World / Middle East

Iraqi PM names Numan for Oil Ministry, Allawi for finance 31 Mar 2016 - 05:39 pm

Haider al-Abadi, Iraqi Prime Minister BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi named Nizar Salem al-Numan as a candidate for oil minister as part...

Syria's Assad says willing to hold early presidential vote 31 Mar 2016 - 05:35 pm

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad attends an interview with Russia's RIA news agency, in Damascus, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on...

Photos: Life in Aleppo during temporary truce 31 Mar 2016 - 04:58 pm

Syrians drive cars and ride motorcycles on a street during partial and temporary truce in Aleppo, Syria on March 31, 2016. Life starts...

Over 385,000 Somalis facing acute food shortage: UN 31 Mar 2016 - 04:44 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on March 29, 2006 shows a Somalian boy drinking water at a man-made dam in Bur Dhuxunle village...

Syria regime strikes kill at least 23: monitor 31 Mar 2016 - 04:29 pm

Beirut: Syrian government air strikes killed at least 23 people including four children Thursday in the worst ceasefire violation yet in a key...

Iraq PM heads to parliament to present cabinet lineup 31 Mar 2016 - 02:59 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi headed to parliament to present his list of candidates for a new cabinet on Thursday, the day...

Lebanon's military receives 3 helicopters from the US 31 Mar 2016 - 02:53 pm

Soldiers stand during a ceremony reviewing three Huey II helicopters donated by the United States to the Lebanese armed forces, at the Beirut...

Cypriot ex-wife recounts 'black years' with Egypt hijacking suspect 31 Mar 2016 - 02:26 pm

Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa, an Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir passenger plane and forced it to divert to Cyprus flashes the "V"...

Syria regime strikes kill at least 10 civilians: monitor 31 Mar 2016 - 02:03 pm

A wounded man at a field hospital after air strikes in Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria on March 31, 2016. Samir Tatin/Anadolu Agency ...

Israel sees tourism growth from China, India 31 Mar 2016 - 01:53 pm

Al Aqsa mosque in Israel JERUSALEM: Israel is looking east to China and India to help drive tourism, as visits to the country ...

Iraqi forces advance towards western town held by Islamic State 31 Mar 2016 - 12:06 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s counter-terrorism forces backed by army troops and U.S.-led coalition air strikes advanced towards the western town of Hit on Thursday in...

Turkish military accuses media of damaging morale, launches legal action 31 Mar 2016 - 11:53 am

ISTANBUL: The Turkish military said on Thursday it had launched legal action against unspecified media outlets over reports it said were damaging morale,...

Once a beacon, Lebanese dailies lose regional sway 31 Mar 2016 - 11:45 am

Lebanese newspapers are suffering because of the country's political paralysis and a slump in funding from rival regional powers. By Rouba El Husseini...

Tunisia border guard wounded in 'terrorist' ambush 31 Mar 2016 - 11:39 am

Tunis: A border guard was injured late Wednesday in an ambush by more than a dozen "terrorists" in the Kasserine region near Tunisia's...

Turkey eyes one million tourists from Ukraine 31 Mar 2016 - 11:21 am

KIEV: Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mahir Unal has said he expects a million tourists from Ukraine this year. Addressing the media...

IS commander killed in strike near Syria's Raqa: Monitor 31 Mar 2016 - 10:57 am

Beirut: A drone strike near the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa killed a jihadist commander heading to Aleppo province on...

Gunmen storm Libya TV station as UN-backed govt told to leave 31 Mar 2016 - 10:56 am

Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister-designate, Fayez al-Sarraj is greeted and presented with a shield by officials upon his arrival in Tripoli on March 30,...