World / Middle East

Aleppo: the massive task of rebuilding a shattered city 28 Dec 2016 - 09:56 am

Aleppo, Syria: Midnight means lights out in Syria's Aleppo: as the clock strikes 12, overworked power generators shut off across the city, plunging...

Explosion on bus in northern Lebanon kills one person - NNA 28 Dec 2016 - 09:44 am

BEIRUT: An explosion hit a bus in Lebanon's northern Bekaa Valley region, killing one person and wounding another on Wednesday morning, the National...

Turkish military "neutralises" 44 Islamic State militants in northern Syria 28 Dec 2016 - 09:31 am

ANKARA: The Turkish military said on Wednesday it had "neutralised" 44 Islamic State militants and wounded 117 as part of its operation in...

Syrian army escalates campaign to capture Damascus water supply 28 Dec 2016 - 08:45 am

AMMAN: The Syrian army escalated aerial bombing of a rebel-held valley northwest of Damascus in an offensive begun last week to recapture the...

Iraq turns down Turkey's help in battle for Mosul 28 Dec 2016 - 01:11 am

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declined an offer from Turkey to take part in the battle to dislodge Islamic State of Iraq and...

Syrian opposition urges rebels to cooperate in ceasefire efforts 28 Dec 2016 - 01:06 am

BEIRUT: The Syrian opposition’s main political body on Tuesday urged rebel groups to cooperate with “sincere regional efforts” to reach a ceasefire deal...

Daesh video was fabricated: Turkey deputy premier 27 Dec 2016 - 11:13 pm

Ankara: Turkey's deputy prime minister yesterday described a Daesh video purporting to show Turkish soldiers in Syria being murdered as “fabricated,” and criticized...

40 dead in Yemen anti-rebel offensive: Army 27 Dec 2016 - 11:12 pm

Aden: At least 28 Houthi insurgents and 12 Yemeni soldiers were killed yesterday in the southern province of Shabwa as government forces pushed...

South Sudan pins hope on national dialogue for peace 27 Dec 2016 - 11:12 pm

Juba, South Sudan: The announcement earlier this month by South Sudan’s president of the start of a national dialogue in the war-torn country...

Idlib overwhelmed by influx of Aleppo’s wounded 27 Dec 2016 - 10:41 pm

When surgeon Mounir Hakimi operated on five-month-old Maram in the Syrian province of Idlib last week, the horrific extent of her injuries quickly...

Algeria says 54,457 involved in 'terrorism' since 1990s 27 Dec 2016 - 06:33 pm

Algiers: Nearly 55,000 people accused of committing "terrorist offences" have faced legal proceedings in Algeria since the country's devastating civil war in the...

Israeli Arab MP under house arrest in jail phones case 27 Dec 2016 - 06:10 pm

Jerusalem: An Arab Israeli lawmaker was placed under house arrest Tuesday over accusations he smuggled mobile phones to Palestinian prisoners, a case that...

Somalia swears in new MPs amid vote criticism 27 Dec 2016 - 05:45 pm

Mogadishu: Somalia on Tuesday swore in new lawmakers after weeks of voting in a complex political process seen as its most democratic election...

Turkey puts broadcast ban on Russia envoy's killing 27 Dec 2016 - 02:37 pm

Ankara: A Turkish court has put a broadcast ban on reporting of the investigation into last week's murder of the Russian ambassador to...

Turkey readies improved camp for Aleppo civilians 27 Dec 2016 - 02:15 pm

OSMANIYE, Turkey: A refugee camp in southern Turkey is finishing last-minute improvements and preparations to house thousands of civilians fleeing war-torn Aleppo. The...

US-backed fighters pushing toward IS-held dam in north Syria 27 Dec 2016 - 02:01 pm

BEIRUT: A spokesman for a U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force in northern Syria says they are approaching a strategic dam controlled by the Islamic State...

No. of injured Aleppans treated in Turkey climbs to 265 27 Dec 2016 - 01:51 pm

HATAY, Turkey: A total of 265 injured Aleppans have been brought to Turkey for treatment following evacuation from the war-battered Syrian city of...

13 IS killed in Syria's Al-Bab 27 Dec 2016 - 01:40 pm

BAGHDAD: Unidentified gunmen abducted a female journalist from her Baghdad home late Monday, according to local security sources. Afrah Shawki was abducted at...