World / Middle East

Erdogan vows purge of 'virus' from state bodies after coup bid 17 Jul 2016 - 03:49 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is escorted by loyal security staff following a funeral service for victims of the thwarted coup at Fatih...

Huge fire reported in a Makkah hotel 17 Jul 2016 - 01:37 pm

A huge fire has been reported from a hotel in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, accoridng to local media report. Photos and videos of the...

Rebel-held areas of Syria's Aleppo fully besieged 17 Jul 2016 - 12:10 pm

A general view shows the dammage at the Omar bin Abdaziz hospital in the Maadi district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo...

Bahrain court dissolves main opposition bloc 17 Jul 2016 - 11:26 am

A senior nurse Rula al-Saffar holds a banner with photos of Dr Ali al-Ekri and Ebrahim Demistani as she participates in an anti-government...

Turkey rounds up generals, judges after failed coup 17 Jul 2016 - 10:06 am

Pro-Erdogan supporters gather at Taksim square in Istanbul to support the government on July 16, 2016, following a failed coup attempt. (AFP /...

Turkey’s top judicial board suspends 2,745 judges 16 Jul 2016 - 06:10 pm

Surrendered Turkish soldiers who were involved in the coup are beaten by a civilian on Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016....

Regional rival Iran expresses support for Turkey over coup attempt 16 Jul 2016 - 05:00 pm

People gather outside parliament building in Ankara, Turkey, July 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Tumay Berkin) DUBAI/ANKARA: Iran said on Saturday it fully supported the government...

US invites Turkey to present any Gulen coup evidence 16 Jul 2016 - 04:28 pm

Exiled Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania. (File photo / AFP / ZAMAN DAILY / SELAHATTIN SEVI ) ...

Istanbul's airport reopens, flights resume after coup attempt 16 Jul 2016 - 03:54 pm

Travellers stand in Istanbul airport, Turkey, July 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir) By Elaine Hardcastle Turkish Airlines resumed flights from Istanbul's international airport on...

Air raids kill 21 civilians in Syria's Aleppo: monitor 16 Jul 2016 - 03:41 pm

Emergency services evacuate a body after a barrel bomb struck just outside the Omar bin Abdaziz hospital in the Maadi district of the...

Turkish military helicopter lands in Greece, 8 request asylum 16 Jul 2016 - 01:17 pm

Alexandroupoli, Greece: A Turkish military helicopter has landed in Greece carrying eight men seeking asylum, the Greek police said Saturday. The Black Hawk...

Erdogan urges Turks to defend state after coup 'foiled' 16 Jul 2016 - 12:55 pm

A man walks inside the destroyed parliament building in Ankara, July 16, 2016 after an attempted coupTurkey. (REUTERS) Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

104 putschists killed in Turkey coup attempt: army 16 Jul 2016 - 11:31 am

People rally on a tank after they take over military position on the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul on July 16, 2016. (AFP /...

Timeline: 90 dead, over 1,100 wounded in Turkey coup chaos 16 Jul 2016 - 10:10 am

Protesters gather for a demonstration against a military coup in Turkey in front of the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam on July 16, 2016....

Turkey detains over 750 army personnel amid coup attempt 16 Jul 2016 - 09:17 am

A civilian beats a soldier after troops involved in the coup surrendered on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Murad...

Turkey chief of staff Akar rescued, taken to safe location: TV 16 Jul 2016 - 09:09 am

Gen. Hulusi Akar (Reuters/file photo) Turkey's state-run news agency says military chief of staff Gen. Hulusi Akar has been rescued in an operation...

Attempted coup in Turkey: what we know so far 16 Jul 2016 - 09:07 am

People take selfies after soldiers involved in the coup surrendered on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, TurkeyJuly 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Yagiz Karahan) Ankara: A...

Turkey army says it seizes power; Erdogan says: “We will overcome this” 16 Jul 2016 - 01:13 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks to media in the resort town of Marmaris, Turkey, July 15, 2016. REUTERS/Kenan Gurbuz Erdogan says coup plotters...