World / Middle East

Iran warns Trump to remain in nuclear deal or "face severe consequences" 24 Apr 2018 - 12:20 pm

LONDON, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to stay in the nuclear deal Tehran signed with world powers...

Mummified body found in Iran could be father of last shah 24 Apr 2018 - 11:29 am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, The discovery in Iran of a mummified body near the site of a former royal mausoleum has raised speculation...

Egypt denies Sinai battle choking off food, medicine supplies 23 Apr 2018 - 10:05 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian military campaign to defeat Islamic State militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula is choking essential food and medical supplies to...

Syrian troops look to isolate IS in Damascus battle 23 Apr 2018 - 04:26 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces moved to cut off Islamic State militants in southern Damascus from nearby rebel-held suburbs in an attempt to force...

Global donors to seek more than $6 bln for Syrian aid 23 Apr 2018 - 02:22 pm

BRUSSELS: Governments will seek more than $6 billion in aid for Syria at a two-day donor conference from Tuesday, which the European Union...

Russia says no decision yet on delivery of S-300 missiles to Syria 23 Apr 2018 - 02:18 pm

MOSCOW: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Russia had not yet decided whether it would deliver advanced S-300 missile systems to...

Palestinian dies of wounds, bringing Gaza toll to 40: medics 23 Apr 2018 - 11:27 am

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, Two Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israel were pronounced dead Monday, a Gaza official said, bringing the toll from...

Egypt adopts law to confiscate assets of terror groups 22 Apr 2018 - 08:38 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday issued a law to regulate procedures to seize, manage and dispose assets of convicted terrorists....

Iraq says it killed 36 'Islamic State terrorists' in Syria raid 22 Apr 2018 - 04:49 pm

Baghdad: Iraq said Sunday its forces had killed "36 terrorists" belonging to the Islamic State jihadist group, including senior members, in air raids...

Archaeologists find bust of Roman emperor in Egypt 22 Apr 2018 - 04:00 pm

CAIRO: Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a bust of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the southern city of Aswan. The Antiquities Ministry...

Jordan MP, family members among 8 killed in road crash 22 Apr 2018 - 11:00 am

Amman, A Jordanian MP, his wife and three of his children were among eight people killed late Saturday when their car collided with...

Syrian army pounds IS-held district in capital's south 21 Apr 2018 - 04:01 pm

Yarmuk, Syria: Heavy regime bombardment pounded a southern district of Syria's capital Saturday, state media and a monitor said, as government forces pressed...

Tunisia reopens consulate in Libyan capital Tripoli 21 Apr 2018 - 01:25 pm

TRIPOLI: Tunisia has reopened its consulate in the Libyan capital, the Libya foreign ministry said on Saturday, the latest mission to return to...

Iran president criticises violence by morality police 21 Apr 2018 - 01:02 pm

Tehran, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday appeared to criticise the morality police after a video emerged of a violent encounter with a...

Rebels begin leaving new area outside Damascus: state media 21 Apr 2018 - 12:44 pm

Damascus: Rebels started leaving a new area outside the Syrian capital Saturday, state media said, after a new deal was reached between opposition...

Hamas says man gunned down in Malaysia was important member 21 Apr 2018 - 12:08 pm

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: The Hamas group says a man who was gunned down in Malaysia was one of its members who had...

Rouhani slams officials' 'vow of silence' in face of protests 21 Apr 2018 - 11:42 am

Tehran, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that officials were failing to respond effectively to mounting popular protests, in part because they are...