World / Middle East

'5 terrorists detained' on Turkey-Syria border 08 Jan 2017 - 10:44 am

SANLIURFA, Turkey: Security forces detained five terrorists who attempted to cross into Turkey from the PKK/PYD-controlled areas in northeastern Syria, according to a...

Tanker bomb kills at least 60 in Syria's Azaz 07 Jan 2017 - 03:27 pm

Beirut: A huge tanker truck bomb killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens more on Saturday in the Syrian rebel-held town of...

Suicide bombing kills 6 soldiers in S. Yemen 07 Jan 2017 - 02:20 pm

ADEN, Yemen: Six Yemeni soldiers were killed and another 20 injured Saturday by a suicide bomber that targeted a checkpoint in southern Abyan...

Many dead in explosion in Syrian town near Turkish border 07 Jan 2017 - 02:02 pm

BEIRUT: An explosion in the busy centre of a rebel-held town near Syria's border with Turkey caused deaths and wounded dozens on Saturday,...

Israeli forces target Palestinians in Southern Gaza 07 Jan 2017 - 01:54 pm

Khan Younis: The Israeli forces opened live fire at Palestinian agricultural land east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday...

Israeli forces storm towns and villages in Jenin 07 Jan 2017 - 01:33 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation soldiers stormed a number of towns and villages in the West Bank city of Jenin early Saturday and erected military...

Entering Mosul from north, Iraqi army faces gruelling urban combat 07 Jan 2017 - 01:28 pm

NORTH OF MOSUL, Iraq: In the morning, spirits were high among Iraqi troops battling Islamic State for control of Mosul as they advanced...

Repair teams poised to begin work restoring Damascus water 07 Jan 2017 - 01:24 pm

Beirut: Repair teams were poised to enter a restive region near Damascus on Saturday to begin work on restoring the Syrian capital's water...

438 injured from Syria's Aleppo treated in Turkey 07 Jan 2017 - 01:07 pm

HATAY: The number of injured civilians from Syria’s war-torn Aleppo city sent to hospitals in Turkey has reached 438, according to a Turkish...

Turkish forces 'neutralize' 21 IS terrorists 07 Jan 2017 - 12:56 pm

ANKARA: At least 21 Islamic State terrorists were “neutralized” in northern Syria in the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing Operation...

Heavy snowfall paralyses Istanbul 07 Jan 2017 - 12:44 pm

Istanbul: A heavy snowstorm paralysed life in Istanbul on Saturday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and the Bosphorus closed to shipping traffic. The...

Clashes kill 9 near Damascus despite truce 07 Jan 2017 - 10:55 am

Beirut: At least nine people, among them seven government soldiers, were killed in fighting near the Syrian capital Damascus overnight, despite a fragile...

Turkey attacks US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria 07 Jan 2017 - 09:55 am

Syrian rebels backed by Turkish tanks are advancing under intense bombardment towards a major northern town in Syria held by Kurdish-led forces. Fighting...

UN blames Syria forces for third chemical attack 07 Jan 2017 - 09:52 am

An international inquiry has blamed Syrian government forces for a third chemical weapons attack, according to a confidential report to the United Nations...

10 remanded over last month's twin Istanbul blasts 07 Jan 2017 - 09:47 am

ISTANBUL (AA) - An Istanbul court remanded 10 suspects late on Friday in connection with last month's deadly terror attacks in the city's...

Army Day in Iraq 06 Jan 2017 - 11:17 pm

Slain cop hailed for thwarting Turkey bloodbath; 18 arrested over Izmir terror attack 06 Jan 2017 - 11:12 pm

Istanbul: Turkey gave a hero’s farewell yesterday to a policeman who prevented a massacre during the country’s latest attack, as reports suggested the...

Ex-Pakistani army chief to lead Islamic military alliance 06 Jan 2017 - 11:03 pm

Karachi: Pakistan’s former army chief, General Raheel Sharif has been appointed as commander of the 34-nation Islamic military alliance against terrorism at its...