World / Middle East

UN-backed Hariri tribunal convicts newspaper of contempt 16 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on October 11, 2007 shows a Lebanese man reading a copy of al-Akhbar newspaper in Beirut. A special UN...

Turkey PM says coup attempt underway, elected government still in charge 16 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim addresses the media in Ankara, Turkey, in this June 27, 2016 file photo. A group within Turkey's military...

Yemen govt threatens to boycott talks 15 Jul 2016 - 01:13 am

Riyadh: Yemen’s government threatened yesterday to boycott UN-brokered peace talks, on the eve of their expected resumption in Kuwait, unless Iran-backed rebels commit...

Kuwait sets minimum wage for maids in first for Gulf 14 Jul 2016 - 06:11 pm

(Photo: Reuters) Kuwait City: Kuwait has set a minimum wage for its hundreds of thousands of mostly Asian domestic workers, in a first...

Air strikes kill 12 in rebel-held areas of Syria's Aleppo: monitor 14 Jul 2016 - 03:55 pm

Civil defence members and men inspect damage inside al-Aqsa mosque after an airstrike on the rebel held Al-Hilwaniyeh neighbourhood in Aleppo, Syria July...

Assad must go before Syria can change, Turkish PM says 14 Jul 2016 - 12:46 pm

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (AFP) By Hale Turkes and Sinan Polat ANKARA: Prime Minister Binali Yildirim reiterated that Turkey’s Syrian policy will not...

UN warns of new S.Sudan fighting as humanitarian crisis grows 14 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

People walk through the UN base outside Bentiu South Sudan, September 17, 2015. AFP / Tristan McConnell Juba: The United Nations warned Wednesday...

Pokemon politics as Israelis, Palestinians get in on the app 14 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman plays the Pokemon Go mobile game on her smart phone in a car in Berlin on July 13, 2016. The Pokemon...

For first time in 9 years, Gaza crossing opens for goods: Israel 14 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinians check vehicles upon arrival at Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza Strip July 13, 2016. Israel opened a second crossing with...

UN ready to work on proposal for combat force in South Sudan 14 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

South Sudan government soldiers parade in a camp in Juba on April 21, 2016. AFP / PETER MARTELL By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS:...

COLUMN: A year after nuclear deal, sanctions still hurt Iran 14 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Iran President Hassan Rouhani. REUTERS / Faisal Mahmood By Amir Handjani It has been one year since Iran, the United States and five...

Are Egypt, Syria next in Turkey rapprochement drive? 13 Jul 2016 - 04:59 pm

Turkish Prime Minister and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Binali Yildirim gestures as he delivers a speech during the...

Islamic State car bomb attack kills seven north of Baghdad 13 Jul 2016 - 04:09 pm

Iraqi men inspect the site of a suicide bomb attack, claimed by the Islamic State group, at a checkpoint leading to the Husseiniyah...

France shuts missions in Turkey for security reasons 13 Jul 2016 - 03:25 pm

A general view of the French Consulate in Istanbul. (AFP / OZAN KOSE) ANKARA, Turkey: France on Wednesday said it had closed its...

Decade after war with Israel, another war batters Hezbollah 13 Jul 2016 - 01:10 am

By Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam In front-line villages of south Lebanon, the posters of Hezbollah members killed fighting Israel 10 years ago...

Uganda, Djibouti censured by ICC for failure to arrest Bashir 13 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir addresses top officials during a meeting on August 21, 2015 in Khartoum. AFP / Ashraf Shazly The Hague: The...

Three quarters of South Sudanese need humanitarian aid: UN 13 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Amman: Three-quarters of the population of South Sudan needs humanitarian aid after four days of deadly fighting, the UN's World Food Programme director...

Iran summons French ambassador over dissident meeting in Paris 13 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

The Paris rally was addressed by Prince Turki al-Faisal, former chief of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence services, who openly supported MKO’s struggle against the...