World / Middle East

Putin removes ban on nuclear cooperation with Iran 23 Nov 2015 - 03:42 pm

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Tehran November 23, 2015. Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Monday eased...

Saudi imposes 2.5pc fee on undeveloped land: Report 23 Nov 2015 - 03:07 pm

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's cabinet imposed a 2.5 percent fee on undeveloped land within city limits intended for residential or commercial use, it announced...

Putin to Meet Iran’s Supreme Leader on First Visit in 8 Years 23 Nov 2015 - 11:20 am

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is traveling to Tehran on Monday for his first visit since 2007 to strengthen business ties in the aftermath...

Kerry in Abu Dhabi for talks on Syria peace plan 23 Nov 2015 - 10:08 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) walks with Deputy Chief of Mission Ethan Goldrich (far L), US Ambassador to the United Arab...

Turkish town picks up pieces after two-week lockdown 23 Nov 2015 - 09:08 am

Silvan, Turkey: Sahin Donmez surveys the damage to his house after almost two weeks of street battles between Kurdish militants and the Turkish...

Nearly 2 million children in Sudan malnourished: UNICEF 22 Nov 2015 - 06:27 pm

UNICEF's representative to Sudan, Geert Cappelaere, speaks in the capital Khartoum. Khartoum: Some two million Sudanese children under five suffer from malnutrition every...

Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish militant targets in southeast Turkey 22 Nov 2015 - 04:45 pm

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant targets on Saturday, part of an air and ground offensive against the group in...

Some 1,500 Turkmen flee Syrian war for Turkey: Governor 22 Nov 2015 - 01:57 pm

Governor of Turkey's Hatay region on the Syrian border Ercan Topaca Istanbul: Around 1,500 members of Syria's Turkmen minority have fled to the...

Group of Israelis attack Palestinian in Negev 22 Nov 2015 - 11:19 am

Jerusalem: A Palestinian young man injured was injured last night after a group of Israelis attacked him in The Negev, south of occupied...

Egyptians vote in second round of parliament poll critics say undermined 22 Nov 2015 - 10:53 am

CAIRO: Egyptians vote on Sunday in the second phase of parliamentary elections which have so far attracted just a quarter of the electorate...

Armed attack on Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon 22 Nov 2015 - 09:45 am

Beirut: Unknown militants attacked the Syrian refugee camp "Yabroud" in the Lebanese city of Arsal near the Lebanese-Syrian borders on Saturday night. The...

Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS 22 Nov 2015 - 08:51 am

Sadad, Syria: On the outskirts of the Syrian Christian town of Sadad, children play in front of a cannon fired just hours ago...

Ambassador swims Nile at Khartoum for Facebook bet 22 Nov 2015 - 12:07 am

Khartoum: The Dutch ambassador to Sudan swam across the Nile in Khartoum on Saturday in a stunt that began as a bet to...

'We don't target civilians' in Yemen: coalition 22 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition's combat planning chief on Saturday defended the air war in Yemen against widespread international concern about high numbers of...

Tunisia's Carthage Film Festival opens amid tight security 22 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Tunis: The 26th Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia, a showcase for Arab and African cinematographers, opened amid heavy security Saturday in a country...

Turkey in new air strikes against PKK in northern Iraq 21 Nov 2015 - 06:29 pm

Turkish warplanes have carried out a new wave of air strikes on northern Iraq in the latest assault on suspected targets of the...

Lebanese army arrest 63 Syrians 21 Nov 2015 - 05:59 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese Army arrested 63 Syrians over lacking identification documents, Guidance Directorate said in a communique on Saturday. The communique said that...