World / Middle East

Occupation forces arrest police chief in Palestinian authority 12 Nov 2017 - 08:59 am

Occupied Jerusalem: The Israeli occupation army arrested Colonel Ali Al Qaimari, the police chief of the Jerusalem governorate and its suburbs in the...

Islamic State retakes almost all of vital Syria border town 11 Nov 2017 - 03:39 pm

Beirut: Islamic State group jihadists have recaptured nearly all of Albu Kamal, putting up a fierce fightback for what had been the last...

Israel downs Syrian drone over Golan Heights: army 11 Nov 2017 - 02:56 pm

Jerusalem: The Israeli army said it had shot down a Russian-made Syrian drone carrying out a reconnaissance mission over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights...

Tens of thousands commemorate Arafat in Hamas-run Gaza 11 Nov 2017 - 01:58 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered in Gaza on Saturday to commemorate the death of veteran leader Yasser Arafat...

Iraqi forces launch operation to liberate Rawa district 11 Nov 2017 - 01:19 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi forces launched Saturday an operation liberate the Rumana and Rawa districts in Anbar province, the last remaining towns under the ISIS...

Iranian warplane crashes during training, pilot killed 11 Nov 2017 - 12:36 pm

Tehran,: An Iranian fighter jet crashed Saturday during a training exercise and the pilot was killed, the website of the elite Revolutionary Guards...

Airstrikes kill 10 militants in Egypt’s Sinai 11 Nov 2017 - 12:04 pm

CAIRO: Ten terrorists were killed during an airstrike in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula, according to security sources. Apache helicopter gunships raided the terrorists'...

Putin, Trump approve joint statement on Syria-Kremlin 11 Nov 2017 - 10:23 am

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump approved a joint statement on Syria after a brief contact at the APEC...

Lebanese army commander says security situation under control 11 Nov 2017 - 09:34 am

Beirut: Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun on Friday stressed that the security situation in his country is under control and that the...

Islamic State thriving in Somalia: UN report 11 Nov 2017 - 08:57 am

United Nations, United States: An Islamic State faction in Somalia has grown significantly over the past year, carrying out attacks in Puntland and...

Tunisia extends 2015 state of emergency 10 Nov 2017 - 08:47 pm

Tunis: Tunisia on Friday extended for another three months a state of emergency introduced two years ago following a series of deadly jihadist...

Blow for French writers in Moroccan royal blackmail case 10 Nov 2017 - 08:12 pm

Paris: A French appeals court on Friday dealt a blow to two journalists accused of trying to blackmail the king of Morocco by...

Netanyahu grilled again in graft probe: public radio 09 Nov 2017 - 06:26 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was questioned by police on Thursday evening in connection with two separate investigations into alleged corruption, Israeli...

Police arrest 111 Islamic State suspects in Ankara 09 Nov 2017 - 04:58 pm

ANKARA, Turkey: A total of 111 Islamic State terror suspects were arrested in Ankara on Thursday, according to a police source. The Ankara...

29 civilians 'will die' if not evacuated from Syria's Eastern Ghouta: UN 09 Nov 2017 - 03:59 pm

Geneva: Some 400 civilians are in urgent need of medical evacuation from Syria's Eastern Ghouta region, including 29 who will die if they...

For some Palestinians in love, this slum is the only place to live 09 Nov 2017 - 12:17 pm

JERUSALEM: Kafr Aqab is no one's dream destination: the overcrowded neighbourhood separated from adjacent East Jerusalem by Israel's barrier in the occupied West...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards arrest more dual nationals 09 Nov 2017 - 11:57 am

LONDON, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have arrested at least 30 dual nationals during the past two years, mostly on spying charges, according to lawyers,...

Netanyahu to be grilled again in graft probe: Media 09 Nov 2017 - 11:21 am

Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to be questioned by police on Thursday in connection with two separate investigations into alleged...