World / Middle East

Kuwaiti oil exports unaffected by strike: KUNA 17 Apr 2016 - 10:22 am

A general view taken on April 16, 2016 shows the Shuaiba oil refinery south of Kuwait City. AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT DUBAI: Kuwait's...

Five police injured in bomb explosion near Aden airport 17 Apr 2016 - 09:42 am

ADEN: At least five Yemeni policemen were injured on Sunday when they foiled a suicide car bomb attack on the airport in the...

Kuwaiti oil and gas workers begin strike 17 Apr 2016 - 09:24 am

A general view taken on April 16, 2016 shows the Shuaiba oil refinery south of Kuwait City. AFP/YASSER AL-ZAYYAT KUWAIT: Kuwaiti oil and...

Hollande pledges aid to Lebanon at start of Mideast tour 17 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

French President Francois Hollande (L) shakes hands with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam (R) during a joint press conference after their meeting at...

Fire at chemical plant in Saudi Arabia kills 12, injures 11 17 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia's state-run news agency says a fire at a chemical plant in the kingdom's east has killed 12 people...

Islamic State captures several villages from Syrian troops in Aleppo 16 Apr 2016 - 06:30 pm

BEIRUT: The Islamic State group has captured more than a dozen villages and hills during a fresh offensive in northern Syria, opposition activists...

43 Palestinian journalists in Israeli jails since october 16 Apr 2016 - 06:15 pm

Gaza: The Committee to Support Palestinian Journalists said on Saturday that Israel has detained 43 journalists in the occupied Palestinian territory since October...

Former Imam of Prophet’s Mosque Sheikh Muhammad Ayoub dies 16 Apr 2016 - 03:30 pm

Sheikh Dr Muhammad Ayoub, aged 65, former imam of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, died at dawn today. According to a report in...

At least 15 security personnel killed in attacks in Benghazi 16 Apr 2016 - 03:00 pm

A building damaged during clashes between military forces loyal to Libya's eastern government and the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of...

IS makes gains in northern Syria from regime, rebels: monitor 16 Apr 2016 - 12:55 pm

File picture of a damaged structure in Aleppo. Beirut: The Islamic State jihadist group made gains in northern Syria on Saturday from both...

Top EU officials visit Iran in bid for closer ties 16 Apr 2016 - 12:12 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif (right) and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (left) in Iran, 28 July 2015. Mogherini led a...

Iraq parliament cancels session as MPs challenge speaker 16 Apr 2016 - 11:35 am

Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim al-Jabouri speaks during a news conference at the parliament building, in Baghdad, Iraq April 14, 2016. REUTERS/SAIF...

EU foreign policy chief visits Iran 16 Apr 2016 - 09:41 am

European Union's diplomat Federica Mogherini Tehran: The European Union's top diplomat Federica Mogherini arrived in Tehran on Saturday on her first visit since...

More than 200 killed in fighting near Syria's Aleppo this week: monitor 15 Apr 2016 - 02:09 pm

Opposition forces members prepare to attack against Syrian regime forces in Melah region of Aleppo on April 14, 2016. Anadolu Agency / Ahmed...

Erdogan wraps up Istanbul summit promoting Islamic unity 15 Apr 2016 - 11:52 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes Emir of Qatar, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (R) prior to a dinner...

Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey 15 Apr 2016 - 11:30 am

Photo courtesy: Sputnik Alexey Filippov ISTANBUL/MOSCOW: The website of Russian state news agency Sputnik has been blocked in Turkey, its Turkish editor-in-chief said...