World / Middle East

Lebanese cast ballots in 2nd round of municipal polls 15 May 2016 - 04:03 pm

A Lebanese woman shows her ink-marked thumb after casting her ballot at a polling station in Hadath Christian area east of Beirut, Lebanon,...

More than 20 killed in attacks across Baghdad 15 May 2016 - 03:31 pm

Flames and smoke rise from the Taji gas factory following an attack, north of Baghdad, Iraq, 15 May 2016. EPA/ALI ABBAS By Haydar...

Israel continues blockade of Jerusalem town 15 May 2016 - 03:15 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli forces continued on Sunday their blockade of the town of Hazma, east of Jerusalem, for the fifth consecutive day, according...

Syrian Army bracing to retake Darayya 15 May 2016 - 02:25 pm

By Mohamed Misto DAMASCUS: Syrian regime forces on Saturday began operations aimed at retaking Darayya, a suburb located some 8 kilometers southwest of...

Kerry holds Saudi talks ahead of Syria, Libya meetings 15 May 2016 - 12:16 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) gestures next to Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir during a meeting on Syria in Geneva, on...

Suicide bombing claimed by IS kills 25 Yemen police recruits: medics 15 May 2016 - 12:04 pm

A young Yemeni holds a gun nearby a tribesman, loyal to the Shiite Houthi rebels, during a gathering to show support to the...

Suicide bombing kills at least six recruits in Yemen - medics 15 May 2016 - 11:13 am

ADEN: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla on Sunday, killing at least six recruits as they...

Suicide attacks at factory north of Baghdad kill 11: police sources 15 May 2016 - 10:21 am

Bomb attacks against a state-run cooking gas factory in Baghdad's northern outskirts on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including policemen, and wounded...

Syrian forces retake Deir al-Zor hospital after 'major' Islamic State offensive 15 May 2016 - 10:15 am

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces retook a hospital in Deir al-Zor after Islamic State attacked it on Saturday following a dawn offensive by the...

Iraq takes aim at media as security forces struggle to contain strife 15 May 2016 - 09:13 am

Al Jazeera's office is seen after it was shutdown in Baghdad May 12, 2016. Picture taken May 12 2016. Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani By Saif...

Dissidents in Turkey’s nationalist opposition blame AKP for legal limbo 14 May 2016 - 06:53 pm

The AK Paarty has increased its influence over the courts in recent years and its opponents say the legal chaos surrounding the congress...

Anti-Israel cartoon contest opens in Tehran 14 May 2016 - 06:19 pm

An Iranian cleric visits the Holocaust cartoon Exhibition at the Sureh culture hall in Tehran, Iran, 14 May 2016. Media reported that Iran...

Iraqi leader says political crisis helps Islamic State attack 14 May 2016 - 06:14 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on December 18, 2014. AFP / Hadi Mizban Political disputes undermine...

Egypt court jails 51 for protests over Saudi island deal 14 May 2016 - 06:11 pm

This January 14, 2014 picture taken through the window of an airplane shows the Red Seas' Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands...

IS attacks Syria hospital, kills 20, takes hostages 14 May 2016 - 05:45 pm

Beirut: The Islamic State jihadist group on Saturday overran a government-controlled hospital in eastern Syria, killing 20 members of pro-regime forces and taking...

Morocco music fest pays tribute to slaves' tribulations 14 May 2016 - 05:16 pm

By Mohamed al-Taheri ESSAOUIRA, Morocco: The 19th edition of the Gnaoua World Music Festival is now underway in the Moroccan city of Essaouira,...

25 Palestinian children killed in 3 months: UNICEF 14 May 2016 - 04:41 pm

Jerusalem: Twenty-five Palestinian children were killed in the last three months of 2015 during a wave of anti-Israeli attacks and the number detained...