World / Middle East

Iran to prosecute 400 officials over high salaries 02 Oct 2016 - 11:46 am

Tehran: Iran's auditors said Sunday that around 400 public sector officials face prosecution over their exorbitant salaries -- a scandal used by hardliners...

Regime advances in Syria's Aleppo after Russia raids: monitor 02 Oct 2016 - 11:39 am

Aleppo, Syria: Syrian regime forces advanced in Aleppo on Sunday after Russia unleashed dozens of air strikes in the battleground northern city overnight,...

Two-thirds of Israelis don't expect peace deal: poll 02 Oct 2016 - 09:40 am

Jerusalem: Almost two-thirds of Israelis believe there will never be a peace agreement with the Palestinians, according to the results of an opinion...

Somali Al Shabab Attack A Restaurant in Mogadishu 01 Oct 2016 - 05:51 pm

Mogadishu: At least two people have been killed and five others injured after a car loaded with explosives blew up near a restaurant...

Iran sticking to nuclear deal: Amano 01 Oct 2016 - 05:21 pm

PARIS: Iran has kept to a nuclear deal it agreed with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could...

Turkish parliament opens with focus on defeated coup 01 Oct 2016 - 05:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman said Saturday the period of coups in Turkey is over. Kahraman told assembled lawmakers the priority now...

1,176 civilians killed in Syria in September: NGO 01 Oct 2016 - 04:39 pm

ISTANBUL: A total of 1,176 civilians were killed across war-torn Syria last month, a UK-based human rights watchdog has said. In a Saturday...

Regime attacks in Syria kill 8-year-old, injure 10 01 Oct 2016 - 04:04 pm

HATAY, Turkey: A child was killed and at least 10 other people were injured on Friday by Syrian regime attacks in the country’s...

Syria: WHO Calls for Immediate Safe Evacuation of the Sick and Wounded from Conflict Areas 01 Oct 2016 - 04:00 pm

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on belligerents in Syria to allow for the immediate and safe evacuation of the sick and...

Aleppo hospital hit as Syria army presses assault 01 Oct 2016 - 02:05 pm

Aleppo, Syria: The largest hospital in rebel-held east Aleppo was bombed on Saturday for the second time in days as Syrian government forces...

Russia says U.S. "aggression" in Syria would mean "tectonic shifts" 01 Oct 2016 - 01:29 pm

MOSCOW: "Direct agression" by the United States towards the Syrian government and armed forces would lead to "frightening, tectonic shifts" in the Middle...

Russian jets pound Aleppo as fighting rages inside city 01 Oct 2016 - 12:17 pm

AMMAN: Russian war planes struck rebel held areas north of Aleppo on Saturday as the army shelled the besieged old quarter in a...

Barrel bombs hit largest hospital in rebel-held Aleppo: NGO 01 Oct 2016 - 12:12 pm

Beirut: At least two barrel bombs hit the largest hospital in the rebel-held side of Syria's Aleppo city on Saturday, the medical organisation...

Artillery fire rocks Aleppo as Syria army presses assault 01 Oct 2016 - 11:03 am

Aleppo, Syria: Heavy artillery exchanges rocked Syria's battleground second city Aleppo throughout the night as government forces pressed a two-pronged assault on rebel-held...

A week of terror in Syria's Aleppo 29 Sep 2016 - 08:56 pm

Beirut: Rebel-held areas of Aleppo have been battered by intense bombardment since the Syrian regime announced an offensive a week ago to retake...

Moscow vows no letup in Syria offensive; U.S. searches for response 29 Sep 2016 - 06:55 pm

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT: The Kremlin vowed on Thursday to press on with its assault in Syria, while U.S. officials searched for a tougher response to...

German woman, baby freed in Syria 29 Sep 2016 - 11:59 am

Berlin: A German woman who was kidnapped in Syria last year while she was pregnant has been freed along with her baby, the...

Lebanese army faces jihadist threat on Syrian border 29 Sep 2016 - 10:44 am

ARSAL, Lebanon: From a sandbagged army post near the border with Syria, Lebanese soldiers gaze through tripod-mounted binoculars into hills where jihadist militants ...