World / Middle East

Prince William watches England thrash Panama in replay 25 Jun 2018 - 10:03 am

Amman: As England thrashed Panama 6-1 on Sunday Prince William, the president of the Football Association, was flying into Jordan for a historic...

Libyan coast guard intercepts 450 migrants bound for Europe 24 Jun 2018 - 09:30 pm

CAIRO: Libya's coast guard intercepted Sunday some 460 African migrants, including dozens of children and women, in the Mediterranean Sea near its shores,...

Iraq elections commissions prepares for partial recount 24 Jun 2018 - 09:18 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq's elections commission says it has directed its branches to send ballot boxes possibly affected by fraud to Baghdad for a recount....

Turkey's Erdogan at 57 pct with 40 pct of the votes counted 24 Jun 2018 - 07:34 pm

ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan had 57.02 percent of the vote with 40 percent of the votes counted in Turkey's presidential election on Sunday,...

Syrian troops advance in their offensive in country's south 24 Jun 2018 - 06:57 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces advanced deeper into the southern province of Daraa Sunday under the cover of airstrikes, entering new villages amid reports...

Egypt to extend state of emergency for three months 24 Jun 2018 - 04:14 pm

CAIRO: Egypt's parliament approved on Sunday the extension of a nationwide state of emergency for three months from July 14. Egypt imposed the...

Turkey votes in pivotal test for Erdogan 24 Jun 2018 - 03:14 pm

Istanbul: Turks were voting Sunday in dual parliamentary and presidential polls seen as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's toughest election test, with the opposition...

Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed 24 Jun 2018 - 03:09 pm

MOSCOW: The Syrian army will regain control of the country's north by force if rebels there refuse to surrender, President Bashar al-Assad said...

Syrians flee to makeshift camps as bombing escalates in south 24 Jun 2018 - 07:45 am

Burayqah, Syria: Their belongings piled nearby, elderly displaced Syrians struggled against the wind as they fastened a white tarpaulin on the metal frame...

Iraqi PM Abadi and cleric Sadr enter into political alliance 23 Jun 2018 - 09:31 pm

NAJAF, Iraq: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Saturday that their political blocs, which came in third and...

Iraqi airstrike kills 45 Islamic State leaders inside Syria 23 Jun 2018 - 04:54 pm

BAGHDAD: Dozens of Islamic State militants were killed in an Iraqi airstrike inside neighboring Syria, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said Saturday. The attack...

Iraq conducts air strike on Islamic State position in Syria 23 Jun 2018 - 03:50 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq has conducted an air strike on three houses in the Syrian town of Hajin where Islamic State leaders were meeting, killing...

Erdogan, rival Ince trade blows on eve of crunch Turkey polls 23 Jun 2018 - 03:23 pm

Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival Muharrem Ince on Saturday traded blows in mass rallies on the final day of...

Syrian army gains ground in rebel south: monitor 23 Jun 2018 - 01:49 pm

Beirut: Syrian regime forces on Saturday made their first gains on the ground against rebel fighters in the southern province of Daraa after...

Israeli army injures Anadolu Agency’s photojournalist 22 Jun 2018 - 09:17 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Israeli troops on Friday injured an Anadolu Agency photojournalist covering peaceful rallies in Gaza Strip. Ali Cadallah, who was hit...

Survivors report 220 migrants drowned off Libya in recent days: UNHCR 22 Jun 2018 - 06:33 am

TRIPOLI/GENEVA: Survivors have reported that about 220 migrants drowned off the coast of Libya in the last few days while trying to reach...

Merkel pledges $100 million loan for troubled Jordan 22 Jun 2018 - 05:45 am

AMMAN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday promised a $100 million loan to troubled Jordan, where mass protests over austerity measures forced the...