World / Middle East

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...

Turkey detains Belgian over Paris attacks links: official 21 Nov 2015 - 04:42 pm

Istanbul: Turkey has detained a Belgian citizen of Moroccan origin suspected of links to the Paris attacks and who was seeking to flee...

Israeli occupation forces arrest 15 Palestinians in Hebron 21 Nov 2015 - 04:39 pm

A Palestinian protester runs for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron November...

Algerian PM: President Bouteflika in stable health condition 21 Nov 2015 - 02:06 pm

Algiers: Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal underlined that President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika is in stable health condition and did not leave...

Iran says does not need OPEC permission to increase oil production 21 Nov 2015 - 01:34 pm

Bijan Zanganeh DUBAI: Iran's oil minister said on Saturday Tehran does not need to seek permission from OPEC to increase oil production, state...

Israel closes down second Hebron radio station 21 Nov 2015 - 11:38 am

Hebron, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces raided and shut down a Palestinian radio station accusing them of incitement in the West Bank city of...

Turkish police detain suspected Islamic State scout in Paris attacks: Report 21 Nov 2015 - 10:12 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish police have detained a Belgian man of Moroccan origin on suspicion that he scouted out the target sites for Islamic State...

Turkey summons Russian envoy over bombing of Turkmens in Syria - PM 20 Nov 2015 - 04:58 pm

Ahmet Davutoglu ANKARA: Turkey has summoned Russia's ambassador in protest over the "intensive" bombing of Turkmen villages in northern Syria by Russian warplanes,...

Tehran slams 'Iranophobia' over UN rights criticism 20 Nov 2015 - 03:43 am

Iran on Thursday accused countries backing a UN resolution criticizing its rights record of spreading "Iranophobia" and said they should instead focus on...