World / Middle East

Car bombing kills 3 in Egypt’s Sinai 02 Oct 2016 - 03:25 pm

CAIRO: A car bombing killed three civilians in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, according to a local security source. A bomb-laden government...

Egypt: 5 policemen killed in Sinai attacks 02 Oct 2016 - 03:07 pm

CAIRO: Five policemen were killed and nine others injured in two separate militant attacks late Saturday in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula. In a...

Syria presses Aleppo advance: as U.N. says hospitals near collapse 02 Oct 2016 - 03:00 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government and allied forces advanced north of Aleppo, pressing their week-long offensive to take the insurgent-held part of the city after ...

Turkey police detain Gulen's brother in coup probe: media 02 Oct 2016 - 02:40 pm

Istanbul: Turkish police on Sunday detained a brother of the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen who is accused of masterminding the failed July coup...

Syria's east Aleppo facing inhuman 'savagery': UN 02 Oct 2016 - 12:44 pm

Geneva: Civilians under bombardment in Syria's rebel-held east Aleppo are facing "a level of savagery that no human should have to endure," the...

Iran to prosecute 400 officials over high salaries 02 Oct 2016 - 11:46 am

Tehran: Iran's auditors said Sunday that around 400 public sector officials face prosecution over their exorbitant salaries -- a scandal used by hardliners...

Regime advances in Syria's Aleppo after Russia raids: monitor 02 Oct 2016 - 11:39 am

Aleppo, Syria: Syrian regime forces advanced in Aleppo on Sunday after Russia unleashed dozens of air strikes in the battleground northern city overnight,...

Two-thirds of Israelis don't expect peace deal: poll 02 Oct 2016 - 09:40 am

Jerusalem: Almost two-thirds of Israelis believe there will never be a peace agreement with the Palestinians, according to the results of an opinion...

Somali Al Shabab Attack A Restaurant in Mogadishu 01 Oct 2016 - 05:51 pm

Mogadishu: At least two people have been killed and five others injured after a car loaded with explosives blew up near a restaurant...

Iran sticking to nuclear deal: Amano 01 Oct 2016 - 05:21 pm

PARIS: Iran has kept to a nuclear deal it agreed with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could...

Turkish parliament opens with focus on defeated coup 01 Oct 2016 - 05:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman said Saturday the period of coups in Turkey is over. Kahraman told assembled lawmakers the priority now...

1,176 civilians killed in Syria in September: NGO 01 Oct 2016 - 04:39 pm

ISTANBUL: A total of 1,176 civilians were killed across war-torn Syria last month, a UK-based human rights watchdog has said. In a Saturday...

Regime attacks in Syria kill 8-year-old, injure 10 01 Oct 2016 - 04:04 pm

HATAY, Turkey: A child was killed and at least 10 other people were injured on Friday by Syrian regime attacks in the country’s...

Syria: WHO Calls for Immediate Safe Evacuation of the Sick and Wounded from Conflict Areas 01 Oct 2016 - 04:00 pm

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on belligerents in Syria to allow for the immediate and safe evacuation of the sick and...

Aleppo hospital hit as Syria army presses assault 01 Oct 2016 - 02:05 pm

Aleppo, Syria: The largest hospital in rebel-held east Aleppo was bombed on Saturday for the second time in days as Syrian government forces...

Russia says U.S. "aggression" in Syria would mean "tectonic shifts" 01 Oct 2016 - 01:29 pm

MOSCOW: "Direct agression" by the United States towards the Syrian government and armed forces would lead to "frightening, tectonic shifts" in the Middle...