World / Middle East

Occupation forces detain 13 Palestinians 01 Jan 2018 - 12:58 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces detained 13 Palestinian in different parts of the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem on Monday. The occupation soldiers detained...

Two shot dead in protests in southwest Iran: lawmaker 01 Jan 2018 - 12:21 pm

Tehran: Two protesters were shot dead overnight in the large town of Izeh in southwestern Iran, a member of parliament told Iranian media...

Assad regime airstrikes kill 9 in Syria's Idlib 01 Jan 2018 - 10:40 am

IDLIB, Syria: At least nine civilians were killed by Syrian regime airstrikes in the northwestern Idlib province Sunday. Regime warplanes and helicopters targeted...

Crossing the river a major challenge in devastated Mosul 01 Jan 2018 - 10:30 am

Mosul, Iraq: It used to take Ahmad Meyssar just a few minutes to reach his university across a bridge over the river Tigris...

200 arrested during Saturday protests in Tehran: official 31 Dec 2017 - 07:52 pm

Tehran: An official in Tehran said on Sunday that 200 people were arrested during the previous night's protests in the Iranian capital, the...

Social media access restricted on Iran mobiles: agencies 31 Dec 2017 - 03:11 pm

Tehran: Access to the popular photo sharing and messaging apps Instagram and Telegram was restricted on mobile phones, Iranian media reported on Sunday,...

20 Arrested in Istanbul for suspected links to ISIS 31 Dec 2017 - 01:38 pm

Ankara: At least 20 people, including 15 foreign nationals, were arrested in Istanbul over their links to the ISIS group, police said on...

Evacuated anti-Assad fighters arrive in Syria's Idlib 31 Dec 2017 - 11:58 am

IDLIB, Syria: Some of the anti-regime fighters who had evacuated from Western Ghouta under a deal with the Assad regime began arriving in...

Two killed in Iran protests: Deputy Governor 31 Dec 2017 - 10:23 am

Tehran, Two people were killed overnight in the town of Dorud in western Iran as protests spread across the country, the province's deputy...

Iran interior minister warns government 'will confront' disorder 31 Dec 2017 - 09:06 am

Tehran: Iran's interior minister warned Sunday that "violence, fear and terror" will be confronted after a third night of protests against the regime....

Protests hit Tehran, 2 demonstrators reported killed in Iran town 31 Dec 2017 - 08:50 am

DUBAI, Street protests hit Iran for a third day running on Saturday, spreading to the capital Tehran with crowds confronting police and attacking...

Regime forces advance against rebels in northwest Syria 30 Dec 2017 - 04:31 pm

Beirut: Syrian regime forces advanced against rebels Saturday on the edge of the northwestern province of Idlib, the last outside government control, a...

Egypt's Morsi sentenced to three years in prison 30 Dec 2017 - 03:05 pm

Cairo: An Egyptian court sentenced ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to three years in prison along with 19 other defendants on Saturday for...

Stray dog poisoning video sparks Lebanon outcry 30 Dec 2017 - 01:39 pm

Beirut: Video footage of stray dogs apparently being poisoned by municipal staff has sparked a public outcry in Lebanon, with politicians rushing to...

Turkey says EU funds not being actively used for needs of Syrian refugees 30 Dec 2017 - 12:44 pm

ISTANBUL: A substantial portion of the funds promised by the European Union (EU) to help Syrian refugees in Turkey is still not being...

Fierce fighting kills dozens in northwest Syria 30 Dec 2017 - 09:24 am

Al-Tamana, Syria, Intense fighting killed dozens of people on the edge of the last Syrian province entirely outside government control as aid workers...

Trump condemns arrest of demonstrators in Iran 30 Dec 2017 - 08:53 am

Washington, President Donald Trump on Friday condemned the arrest of protesters in Iran, telling Tehran that "the world is watching" as officials reported...