World / Middle East

UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Aden 05 Dec 2015 - 06:47 pm

Aden: UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived today in Aden within the context of the ongoing preparations for a conference...

Turkmen rebels seize Syria border village from IS: monitor 05 Dec 2015 - 05:21 pm

Beirut: Syrian Turkmen rebel fighters have seized three villages from the Islamic State group near the Turkish border in clashes that killed 13...

Turkey troops near Mosul violating international law 05 Dec 2015 - 05:13 pm

BAGHDAD: The presence of Turkish troops near the Islamic State-held city of Mosul in northern Iraq is a "violation" of international law, Iraq's...

Erdogan says Turkey will find other energy suppliers than Russia 05 Dec 2015 - 04:05 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said while Russia was a major supplier of oil and gas to Turkey it was...

Baghdad calls on Ankara to 'immediately' withdraw troops 05 Dec 2015 - 11:04 am

Forces from Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region are deployed in the Bashiqa area northeast of Mosul, and Turkey's Anatolia news agency said the troops...

At least 3 killed in northern Lebanon raid of suspected militant: Security, medical sources 05 Dec 2015 - 10:31 am

BEIRUT: A suspected Islamist militant and two members of his family were killed in northern Lebanon on Saturday, after the man blew himself...

Russia bombs nearly 1,500 Syrian targets, oil fields: military 05 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Russian airforce has struck nearly 1,500 targets all over Syria over the past nine days, the military said, its bombers now flying...

Alliance loyal to Sisi dominates Egypt parliamentary election 05 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi By Omar Fahmy CAIRO: An electoral alliance loyal to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has dominated the parliamentary election, the...

IS oil smuggling to Turkey insignificant: US official 05 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: The amount of oil smuggled into Turkey from areas of Syria controlled by the Islamic State is economically insignificant, the United States...

After deaths, Egyptians grow bolder in challenging police abuse 05 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

. Spate of deaths in space of a week causes outcry . Families blame police for deaths, seek justice . Interior ministry promises...

Molotov explosive kills 16 people at Cairo restaurant: Security officials 04 Dec 2015 - 11:39 am

Members of the Egyptian security stand guard in the restaurant that was attacked near Cairo, Egypt, 04 December 2015. CAIRO: Assailants attacked a...

Lebanon’s Hariri upbeat about end to presidential crisis 03 Dec 2015 - 05:32 pm

French President Francois Hollande (R) greets former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri prior their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 03...

Egypt court orders retrial of Brotherhood head, 36 others 03 Dec 2015 - 03:39 pm

Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood members have been jailed in a crackdown on the group. (File photo: Reuters] Cairo: Egypt's top court on Thursday...

Three jailed for murdering young woman in case that shocked Turkey 03 Dec 2015 - 03:24 pm

(A representative photo) ANKARA: Three men convicted of murdering a young Turkish woman after she resisted an attempt to rape her on a...

War planes hit oil region in Islamic State-held Syria: Monitor 03 Dec 2015 - 11:41 am

Syrian opposition fighters from the Syrian Free Army fire a home-made rocket launcher connected to a tractor in the Sheikh Maqsud neighbourhood of...

Egypt wraps up election for pro-Sisi parliament 03 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Cairo: Egypt wrapped up Wednesday a legislative election that spanned over six weeks but failed to mobilise a high turnout for a parliament...

Yemen peace talks could start in mid-December: British envoy 02 Dec 2015 - 06:27 pm

United Nations, United States: Long-delayed peace talks for Yemen are expected to finally open in Geneva in mid-December, the British ambassador to the...

Three killed in clashes under curfew in Turkey's southeast 02 Dec 2015 - 06:10 pm

ANKARA:Three Kurdish militants were killed on Wednesday in a Turkish southeastern district under curfew since a prominent Kurdish lawyer was shot dead over...