World / Middle East

Air strikes hit rebel-held parts of Aleppo hours into truce 16 Jun 2016 - 05:03 pm

Vendors wait for customers near their stalls erected in front of damaged buildings during the holy month of Ramadan in the rebel held...

Syria govt says rebels use "poisonous" weapons, insurgents deny 16 Jun 2016 - 04:10 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian state media said on Thursday rebels had used "poisonous substances" against Syrian troops east of Damascus on Wednesday, without specifying the ...

150 Syrian refugees cross into Jordan 16 Jun 2016 - 01:35 pm

Amman: A total of 150 Syrian refugees from various age groups, entered into the Kingdom through various crossing points during the last 24...

Pieces of EgyptAir plane found at bottom of Med 16 Jun 2016 - 01:18 pm

(FILES) An image grab taken from a video uploaded on the official Facebook page of the Egyptian military spokesperson on May 21, 2016...

Islamic State committing genocide against Yazidis: U.N 16 Jun 2016 - 01:15 pm

Bones, suspected to belong to members of Iraq's Yazidi community, are seen in a mass grave on the outskirts of the town of...

Two-year-old boy killed as he fled Iraq's Fallujah: Aid group 16 Jun 2016 - 12:18 pm

A member of Iraqi police forces gestures as he stands in front of a collapsed building in Fallujah's southern Shuhada neighbourhood to retake...

Post-Islamic State Iraq should be split in three - top Kurdish official 16 Jun 2016 - 11:13 am

Children inside the medical center near Fallujah watch through a fence. PHOTO CREDIT: The Washington Post by Ali Arkady VII. By Maher Chmaytelli...

Despite Brexit noise and migrant woes, Turkey committed to EU ties 16 Jun 2016 - 10:02 am

REUTERS/ File photo By Nick Tattersall and Orhan Coskun ANKARA: Turkey remains committed to closer ties with the European Union despite strains in...

UAE says its war in Yemen "practically over" 16 Jun 2016 - 09:00 am

File picture of smoke rising after an air strike on a mountain overlooking Yemen's capital Sanaa September 5, 2015. Reuters DUBAI: The United...

Russia says two-day ceasefire begins in Syria's Aleppo 16 Jun 2016 - 08:39 am

Syrians look at the damage on June 13, 2016, following air strikes the previous night on the rebel-held neighbourhood in Aleppo. AFP /...

Taking Fallujah from Islamic State ‘isn’t easy’: Anbar governor 16 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Suhaib al-Rawi, governor of Iraq’s Anbar province. By Haydar Hadi BAGHDAD: In exclusive comments to Anadolu Agency on Wednesday, Suhaib al-Rawi, governor of...

US warns Russia, Assad to respect 'frayed' Syria truce 16 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during the Oslo Forum at Losby Gods, June 15, 2016, in Finstadjordet, Norway.REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool Beirut: US...

Iran accuses British-Iranian woman of bid to 'overthrow' government 16 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her husband and child Tehran: Iran on Wednesday accused a British-Iranian woman arrested in April of seeking to overthrow the...

Escalation in violence locks out aid, food for rebel-held Aleppo 15 Jun 2016 - 03:35 pm

Residents walk near damaged buildings in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail/File Photo BEIRUT: Aid has...

Kerry tells Russia US patience on Syria 'very limited' 15 Jun 2016 - 03:29 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during the Oslo Forum at Losby Gods in Finstadjordet, Norway June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Evan Vucci, Pool)...

Israeli officer will not face trial over Gaza 'tribute' shelling 15 Jun 2016 - 01:18 pm

File photo/ For representation only Jerusalem: An Israeli officer who ordered the shelling of a building during the 2014 Gaza war in "honour"...

8 Iraqi troops killed in clashes with Islamic State militants 15 Jun 2016 - 01:09 pm

Iraqi government forces and elite counter-terrorism fighters patrol the outskirts of Fallujah's southern Shuhada neighbourhood during a military operation, backed by air support...

At least 70 fighters dead in clashes in Syria's Aleppo province: monitor 15 Jun 2016 - 10:55 am

File photo of people inspecting the damage at a site hit by airstrikes, Aleppo, Syria April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail/File Photo Beirut: At...