World / Middle East

Sudan says referendum result shows Darfur 'crisis' over 26 Apr 2016 - 06:09 pm

Darfur referendum commission chief Omar Ali Jamaa holds a press conference on April 23, 2016, in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Jamaa said almost...

Your guide to Saudi Arabia's plan for life after oil 26 Apr 2016 - 05:54 pm

Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud delivers a speech during a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on...

Syrian opposition group urges unity in peace talks 26 Apr 2016 - 05:33 pm

Former Syrian deputy prime minister Qadri Jamil gestures during a press conference after a round of negotiations between the Syrian regime-tolerated opposition (Moscow...

Protesting MPs had tried to block speaker from holding session 26 Apr 2016 - 03:48 pm

Iraqi supporters of the Sadrist movement hold national flags and shout slogans during a demonstration to press for reforms on April 26, 2016,...

Turkey to meet visa deal criteria by early May 26 Apr 2016 - 02:49 pm

ANKARA: Turkey will meet criteria for visa liberalisation by the beginning of May, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday, a key...

Thousands of Iraqis answer Sadr's call to protest 26 Apr 2016 - 12:58 pm

Female Iraqi supporters of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr flash the sign for victory as they take part in a sit-in at Baghdad's...

No discussion to scrap Turkish constitution’s secular principle, says commission head 26 Apr 2016 - 12:09 pm

ANKARA: Turkey’s draft constitution retains the precept of secularism and the ruling AK Party has not discussed removing it, the head of the...

Turkey to use US rocket system in fight against IS 26 Apr 2016 - 11:51 am

File picture of Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Ankara: Turkey has struck a deal with the United States to deploy American light multiple...

Israeli forces open fire on Palestinian fishermen 26 Apr 2016 - 11:36 am

AFP/ File photo Gaza: Israeli military vehicles on Tuesday infiltrated the border area in eastern Gaza on Monday, where they leveled agricultural lands,...

Targeted air strikes kill five rescue workers near Syria's Aleppo: monitor 26 Apr 2016 - 11:08 am

REUTERS/ File photo Overnight air strikes and a rocket attack on an opposition-held area west of Aleppo killed five rescue workers, who appeared...

Air strikes kill five rescue workers near Syria’s Aleppo - monitor 26 Apr 2016 - 10:01 am

BEIRUT: Air strikes and rocket attacks by Syrian government forces west of Aleppo killed five rescue workers overnight, a monitoring group and volunteers...

Turkey needs religious constitution, parliament speaker says 26 Apr 2016 - 09:59 am

REUTERS/ File photo \ISTANBUL: Overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey needs a “religious” constitution and secularism should be dropped from the country’s new charter, parliament’s speaker...

Syrian food crisis deepens as war chokes farming 26 Apr 2016 - 09:17 am

Syrian farmers work in a wheat field in Maarshamsha, Idlib countryside, Syria, May 31, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo By Maha El Dahan ABU...

Obama sends more Special Forces to Syria in fight against IS 26 Apr 2016 - 08:48 am

A picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen inside a checkpoint at the site of a car bomb on the outskirts of...

Saudi society will decide if women can drive: prince 26 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gestures during a press conference in Riyadh, on April 25, 2016. The key...

IS suicide bomber hits Baghdad shops, killing seven 26 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Baghdad: A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group ripped through shops in eastern Baghdad on Monday, killing at least seven...

32 ISIS militants killed in Iraq 25 Apr 2016 - 04:40 pm

Baghdad: Baghdad Operations Command has announced that 49 ISIS militants were killed or injured and that explosive devices were dismantled in west Baghdad....