World / Middle East

Fate of nationwide ceasefire for Syria unclear 29 Dec 2016 - 10:32 am

Istanbul: The fate of a reported nationwide truce for Syria was unclear Thursday, following talks between Moscow and Ankara, despite Turkish state media...

Iraqi forces launch fresh advance against Islamic State inside Mosul 29 Dec 2016 - 09:41 am

ERBIL, Iraq: Iraqi security forces launched a fresh advance on Thursday against Islamic State militants in several southeastern districts of Mosul, where the...

Syrian war 'cancer on a global scale': incoming UN chief 29 Dec 2016 - 09:03 am

Lisbon: The Syrian conflict "has become a cancer on a global scale", incoming UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, while hoping Washington...

Palestinian president believes peace with Israel is achievable: spokesman 29 Dec 2016 - 12:06 am

RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas responded to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s Middle East speech in Washington on Wednesday by...

In parting shot at Israel, Kerry warns Middle East peace in jeopardy 29 Dec 2016 - 12:04 am

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Wednesday that Israel’s building of settlements in occupied territory was endangering Middle East peace,...

The long road to rebuilding Gaza 28 Dec 2016 - 11:57 pm

Al-Zanah, Gaza: Samia Qudaih and her husband, Mohammed Baraka, have been struggling to survive with their son and five daughters in the al-Zanah...

Time for action at UN and global level 28 Dec 2016 - 11:41 pm

We are in the midst of one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our lifetime. From 2008 to 2014, 111 countries out of...

Opinion: The legacy of the Crusades in contemporary Muslim world 28 Dec 2016 - 11:36 pm

We are in the midst of one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our lifetime. From 2008 to 2014, 111 countries out of...

Talks on Syria truce, but still obstacles: rebel official 28 Dec 2016 - 11:29 pm

Beirut: Turkey and Russia are discussing a possible nationwide ceasefire in Syria, but obstacles remain to any deal, a rebel official said on...

Israel intensifies battle with US over UN vote on settlements 28 Dec 2016 - 11:29 pm

The Israeli government stepped up its running battle with the Obama administration on Tuesday, saying it had proof that the United States had...

Five dead as train hits bus in Tunisia 28 Dec 2016 - 11:21 pm

Tunis: At least five people were killed and more than 50 injured yesterday when a train slammed into a public bus before dawn...

Turkey & Russia have Syria truce plan: Ankara 28 Dec 2016 - 11:21 pm

Ankara/Beirut: Turkey and Russia have prepared an agreement for a ceasefire in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said yesterday, adding that Ankara would not...

Inclement weather condition in Turkey's Van 28 Dec 2016 - 11:20 pm

Turkish soldier killed in clashes 28 Dec 2016 - 10:28 pm

Ankara: One Turkish soldier and two Kurdish militants died as a result of clashes overnight in the eastern province of Tunceli, security sources...

Sudan lawmakers vote to bring back PM's post 28 Dec 2016 - 10:28 pm

Khartoum: Sudanese lawmakers voted yesterday to bring back the post of prime minister, a position abolished after President Omar Hassan Al Bashir came...

Israel delays vote on settler home permits 28 Dec 2016 - 10:26 pm

Jerusalem: Israel delayed a vote yesterday on permits for settler homes at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request, ahead of a speech by US...

Kerry urges Israel, Palestinians to agree on 1967 lines with land swaps 28 Dec 2016 - 08:38 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Wednesday that Israel and a future Palestine should live as two states based on the...

Israel's other army expanding illegal settlements 28 Dec 2016 - 06:39 pm

Bethlehem, occupied West Bank: Abuses of power committed by Israel's Civilian Security Coordinators (CSCs), civilian guards of the illegal settlements, continue to contribute...