World / Middle East

Three Iraqi policemen killed in suicide attack south of Mosul 23 Apr 2017 - 01:07 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: Three policemen were killed on Sunday in a suicide attack south of Mosul, the northern Iraqi city where Islamic State is...

Egypt party floats initiative to halt Sinai violence 23 Apr 2017 - 12:42 pm

CAIRO: The political arm of Gamaa Islamiya, a former militant group in Egypt, has floated an initiative for halting violence in the restive...

90 civilians killed in Mosul fight: Iraqi officer 23 Apr 2017 - 11:50 am

NINEVEH, Iraq: At least 90 civilians were reportedly killed in deadly clashes between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in western Mosul. An...

Israeli occupation forces arrest 11 Palestinians in West Bank 23 Apr 2017 - 11:16 am

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces arrested Sunday 11 Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank. A security source told Palestinian news agency (WAFA)...

Turkey helps Sudan deal with acute water shortage 23 Apr 2017 - 11:13 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s government-run General Directorate for State Hydraulic Works is providing Sudan with equipment to deal with an acute water shortage. This week,...

Iran elections have history of dark horses 23 Apr 2017 - 10:35 am

Tehran: Election season is under way in Iran and the rumour mill is in overdrive as the public tries to divine the backroom...

Israeli attack on Syria military camp kills three 23 Apr 2017 - 10:02 am

Damascus: An Israeli attack on a Syrian camp for pro-government forces killed three fighters near the Golan Heights on Sunday, an official from...

Child injured in Hebron by Israeli Settler 22 Apr 2017 - 01:44 pm

Ramallah: A Palestinian child was shot dead by Israeli settlers in the Kerem area of Hebron, south of the West Bank. Palestinian medical...

Syrian regime airstrikes kill 4 in Aleppo 22 Apr 2017 - 01:40 pm

ALEPPO/ANKARA: At least four civilians were killed and another 25 injured in regime airstrikes on Syria’s northern Aleppo province on Saturday, according to...

Survivors of Khan Sheikhun chemical attack seek aid 22 Apr 2017 - 01:37 pm

IDLIB, Syria: Around 150 Syrian families who have survived the April 4 chemical attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun are seeking...

Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strike 22 Apr 2017 - 01:18 pm

Ramallah: The open-ended mass hunger strike launched by more than 1500 Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupation jails has entered its sixth day...

Lebanese army arrests 10 suspected militants in raid near Syrian border 22 Apr 2017 - 12:51 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's army said it arrested ten suspected members of militant groups on Saturday after they came over the northeastern border from Syria,...

Israeli jets hit targets in Syria, military says 22 Apr 2017 - 11:46 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli jets on Friday hit several targets in Syria in response to rocket attacks from the war-torn country, the military said in...

Resentment festers in Mosul: just ask Saddam Hussein 20 Apr 2017 - 09:30 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: If you want to hear the resentment people of Mosul feel now that Iraqi forces have driven Islamic State out of...

Iran puts an end to live election debates; but allowance for pre-recorded broadcasts 20 Apr 2017 - 07:50 pm

Tehran: Iran's interior ministry said Thursday there would be no live debates in the run-up to next month's presidential election. "Based on a...

Turkey's Erdogan says to meet Trump in US in mid-May 20 Apr 2017 - 06:54 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said he would meet new US leader Donald Trump for the first time as head...

Satellite dishes reconnect post-IS Mosul to world 20 Apr 2017 - 01:25 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Satellite dishes have been sprouting on the rooftops of east Mosul since it was retaken from the Islamic State group, who...

Turkish airstrikes kill 16 PKK terrorists in southeast 20 Apr 2017 - 01:12 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Air Forces killed 16 PKK terrorists in airstrikes in southeastern Sirnak province within the last 24 hours, the military announced in...