World / Middle East

Israel minister, victims' family praise killing of Hezbollah figure 20 Dec 2015 - 01:10 pm

File photo of Israel Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked Jerusalem: Israel's justice minister Sunday welcomed the death of Lebanese militant Samir Kantar but did...

Israel to revoke 230,000 Palestinians’ residency permits 20 Dec 2015 - 12:13 pm

File photo of Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli authorities are poised to strip tens of thousands of Palestinians in Occupied...

Toll hits 102 as Turkey presses major offensive against PKK militants: security source 20 Dec 2015 - 11:53 am

Diyarbakir, Turkey: The number of Kurdish rebels killed during a huge Turkish military offensive in the country's restive southeast has jumped to 102,...

Samir Kantar killed in Israeli raid: Hezbollah 20 Dec 2015 - 10:52 am

Beirut: A Lebanese militant notorious for the murder of three Israelis, including a four-year-old girl, has been killed in an Israeli air raid...

Iran to Send 9 Tons of Enriched Uranium to Russia Soon 20 Dec 2015 - 09:55 am

Moscow: Iran will soon ship nine tons of enriched uranium to Russia as it seeks to speed the removal of economic sanctions following...

Senior Hezbollah figure killed in Israeli air raid in Syria 20 Dec 2015 - 09:53 am

Beirut: An Israeli air raid has killed a senior figure in the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Samir Kuntar, near the Syrian capital, the...

US air strike 'mistake' led to Iraq military deaths: Carter 20 Dec 2015 - 09:07 am

Washington: US-led coalition forces appear to have been responsible for air strikes that mistakenly killed several Iraqi soldiers, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said...

Blasts hit Damascus area building, Lebanese militant Samir Qantar believed killed 20 Dec 2015 - 08:38 am

A number of rockets hit a building in the Damascus district of Jaramana on Sunday, reportedly killing Lebanese militant leader Samir Qantar according...

At least 68 killed in Yemen clashes: military, tribal sources 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Aden: At least 68 people were killed Saturday in fighting between troops and Shiite rebels in northern Yemen, military and tribal sources said,...

70 killed in major anti-PKK operation in southeast Turkey: army 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) flag hangs on a barricade in the Sur district of Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey on November 18, 2015 (AFP...

Bahraini King meets US Secretary of Defence 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Manama: Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, met today with US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter, currently...

Iraqi PM meets Arab Parliament speaker 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Baghdad: Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi met here today with the Speaker of the Arab Parliament Ahmed Al Jarwan, who is now...

Syria opposition reacts coolly to UN-backed peace plan 19 Dec 2015 - 06:14 pm

File photo Beirut: A UN-backed roadmap to end the Syrian war was met with scepticism Saturday by members of the country's fractured opposition...

Putin says works 'easily' with both US, Damascus on Syria crisis 19 Dec 2015 - 04:32 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has said Russia's unwavering position on the crisis in Syria, where it has steadfastly resisted calls for Bashar al-Assad's...

70 killed in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey: army 19 Dec 2015 - 04:17 pm

Diyarbakir, Turkey: Seventy suspected members of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in a vast operation against the group in...

Egyptian court releases young photojournalist Esraa el-Taweel 19 Dec 2015 - 04:05 pm

Esraa El Taweel DOHA: An Egyptian court ordered the release of activist and photojournalist Esraa El Taweel, reported Egyptian Streets. She was detained...