World / Middle East

UNICEF objects to All Black tweeting photos of dead Syrian children 30 Dec 2015 - 09:28 am

Sonny Bill Williams in Faida-Bekaa. Photo: Twitter: @SonnyBWilliams Wellington: World Cup-winning All Black Sonny Bill Williams drew criticism from UNICEF Wednesday for tweeting...

Iranian navy test fires rockets near US carrier 30 Dec 2015 - 08:29 am

Washington: The Iranian navy test fired several rockets near three Western warships including the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier last week, a...

Erdogan accuses Kurdish chief party of 'treason' over autonomy call 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday accused the leader of the main Kurdish party Selahattin Demirtas of "treason" over his call...

Sunni tribal fighters deployed in reconquered Ramadi areas 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Members of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service ride their military vehicles amidst destroyed buildings on December 29, 2015 in the city of Ramadi. AFP...

Bahrain defence force announces death of Two servicemen 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Manama: The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) has announced that two Bahraini soldiers gave their lives while performing their sacred...

Saudi King meets Turkish President 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia held official talks here today with...

Saudi rulers weigh political cost of tough economic reforms 30 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

50 percent rise in fuel price shows reformist intent Much tougher changes promised to tackle structural problems Previous governments slowed reform when public...

Algeria’s Bouteflika approves constitutional reform proposal 29 Dec 2015 - 06:16 pm

Abdelaziz Bouteflika ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has approved a long-awaited constitutional reform package, state media reported, part of measures he pledged after...

The double life of a Russian ‘spy’ beheaded by Islamic State 29 Dec 2015 - 05:49 pm

By Maria Tsvetkova MAYKOP/GVARDEYSKOYE: In the video, a man in an orange jump suit kneels beside a lake in Syria and confesses in...

Turkish football fans 'Carsi' acquitted in 'coup trial' 29 Dec 2015 - 05:13 pm

Besiktas and other Turkish football fans shout slogans on December 16, 2014 in Istanbul during a protest against the trial of 35 fans...

Iraqi PM tours Ramadi to hail city's liberation from IS 29 Dec 2015 - 04:34 pm

Iraqi security forces surround the government complex in central Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (AP...

Israel to take over 500 dunums of Palestinian land near Nablus 29 Dec 2015 - 04:30 pm

Members of the Israeli armed forces at the Howwara checkpoint, Nablus, West Bank, 25 December 2015.. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH Nablus: Israeli authorities Tuesday issued...

Turkey arrests 3 IS suspects, including Briton: Report 29 Dec 2015 - 02:24 pm

File photo for representation only. Istanbul: Turkish authorities have arrested three suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Istanbul, including...

Syria army advances against rebels in south 29 Dec 2015 - 01:29 pm

Beirut: Syrian government forces on Tuesday seized a military base controlled by rebels and battled fighters in a key opposition-held town in the...

Iran ships uranium to Russia under nuclear deal: US 29 Dec 2015 - 01:07 pm

Head of the Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation (IAEO) Ali Akbar Salehi speaks in the parliament in Tehran in this July 21, 2015 file...

Evacuees arrive in Damascus in rare Syria deal 29 Dec 2015 - 12:13 pm

An injured girl sits in a bus evacuating fighters and civilians from the two besieged Shi'ite towns of al-Foua and Kefraya in the...

Iraqi army needs Kurds' help to retake Mosul: Zebari 29 Dec 2015 - 12:06 pm

Iraq's Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari speaks during a news conference in Baghdad February 26, 2015. Reuters/Khalid Al-Mousily By Maher Chmaytelli and Ahmed Rasheed...