World / Middle East

Sudan sentences 29 intelligence agents to hang for teacher's killing 30 Dec 2019 - 06:26 pm

KHARTOUM: A Sudanese court sentenced 29 members of the national intelligence service to death by hanging on Monday over the killing of a...

Sudan sentences to death 27 agents who tortured protester to death 30 Dec 2019 - 02:23 pm

Omdurman, Sudan: A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 intelligence agents to death for torturing and killing a protester a year ago, an...

Turkey arrests 100 Islamic State suspects 30 Dec 2019 - 02:18 pm

Istanbul: Turkey has arrested 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group (IS) in raids across the country, state news agency Anadolu reported...

Sudan’s Cabinet decided to postpone the lifting of the fuel subsidies for three months 29 Dec 2019 - 08:29 pm

SUDAN: Sudan’s Cabinet decided to postpone the lifting of the fuel subsidies for three months, said the information minister and spokesman for the...

Rocket fire kills US contractor in Iraq, raises fears of escalation 28 Dec 2019 - 07:31 pm

Baghdad: A rocket attack in Iraq killed a US civilian contractor, raising fears on Saturday that violence could escalate in the protest-hit country...

Iraqi group says 490 protesters killed since October 28 Dec 2019 - 05:34 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s semi-official human rights commission said Saturday at least 490 protesters have been killed in Baghdad and southern cities in nearly three...

Israel's Netanyahu shores up base but obstacles remain 27 Dec 2019 - 09:52 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shored up his base with a landslide primary victory announced early Friday, but he will need a...

France summons Iran's ambassador over detained researchers 27 Dec 2019 - 07:49 pm

France's government has summoned Iran's ambassador to demand the release of two French researchers held in a notorious Tehran prison, and to express...

Hundreds join final Gaza-Israel border protests for three months 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

Gaza City: Hundreds of Palestinians took part in protests along the Gaza-Israel border Friday, the last of the Hamas-backed demonstrations until March. Amid...

Over 230,000 people flee Idlib in two-week Russian-backed offensive: UN 27 Dec 2019 - 06:17 pm

BEIRUT: The United Nations said 235,000 civilians had fled their homes in rebel-held northwestern Syria during a Russian-backed campaign of air strikes and...

Iraqi pres threatens to quit in defiance of Iran's allies in parliament 26 Dec 2019 - 06:59 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi President Barham Salih refused on Thursday to designate the nominee of an Iran-backed parliamentary bloc for prime minister, saying he would...

Morocco jails YouTuber, detains journalist 26 Dec 2019 - 06:59 pm

Rabat: A Moroccan YouTuber was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for "insulting the king" in a video broadcast on social networks,...

"Nobody knows" how much pound could slump: Lebanon central bank head 26 Dec 2019 - 03:41 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's central bank governor said on Thursday "nobody knows" how much more the cost of dollars could rise on the black market...

New internet outages in Iran ahead of commemorations 25 Dec 2019 - 05:00 pm

Tehran: A wave of internet outages was imposed in Iran Wednesday, ILNA news agency reported, a day before commemorations called for on social...

Algeria starts funeral of army chief Gaid Salah 25 Dec 2019 - 02:05 pm

Algiers: The funeral of Algeria's powerful army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah got underway Wednesday as his remains arrived at the People's Palace, images...

Syrian regime, Russia attacks kill 979 aid workers 25 Dec 2019 - 01:37 pm

ANKARA: Since the eruption of the bloody civil war in Syria in 2011, the Assad regime and Russia attacks killed nearly 1,000 humanitarian...

Iran warplane crashes near dormant volcano: state media 25 Dec 2019 - 01:12 pm

Tehran: An Iranian military fighter jet crashed on Wednesday near a dormant volcano in the northwest of the country, official media reported. State...

Thousands mark Christmas in West Bank town of Bethlehem 25 Dec 2019 - 12:33 am

BETHLEHEM, West Bank: Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Tuesday flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmas Eve in the traditional...