265 27 Dec 2016 - 01:51 pm

HATAY, Turkey: A total of 265 injured Aleppans have been brought to Turkey for treatment following evacuation from the war-battered Syrian city of...

13 IS killed in Syria's Al-Bab 27 Dec 2016 - 01:40 pm

BAGHDAD: Unidentified gunmen abducted a female journalist from her Baghdad home late Monday, according to local security sources. Afrah Shawki was abducted at...

Iraqi female journalist abducted from Baghdad home 27 Dec 2016 - 01:34 pm

BAGHDAD: Unidentified gunmen abducted a female journalist from her Baghdad home late Monday, according to local security sources. Afrah Shawki was abducted at...

Syrian opposition body not a party to talks that Moscow says are under way 27 Dec 2016 - 01:30 pm

BEIRUT: A Syrian opposition body grouping armed and political opponents of President Bashar al-Assad has no knowledge of talks that Moscow says are...

Senior IS commander in Syria likely killed 27 Dec 2016 - 12:13 pm

BEIRUT,: One of Islamic State's top commanders in Syria was probably killed in combat as the jihadists sought to stave off an advance...

Activists begin march from Berlin to Aleppo 27 Dec 2016 - 11:29 am

BERLIN: More than 300 activists have begun Monday their long march from Berlin to the war-battered Syrian city of Aleppo, to draw international...

Life sentences reinstated for Palestinian freed in 2011 27 Dec 2016 - 11:17 am

RAMALLAH, Palestine: An Israeli court on Monday reinstated two life sentences handed down earlier against a Palestinian prisoner who had been freed as...

Iraqi forces capture five members of Islamic State in Mosul 27 Dec 2016 - 09:29 am

NINEVEH, Iraq: At least five Islamic State members were captured alive in an operation carried out Monday by the Iraqi army’s 16th division...

Activists begin march from Berlin to Aleppo 27 Dec 2016 - 09:24 am

BERLIN: More than 300 activists have begun Monday their long march from Berlin to the war-battered Syrian city of Aleppo, to draw international...

Syrian army escalates campaign to capture Damascus water supply 27 Dec 2016 - 08:58 am

AMMAN: The Syrian army escalated aerial bombing of a rebel-held valley northwest of Damascus in an offensive begun last week to recapture the...

Tunisian security dismantles 'Terrorist' Cell 27 Dec 2016 - 08:39 am

Tunis: A three-member "terrorist" cell, including a woman, was dismantled in the Tunisian province of Jendouba delegation by the national guard's investigation and...

Saudi Arabia launches campaign to collect funds for Syrians displaced by war 27 Dec 2016 - 08:30 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has launched a fundraising campaign for Syrians displaced by a five-year civil war, including those evacuated from eastern Aleppo, state...