World / Middle East

20-year prison sentence for Mursi confirmed by Egypt court 22 Oct 2016 - 06:31 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian court confirmed a 20-year prison sentence against former president Mohamed Mursi on Saturday, judicial sources told Reuters. The sentence was...

We are ‘obliged’ to press on to Syria’s Al Bab: Turkish President Erdogan 22 Oct 2016 - 05:56 pm

ANKARA/BEIRUT: Turkish-backed forces will press on to the Islamic State-held town of al-Bab in Syria, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, emphasising...

Iraqi PM Abadi declines Turkish help offer in Mosul 22 Oct 2016 - 04:08 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi declined an offer from Turkey to take part in the battle to dislodge Islamic State from...

Iraqi TV journalist killed south of Mosul 22 Oct 2016 - 02:17 pm

Baghdad: An Iraqi cameraman was killed on Saturday covering a military offensive to wrest the city of Mosul back from the Islamic State...

4500 killed since the collapse of the US-Russian truce in Syria 22 Oct 2016 - 01:02 pm

the Syrian Observatory for human rights since the early hours of the collapse of US-Russian truce at 7:00 pm of the 19th of...

Engagment of minor Egyptian children sparks outrage 22 Oct 2016 - 12:49 pm

Two Egyptian children, Youssef and Gharam, engaged to be married took the media and networking site by storm. An announcement by the father,...

24 killed by Russian and Syrian airstrikes in Idlib 22 Oct 2016 - 12:29 pm

Idlib province: Rose to 24 including 4 children and 3 women the number of civilians who were killed by Russian airstrikes targeted IDlib...

U.S Defense Secretary Carter arrives in Iraq 22 Oct 2016 - 10:18 am

BAGHDAD: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Iraq Saturday to meet with his commanders and assess progress in the opening days of...

Iraqi army tries to take main Christian town near Mosul 22 Oct 2016 - 09:45 am

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi army launched an operation on Saturday to take Qaraqosh, a Christian town near Mosul, the last major city stronghold of...

IS assault on Iraq's Kirkuk ends after 24-hour battle 22 Oct 2016 - 09:26 am

KIRKUK, Iraq: Iraqi police say a massive Islamic State assault on targets in and around the northern city of Kirkuk has come to...

Houthis breach truce in Yemen 22 Oct 2016 - 08:56 am

The Shia Houthi militant group and factions supporting ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh has violated a UN-backed truce 897 times, Saudi Media reported...

Truce extended in Aleppo but UN delays evacuations 22 Oct 2016 - 08:36 am

Aleppo, Syria: Security concerns forced the UN to delay planned evacuations from Syria's Aleppo, it said, as Russia extended a truce that was...

UN says Syrian army used chemical weapons in Qmenas village in 2015 22 Oct 2016 - 08:12 am

United Nations, United States: The Syrian army attacked the village of Qmenas with chemical weapons in March 2015, UN experts said in a...

Turkey, Iraq reach agreement “in principle” on Mosul, US says 21 Oct 2016 - 07:22 pm

ANKARA: Turkey and Iraq have reached an agreement in principle that could eventually allow a Turkish role in the campaign to retake Mosul...

Air raid near Iraq's Kirkuk kills 15 women: officials 21 Oct 2016 - 06:24 pm

Kirkuk, Iraq: An air strike killed 15 women on Friday at a shrine near the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, local officials...

Arab coalition says Yemen rebels breaching truce 20 Oct 2016 - 09:43 pm

Riyadh: Rebel violations mean there is "no ceasefire" in Yemen, the spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday, the first day of...

Mosul offensive going faster than planned, Iraqi PM says 20 Oct 2016 - 08:30 pm

EAST AND NORTH OF MOSUL, Iraq: The offensive to seize back Mosul from Islamic State is going faster than planned, Iraq’s prime minister...

Turkey bombs Syrian Kurdish militia allied to US-backed force 20 Oct 2016 - 08:13 pm

ISTANBUL/BEIRUT: Turkish air strikes pounded a group of Kurdish fighters allied to a U.S.-backed militia in northern Syria overnight, highlighting the conflicting agendas...