World / Middle East

Egyptian court sentences three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison 29 Aug 2015 - 11:34 am

Pic source: Al Jazeera website CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for...

Pro-Kurdish party joins interim Turkish cabinet 29 Aug 2015 - 12:03 am

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addresses the 104th enlarged meeting of provincial chairmen of Justice and Development Party (AK Party) at the AK...

Nine hours battling death off Libya coast 29 Aug 2015 - 12:02 am

Libyan Red Crescent workers move the body of a migrant recovered by coastguard after a boat sank off the coastal town of Zuwara,...

Iraq PM orders forces to prepare to open Green Zone 29 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi has ordered security forces to prepare to open Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone government and embassy...

Huge protest against graft in Iraq capital 29 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Iraqi protesters wave their national flags and shout slogans during a demonstration against corruption in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square yesterday. Baghdad: Thousands of Iraqis...

2 British journalists detained in Turkey 28 Aug 2015 - 07:55 pm

Members of the riot police by an armoured vehicle during demonstration in Ankara on June 5, 2013 (AFP) ANKARA: Turkish police have detained...

At least 78 dead in Libya refugee boat disaster 28 Aug 2015 - 05:41 pm

Migrants wait to be rescued from an overcrowded boat off the coast of Libya on August 23, 2015 (AFP: Photo) LIBYA: At least...

At least 11 Daesh Militants Killed in Anbar 28 Aug 2015 - 05:01 pm

The photo shows security forces in Iraq’s western province of Anbar. (AFP) BAGHDAD: 11 Daesh militants, some of them belonging to foreign nationalities,...

Palestinians want their flag raised at UN 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

UNITED NATIONS: The Palestinians on Thursday asked the United Nations to allow their flag to be raised at the world body ahead of...

Coalition poised to retake Sana’a 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A girl cries at the yard of a school sheltering people displaced by Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen’s northwestern province of Saada, in...

Abbas seeks to consolidate power in PLO 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

GAZA/RAMALLAH: President Mahmoud Abbas is acting to shake up Palestinian politics with peace talks with Israel in deep freeze and unity efforts with...

Hezbollah, Christian allies boycott cabinet meeting 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

People drive past piles of garbage in the area of Jal Al Dib in the northern outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut, yesterday....

IS kills two generals in Iraq 28 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A Syrian migrant runs after crossing under a fence as he enters Hungary, at the border with Serbia, near Roszke, yesterday. Baghdad: A...

U.N. envoy confident Libya factions can seal deal around September 10 27 Aug 2015 - 01:13 pm

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon arrives at the Palais...

Islamic State takes new ground near Turkish border 27 Aug 2015 - 12:57 pm

An undated map depicting the rebel-held Marea town located between Aleppo and Turkish border, which has reportedly been encircled by ISIS militants. BEIRUT:...

Erdogan receives Ezdan Chairman 27 Aug 2015 - 01:06 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani, Chairman, Ezdan Holding Group, at the presidential palace in Ankara,...

Kurds launch new assault on Islamic State in northern Iraq 26 Aug 2015 - 12:20 pm

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters stand guard on the outskirts of Mosul January 26, 2015. ERBIL (Iraq): Kurdish forces attacked Islamic State insurgents in a...