World / Middle East

Bomb attack on police in Diyarbakir, Turkey 10 May 2016 - 04:56 pm

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: A bomb-laden vehicle has struck a Turkish police shuttle vehicle in a central district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakir on...

New Libya government creates 'Presidential Guard' 10 May 2016 - 04:00 pm

Tripoli: Libya's government of national unity on Tuesday announced the creation of a new military force to protect government buildings, border posts, vital...

Jordan receives 296 Syrian refugees 10 May 2016 - 03:31 pm

Amman: A total of 296 Syrian refugees from various age groups, entered into the Kingdom through various crossing points during the last 24...

Putin hopes cooperation with U.S. will fundamentally change situation in Syria 10 May 2016 - 03:21 pm

SOCHI, Russia: The situation in Syria remains complicated, but Russia hopes that its cooperation with the United States will lead to fundamental changes...

Israel court convicts Palestinian boy of attempted murder 10 May 2016 - 01:41 pm

Ahmed Manasra, a Palestinian from Beit Hanina in northern Jerusalem, sits in his hospital bed at Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem, in this handout...

Air strikes kill 10 in Syria’s Idlib province - monitoring group 10 May 2016 - 12:46 pm

BEIRUT: Air strikes on a town in Idlib province in Syria’s northwest killed at least 10 people on Tuesday, monitoring group the Syrian...

Israel boycott campaigner 'prevented from travel' 10 May 2016 - 12:08 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli authorities have refused to renew the travel documents of a leader of a campaign to boycott the Jewish state, officials said...

Two Israelis stabbed by Palestinians in Jerusalem: police 10 May 2016 - 10:19 am

File picture of an Israeli security man. Reuters Jerusalem: Two elderly Israeli women were stabbed and moderately wounded in Jerusalem on Tuesday by...

Islamic State leader killed in Anbar airstrike, Pentagon says 10 May 2016 - 08:49 am

This file photo taken on January 08, 2014 shows an image uploaded to an Islamic website, allegedly showing Shakir Wahib (L), and Abu...

Regional powers to hold Libya talks in Vienna, Italian minister says 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni speaks during the Tunisian-Italian economic forum in Tunis, Tunisia, 09 May 2016. Gentiloni is visiting Tunisia leading a...

US, Russia recommit to Syria truce, 'continuous' aid 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) arrives to attend a meeting about Syria at the French foreign ministry in Paris, France, 09...

Saudi forces intercept ballistic missile from Yemen: SPA 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DUBAI: Saudi air defence forces on Monday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, but the Saudi-led coalition said it would maintain a...

Dissent stifled, not crushed, in Turkish ruling party as PM exits 10 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Ahmet Davutoglu celebrates National Sovereignty and Childrens Day during his visit to Ataturk Mausoleum Anitkabir to in Ankara Turkey on April 23, 2016. ...

Life sentence for UAE man whose wife murdered US citizen 09 May 2016 - 05:16 pm

By AYA BATRAWY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: A court in the United Arab Emirates handed a life sentence on Monday to the husband...

Lavrov to Kerry: measures needed to stop Syria "extremists" being supplied via Turkey 09 May 2016 - 05:15 pm

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a phone call on Monday that measures must be...

Tunisia says 2,000 stopped from going to conflict zones 09 May 2016 - 05:01 pm

Yasser Mesbah Tunis: Tunisian authorities prevented nearly 2,000 people from travelling abroad to join jihadist groups in the first three months of this...

Turkey marks 66th anniversary of Europe Day 09 May 2016 - 04:53 pm

ANKARA: The European Union should "adopt a more resolute stance in the fight against terrorism", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday on...