World / Middle East

Blasts kill more than 100 in Syrian government stronghold 23 May 2016 - 01:41 pm

A handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows flames rising following a bombing at a bus station in...

Yemen foes hold face-to-face talks after long pause: UN 23 May 2016 - 12:46 pm

Armed Houthi militiamen in Sanaa, Yemen, 22 May 2016. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB Kuwait City: Yemen's warring parties held their first face-to-face meeting in nearly...

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Syria bomb attacks 23 May 2016 - 12:28 pm

The site of multiple bombings in the northern coastal city of Jableh, between Latakia and Tartus on May 23, 2016. AFP / STRINGER ...

Iran denies killed Taliban leader was in the country 23 May 2016 - 12:18 pm

A handout file photo released by the Afghan Taliban on December 3, 2015, of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour. AFP / Afghan...

Bombs kill more than 100 in Syria regime strongholds: new toll 23 May 2016 - 12:08 pm

Beirut: At least 101 people were killed on Monday in a spate of bombings in two Damascus regime bastions on the Mediterranean coast,...

Bombs kill 72 in Syria regime bastions: new toll 23 May 2016 - 11:48 am

Beirut: A spate of bombings in two Syrian regime stronghold cities killed at least 72 people and wounded 120 on Monday, the Syrian...

Bombs kill at least 46 in Syria regime bastions: monitor 23 May 2016 - 11:41 am

A child walks past a burnt vehicle at the site of a suicide bombing suspected to have been carried out by the Islamic...

Yemen bombings kill at least 41: new toll 23 May 2016 - 11:33 am

Forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president attend a graduation ceremony at a military base in Khor Maksar, in the southern Yemeni port...

Iraq forces launch assault on IS bastion Fallujah 23 May 2016 - 11:30 am

Iraqi pro-government forces advance towards the city of Fallujah on May 23, 2016. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE Near Fallujah, Iraq: Iraqi forces have...

Iraq bans import of poultry products from Italy, Missouri 23 May 2016 - 10:58 am

AFP/ FILE PHOTO BAGHDAD: Iraq has extended a ban on live and frozen poultry product imports to include Italy and the U.S. state...

At least 20 dead as landslide sweeps Yemen village 23 May 2016 - 10:46 am

Sanaa: A landslide caused by heavy rain has swept through a village in southwestern Yemen, killing at least 20 people, local media said...

Blasts hit Syrian coastal city, causing casualties - monitor, state TV 23 May 2016 - 10:16 am

BEIRUT: At least two explosions hit the Syrian city of Jableh on the Mediterranean coast on Monday in what appeared to be a...

Makkah and Madinah gear up for Ramadan rush 23 May 2016 - 08:51 am

Jeddah: Approximately 7 million Umrah pilgrims are expected in Makkah and Madinah before and during the holy month of Ramadan this year. Umrah...

FSA rebels to Syrian army: End assault within 48 hours or truce finished 22 May 2016 - 05:48 pm

AMMAN: Mainstream Syrian rebel groups said on Sunday they would no longer abide by a threadbare "cessation of hostilities" deal unless the Syrian...

Merkel expresses concern about situation of Kurds in Turkey 22 May 2016 - 05:47 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after giving a speech during festivities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the DOSB (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, German...

Former minister killed in Libya IS clashes 22 May 2016 - 05:40 pm

Former minister, Mohammed Soualem Tripoli: A Libyan former minister was killed in clashes between unity government forces and fighters of the Islamic State...