World / Middle East

Thousands of Syrians brave cold, rain at Turkey border 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo Beirut: Thousands of Syrians braved the cold and rain Saturday at the Turkish border after fleeing a Russian-backed regime assault on...

Qaeda tightens its grip on south Yemen coast 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

People gather outside the camp of the 19th Infantry Brigade after it was seized by al-Qaeda fighters on February 12 2015 in Baihan...

Turkey tightens visa rules for Iraqi citizens 'to fight illegal immigration' 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

The Habur border crossing along the Turkish-Iraqi border in 2014. AFP, Ilyas Akengin Istanbul: Turkey has tightened its visa rules for Iraqi citizens...

Syrian Kurds begin diplomatic push with Moscow office 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Children look at seized weapons from the Islamic State group on September 6, 2015 in Kobane, northern Syria. AFP, Yasin Akgul Qamishli, Syria:...

Turkey prepares for massive refugee wave as Syrians flee govt offensive 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Refugee children at a camp near the Turkish border crossing on February 6, 2016 in Bab-Al Salam, near Azaz in northern Syria. AFP,...

Israeli army lifts blockade of West Bank town 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: The Israeli army Saturday said it was lifting a blockade imposed on the West Bank town of Qabatiya, from where Palestinians carried...

Syrian President Assad’s mother dies aged 86: state media 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

President Hafez al-Asad with his family in the early 1970s. From left to right: Bashar, Maher, Mrs Anisa Makhlouf (the then new First...

Tunisia completes barrier with conflict-hit Libya 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

One of the trenches dug along the Libyan border, near the Ras Jedir crossing point on February 6, 2016 that is part of...

Israeli Forces Kill 14-year-old Palestinian 06 Feb 2016 - 05:18 pm

Haitham Ismail Mohammed, 14-year-old Hebron: Israeli occupation soldiers killed a 14-year-old Palestinian and detained another young boy in the occupied West Bank town...

Iran approves extra 1,500 candidates for parliamentary polls 06 Feb 2016 - 05:15 pm

Iranian women wait in line outside a polling station during the Iranian presidential election in Tehran. (file photo) Tehran: Iran has approved an...

Syria regime warns against any foreign ground 'aggression' 06 Feb 2016 - 03:11 pm

Damascus: Syria's government warned Saturday against any foreign ground intervention in its war after reports that Saudi Arabia and Turkey, which both support...

Palestinian prime minister denounces Israel's collective punishment of Qabatiya 06 Feb 2016 - 01:39 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Saturday condenmed the "collective punishment" imposed by Israel on residents of Qabatiya, blockaded for the third...

Somali, AU troops retake key port from Shebab: army and witnesses 06 Feb 2016 - 01:34 pm

Mogadishu: Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers on Saturday recaptured the key port of Merka from Shebab insurgents, just one day after...

Turkish border crossing closed as Syrians flee govt offensive 06 Feb 2016 - 01:28 pm

Oncupinar, Turkey: Turkey was preparing Saturday for a new influx of refugees fleeing a major offensive by Syria's Russian-backed regime, with tens of...

Islamist Shebab fighters seize Somali port: Governor 06 Feb 2016 - 12:23 pm

The loss of the Somali port of Merka to Shebab insurgents is one of the biggest setbacks for the African Union force in...

Al Qaeda mourns death of top commander in Yemen 06 Feb 2016 - 10:39 am

File picture of Jalal Baleedi, who was killed by drone strike in Yemen DUBAI: Al Qaeda's branch in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) mourned...

Up to 20,000 stranded at Syria border with Turkey: UN 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrian refugees wait behind the border fence to cross into Turkey on the Turkish-Syrian border, near the southeastern town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa...