World / Middle East

Palestinians urge faster ICC probe into Israel 'war crimes' 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

File picture The Hague: Top Palestinian officials Friday urged the world's only permanent war crimes court to speed up a probe into allegations...

In policy shift, Obama approves deployment of small U.S. special forces mission to Syria 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Arshad Mohammed, Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON: The United States will deploy dozens of special operations troops to northern Syria from...

Seized Turkish media outlets turn pro-government overnight 30 Oct 2015 - 06:45 pm

Recep Tayyip Erdogan By Ayla Jean Yackley and Hamdi Istanbullu ISTANBUL: Two Turkish opposition newspapers seized in a crackdown on an arch-enemy of...

'Extremely severe' cyclone heading for Yemen, Oman: UN 30 Oct 2015 - 06:04 pm

Geneva: The UN's weather agency warned Friday a "super cyclonic storm" was heading towards Oman and war-ravaged Yemen, where it could strike with...

Iran and Syria, the ties that bind 30 Oct 2015 - 05:04 pm

Vienna: Iran's first presence in international talks on Syria underscore a special relationship between the two countries' governments, based in part on a...

Iran backs six-month Syria "transition" at Vienna peace talks 30 Oct 2015 - 04:43 pm

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, September 22, 2015. Reuters/Maxim Zmeyev By Parisa Hafezi and...

Torrential rain wreaks havoc in Iraq 29 Oct 2015 - 10:29 am

Baghdad: Torrential rain caused chaos across several parts of Iraq on Thursday, with the water causing thigh-high flooding on some Baghdad streets and...

Saudi FM renews rejection of any role for Assad in Syria's future 29 Oct 2015 - 09:33 am

Riyadh: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir emphasized the importance of finding a solution for the Syrian crisis...

Cargo airplane crashes in Somalia: government official 29 Oct 2015 - 09:26 am

Mogadishu: A cargo airplane with around 10 crew members has crash landed in Somalia in territory controlled by the Islamist Shebab insurgents outside...

Top diplomats seek common ground on Syria in Vienna talks 29 Oct 2015 - 09:17 am

Vienna: Key players in the diplomatic push to end the Syrian war were to meet Thursday seeking common ground over a political transition,...

35 killed in strikes on Syria hospitals: MSF 29 Oct 2015 - 08:47 am

Beirut: A "significant increase" of air strikes on Syrian hospitals recently has killed at least 35 patients and medical staff and wounded 72,...

Turkish police storm TV stations linked to Erdogan rival 29 Oct 2015 - 08:31 am

Turkish police clash with supporters and employees of Bugun newspaper and Kanalturk television station holding up umbrellas during a protest in Istanbul against...

Israeli MPs vote to make Arabic compulsory in schools 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: Israeli lawmakers voted Wednesday to make Arabic classes compulsory for students from the age of six, in a move backers hoped would...

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets British Foreign Secretary 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met here today with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. During the...

Moroccan medical students protest compulsory civil service 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Rabat: Thousands of Moroccan medical students took to the streets of Rabat Wednesday to protest a bill that would institute mandatory two-year civil...

Russian warplanes hit record 118 Syria targets in 24 hours: Moscow 28 Oct 2015 - 06:26 pm

Moscow: Russian warplanes have struck 118 "terrorist" targets in Syria over the past 24 hours in a new record, the defence ministry said...

18 bodies found from downed Libya helicopter 28 Oct 2015 - 06:07 pm

first lieutenant and spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Libya, speaks during a press conference in the capital Tripoli on October 27,...

Abbas slams Netanyahu, seeks 'protection' for Palestinians 28 Oct 2015 - 05:23 pm

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, addresses the UN Human Rights Council during a meeting at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva,...