World / Middle East

Constitutional change gives Jordan king more powers 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Amman: Jordan's parliament passed a constitutional amendment Wednesday granting King Abdullah II the power to appoint or dismiss senior officials without consulting the...

Iraqi army makes modest advance south of Mosul 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

MAKHMOUR, Iraq: Iraqis armed forces backed by U.S.-led coalition air power captured a village in Nineveh province from Islamic State on Wednesday, the...

Hundreds protest in Sudan capital after student shot dead 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Sudanese gather to attend a speech by Sudanese President during his visit to El Daein in Eastern Darfur on April 5,...

Kurds, Shi’ites agree to withdraw forces from north Iraq town after clashes 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

An armed Kurdish man holds his rifle on a Kurdish Peshmerga position in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq, April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic ERBIL, Iraq:...

Explosion rocks Turkish city of Bursa 27 Apr 2016 - 06:25 pm

Istanbul: Turkish media reports say an explosion has rocked a major city in northwestern Turkey. The private Dogan News agency says the explosion...

Three Egypt policemen killed in Sinai bombing 27 Apr 2016 - 04:34 pm

Cairo: A roadside bomb in the North Sinai town of El-Arish killed three Egyptian police conscripts on Wednesday, the interior ministry said. Jihadists...

UAE considers new fire safety laws after skyscraper blazes 27 Apr 2016 - 03:56 pm

Fire from a Dubai tower (file photo) By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai will supervise construction crews more strictly and monitor...

Syria Kurds retrieve body of Russian officer from Islamic State 27 Apr 2016 - 02:35 pm

Beirut: Syrian Kurdish forces have retrieved the remains of a Russian special forces officer from the Islamic State jihadist group, a source on...

Russia applauds cooperation with US over Syria 27 Apr 2016 - 01:42 pm

Syrian civil defense members search for the air attack victims after Syrian regime forces attack Aleppo's oppositon controlled Kellase region with "elephant missiles"...

Turkey PM says draft constitution will guarantee secularism 27 Apr 2016 - 12:26 pm

Turkish Prime Minister and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Ahmet Davutoglu waves as he delivers a speech during...

2 Palestinians, one with knife, shot dead at Israeli checkpoint: police 27 Apr 2016 - 12:15 pm

Incident occurred at Israeli checkpoint in West Bank. Police say Palestinian woman, man ignored orders to halt. Palestinian government condemns “brutal daylight crime.” ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader says U.S. lifted sanctions only on paper 27 Apr 2016 - 11:50 am

File photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. DUBAI: The United States has only lifted Iranian sanctions on paper and in practice...

Dutch FM warns no safety 'guarantees' for visitors to Turkey 27 Apr 2016 - 11:16 am

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders. Reuters The Hague: Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has warned the Netherlands cannot guarantee the safety of citizens...

Iran parliament in the balance in election run-offs 27 Apr 2016 - 10:00 am

An Iranian woman casts her ballot to vote for both parliamentary elections and Assembly of Experts at a polling station at Massoumeh shrine...

Iranian refugee self-immolates on Nauru during UN visit 27 Apr 2016 - 09:03 am

Sydney: An Iranian refugee set himself on fire Wednesday during a visit by UN officials to Nauru, Canberra said, with four others reportedly...

Iraq reports first bird flu outbreaks in 10 years 27 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry cull chicks to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste,...

Rebel leader's return must pave way for 'real transition' in South Sudan: UN 27 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar (C) is greeted upon arrival at Juba International Airport, Juba, South Sudan, 26 April 2016. Reports state...

UN's Ban calls for 'immediate' formation of S. Sudan unity government 27 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon United Nations, United States: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a new unity government to be immediately set up...