World / Middle East

Egypt’s government complicit in wheat corruption: parliamentary report 29 Aug 2016 - 03:03 pm

Khaled Hanafi attends the Egypt Economic Development Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, March 14, 2015. REUTERS / Amr Abdallah Dalsh Government silos company...

US alarm as Turkey warns Syrian Kurd militia of more strikes 29 Aug 2016 - 02:53 pm

ANKARA, TURKEY - AUGUST 24: US Vice President Joe Biden (4th R) inspects the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) with Speaker of the...

Free Syrian Army frees villages around Jarabulus 29 Aug 2016 - 02:03 pm

Members of the Free Syrian Army enter to Al-Kusa village after taking control of the village from PYD/ PKK terrorist organizations during the...

Empty chairs greet Sheikh Mohammed on surprise visit to government offices 29 Aug 2016 - 01:21 pm

Sheikh Mohammed on a surprise visit of a government office. (Photo: Dubai Media Office) By Zainab Fattah Dubai: A bad day to turn...

Turkey says to target Syrian Kurdish militia if no Euphrates retreat 29 Aug 2016 - 12:37 pm

PKK documents seen in Jarabulus District of Aleppo, Syria after Turkish war crafts carried out an airstrikes on PYD / PKK positions at...

Suicide bombing kills 60 at Yemen army camp 29 Aug 2016 - 10:58 am

Nakam mountain of Sana'a, Yemen on August 27, 2016. ( Mohammed Hamoud - Anadolu Agency ) Aden: A suicide car bomb attack on...

Death toll in Yemen suicide bombing rises to at least 45 - MSF 29 Aug 2016 - 10:26 am

ADEN, Yemen: The death toll in a suicide bombing at a local militia compound in the southern Yemeni city of Aden rose to...

Iraq’s youth orchestra - a musical dream that shattered 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Scottish musician conducted Iraqi orchestra for 6 years Helped bridge sectarian divides, but collapsed in 2014 Memoir “Upbeat” tells its unlikely story By...

Libyan forces push into last IS-held areas of Sirte 28 Aug 2016 - 04:02 pm

Members of the forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) walk toward their position in the coastal city of Sirte,...

Iraq: 5 soldiers killed in Islamic State attack in Anbar 28 Aug 2016 - 02:35 pm

Iraqis mourn over a coffin during the funeral of members from the Iraqi government forces from the Popular Mobilization units who were killed...

12 killed in Egypt car crash 28 Aug 2016 - 02:25 pm

CAIRO: At least 12 people were killed in a deadly car crash in southern Egypt on Sunday, according to a medical source. A...

Turkish army says 25 Kurdish killed in Syria strikes: state media 28 Aug 2016 - 02:12 pm

Istanbul: The Turkish army on Sunday said it had killed 25 Kurdish in air strikes on Syria as part of its unprecedented operation...

Iraq asks Saudi Arabia to replace Saudi ambassador -Iraqi state TV 28 Aug 2016 - 12:31 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq's foreign ministry has asked Saudi Arabia to replace its ambassador in Baghdad, Thamer al-Sabhan, Iraqi state TV said on Sunday. Iraqi...

Turkish army pounds north Syria, monitor says 20 civilians killed 28 Aug 2016 - 12:27 pm

Smoke rises after after members of Free Syrian Army (FSA) detonate Daesh mines in Jarabulus district of Aleppo, Syria after taking control of...

Haj visas forged by international crime syndicate 28 Aug 2016 - 09:49 am

Riyadh: The Ministry of Haj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia discovered that an international ring has forged Haj visas for the current year,...

Syria army moves into siege town after fighters evacuated 28 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrian Army soldiers wave the Syrian national flag as civilians ride buses to be evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, after...

Daraya under govt control after last rebels evacuated: Syria army 27 Aug 2016 - 06:55 pm

Syrian government troops are seen reflected on the window of a bus carrying people as part of an evacuation from the town of...

U.N. Syria envoy presses for speedy Aleppo aid delivery 27 Aug 2016 - 06:09 pm

Men inspect a damaged site after double airstrikes on the rebel held Bab al-Nairab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, August 27, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail ...