World / Middle East

Russia's air force hit 1,093 IS targets in Syria between Dec. 18-23: ministry 23 Dec 2015 - 06:33 pm

Russia's air force carried out 302 sorties in Syria between Dec. 18 and 23, hitting 1,093 Islamic State targets, Russia's Defense Ministry said...

Suspected bomb kills one at Istanbul airport, investigation launched 23 Dec 2015 - 06:26 pm

Damage to to the terminal building following the blast. Photo: Rex Features Five planes suffer damage - minister Operator Malaysia Airports says security...

Saudi king blames Assad for IS rise in Syria 23 Dec 2015 - 05:32 pm

Riyadh: Custodian of the two holy mosques King Salman bin AbdulazizSaudi King Salman accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday of having aided the...

Somalia bans Christmas and New Year festivities 23 Dec 2015 - 04:46 pm

representational purpose Mogadishu: Somalia's government has banned celebrations of Christmas and New Year in the Muslim majority country, saying the festivities might attract...

Saudi commute maid's stoning death sentence: Sri Lanka 23 Dec 2015 - 04:41 pm

Sri Lankan deputy foreign minister Harsha de Silva (L) interacts with Minister of Foreign Employment Thalatha Athukorala during a press conference in Colombo...

70% of Syria refugees in Lebanon live in 'extreme poverty': UN 23 Dec 2015 - 04:30 pm

Beirut: More than two-thirds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon live in extreme poverty, according to a United Nations study published Wednesday, up nearly...

Govt to diversify income and raise efficiency: Saudi King 23 Dec 2015 - 03:49 pm

Members of the Saudi Shura Council, attend a session chaired by he Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz in...

No plans for income tax in UAE: Official quoted 23 Dec 2015 - 12:02 pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates does not plan to tax the incomes of individuals or remittances abroad by foreign workers in the country,...

Pro-Kurdish Turkish politician says Ankara was "wrong" to down Russian warplane 23 Dec 2015 - 11:58 am

File photo of Selahattin Demirtas, opposition leader of Turkey MOSCOW: Turkey's political leadership was wrong to order the shooting down of a Russian...

Eight Islamic State commanders killed in air strikes: Iraqi state TV 23 Dec 2015 - 11:53 am

BAGHDAD: Eight senior Islamic State commanders were killed in air strikes by the Iraqi airforce, Iraqi state TV reported on Wednesday citing a...

Oman advisory body votes for large tax hikes amid price oil slump 23 Dec 2015 - 11:49 am

DUBAI: Oman's Shura Council, a top advisory body to the government, has voted for the biggest increases in corporate taxes in many years...

Battle to dislodge IS from Iraq's Ramadi will take days: State TV 23 Dec 2015 - 11:27 am

Iraqi security forces cross a bridge built by corps of engineers over the Euphrates in Ramadi, December 22, 2015. BAGHDAD: Government forces expect...

Dozens of ISIS militants killed in Iraq 23 Dec 2015 - 10:17 am

Baghdad: A number of ISIS militants were killed and a rocket launcher was destroyed west of Iraq during a security operation by Iraqi...

Two injured in Istanbul airport bombing 23 Dec 2015 - 09:59 am

Ankara: An explosion in Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport Wednesday wounded two cleaning staff on a nearby plane. The cause of the blast was...

Drone strike kills 4 Qaeda suspects in Yemen 23 Dec 2015 - 09:49 am

Image for representation only Aden: A presumed US drone strike has killed four suspected members of Al-Qaeda in central Yemen, a security official...

Trapped in war zone, locals struggle in Turkey curfew towns 23 Dec 2015 - 08:55 am

Ankara: His neighbourhood battered by shelling and food running out, Bahattin Yagarcik hunkers down in a basement along with several other families to...

Russian raids in Syria may include war crimes: Amnesty 23 Dec 2015 - 08:25 am

Destruction is seen in Idlib, northwestern Syria on December 21, 2015 following reported Russian air strikes AFP Beirut: Amnesty International said on Wednesday...

Egypt jails Brotherhood head for 10 years over clashes 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mohamed Badie Cairo: An Egyptian military court Tuesday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie to 10 years in prison over deadly clashes following...