World / Middle East

Israel urges citizens to leave Turkey, cites Islamic State threat 28 Mar 2016 - 12:09 pm

An Israeli flag flutters outside the Bank of Israel building in Jerusalem in this August 7, 2013 file photo. JERUSALEM: Israel urged its...

Dozens killed in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast: Sources 28 Mar 2016 - 11:29 am

DIYARBAKIR: A local elected official was killed in Turkey’s strife-hit southeast on Monday after a weekend of violence that also claimed the lives...

Israel backs out of spat with Brazil over settler named as envoy 28 Mar 2016 - 10:32 am

A boy walks in Ramat Shlomo, a religious Jewish settlement in an area of the occupied West Bank that Israel annexed to Jerusalem...

Kuwait to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged Hezbollah links: report 28 Mar 2016 - 10:12 am

REUTERS/ File photo Kuwait City: Kuwait is to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged links to Hezbollah in the latest Gulf Arab move against...

Iran congratulates Syria's Assad on regaining Palmyra 28 Mar 2016 - 10:08 am

A general view inside the historic city of Palmyra after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate...

Saudi Arabia wants normal relations with Iran: FM 28 Mar 2016 - 09:36 am

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir stressed his country's desire to have good relations with Iran. This came during...

Two killed in Jeddah sandstorms 28 Mar 2016 - 09:27 am

File photo of a man crossing a street in Riyadh. AFP /Hamad Olayan Jeddah: Two people were killed after a severe sandstorm hit...

Saudi-led alliance confirms Yemen prisoner swap 28 Mar 2016 - 09:21 am

A Houthi follower rises a weapon as he attends a rally marking one year of Saudi-led air strikes, in Yemen's capital Sanaa, March...

Iraq cleric Sadr in 'Green Zone' sit-in protest 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim leader Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a sit-in at the gates of Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone March 27, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid...

Ban says Syria's retaking of ancient Palmyra 'fortunate' 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Amman on March 27, 2016. / AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI Amman: United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Sunday...

Libya coastguard stops 600 migrants crossing to Europe 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Tripoli: The Libyan coastguard on Sunday stopped three boats carrying 600 migrants including pregnant women trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, an...

Expo 2020 Dubai revealed new logo 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

The new Expo 2020 Dubai logo was unveiled to the public on Sunday by HH Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and...

Civilian deaths drop to four-year low after Syria truce: monitor 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A man sits in front of a damaged building in a rebel held area of Aleppo, Syria March 27, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Beirut: ...

UN chief visits Syrian refugee camp in Jordan 27 Mar 2016 - 06:48 pm

A handout picture provided by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) shows UN chief Ban Ki-moon (2nd from R), his wife Yoo Soon-taek (R)...

Putin congratulates Assad on retaking Palmyra: Kremlin 27 Mar 2016 - 06:22 pm

Syrian troops walk in the ancient city of Palmyra after they recaptured the site from the Islamic State (IS) group on March 27,...

Syria's Assad hails Palmyra capture as 'important achievement' 27 Mar 2016 - 04:02 pm

Syrian pro-governement forces gesture next to the Palmyra citadel on March 26, 2016, during a military operation to retake the ancient city from...

Man arrested in Saudi for flying rainbow flag; not aware what it stands for 27 Mar 2016 - 03:33 pm

Doha: A doctor in Saudi Arabia has been arrested for flying the rainbow pride flag above his home in Jeddah, according leading daily...

Syria army vows to 'end IS' in Raqa, Deir Ezzor after Palmyra win 27 Mar 2016 - 02:54 pm

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad take positions on a look-out point overlooking the historic city of Palmyra in Homs Governorate in...