World / Middle East

Civilian deaths drop to four-year low after Syria truce: monitor 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A man sits in front of a damaged building in a rebel held area of Aleppo, Syria March 27, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Beirut: ...

UN chief visits Syrian refugee camp in Jordan 27 Mar 2016 - 06:48 pm

A handout picture provided by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) shows UN chief Ban Ki-moon (2nd from R), his wife Yoo Soon-taek (R)...

Putin congratulates Assad on retaking Palmyra: Kremlin 27 Mar 2016 - 06:22 pm

Syrian troops walk in the ancient city of Palmyra after they recaptured the site from the Islamic State (IS) group on March 27,...

Syria's Assad hails Palmyra capture as 'important achievement' 27 Mar 2016 - 04:02 pm

Syrian pro-governement forces gesture next to the Palmyra citadel on March 26, 2016, during a military operation to retake the ancient city from...

Man arrested in Saudi for flying rainbow flag; not aware what it stands for 27 Mar 2016 - 03:33 pm

Doha: A doctor in Saudi Arabia has been arrested for flying the rainbow pride flag above his home in Jeddah, according leading daily...

Syria army vows to 'end IS' in Raqa, Deir Ezzor after Palmyra win 27 Mar 2016 - 02:54 pm

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad take positions on a look-out point overlooking the historic city of Palmyra in Homs Governorate in...

Four Bangladeshis killed in Libya: minister 27 Mar 2016 - 01:45 pm

Dhaka: Four Bangladeshis have been killed in gunfights between rival groups in the war-torn Libyan city of Benghazi, a minister said on Sunday....

Cairo 'bows to pressure from Rome' over student death probe 27 Mar 2016 - 01:42 pm

A handout photograph released by the Egyptian Interior Ministry on 24 March 2016 is said to show belongings of murdered Italian student Giulio...

Netanyahu defends Israeli army after soldier shot wounded Palestinian 27 Mar 2016 - 01:27 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem March 27, 2016. REUTERS/ Abir Sultan/Pool Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Somali pirates on trial in France for fatal hijacking 27 Mar 2016 - 01:21 pm

AFP /Mohamed Dahir/ File photo Paris: Seven suspected Somali pirates are due in court in Paris on Tuesday over the hijacking of a...

Airport in Jeddah suspends flights due to sandstorm 27 Mar 2016 - 12:51 pm

Jeddah: The authorities at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah have temporarily suspended all departing flights due to sandstorms. According to Saudi...

Thousands of Iraqis flee fighting south of Mosul 27 Mar 2016 - 12:43 pm

Iraqi families fleeing the violence in the northern city of Mosul arrive at the Kurdish checkpoint of Makhmur, on March 26, 2016. AFP...

UAE jails 11 for life over 'terror plots': state media 27 Mar 2016 - 12:37 pm

Abu Dhabi: A top court in the United Arab Emirates jailed 11 people for life on Sunday after convicting them of jihadist links...

List of Syrian army advances since Russia intervention 27 Mar 2016 - 12:24 pm

Syrian government forces' tanks drive in the village of Tal Jabin, north of the embattled city of Aleppo, as they advanced to break...

Saudi executes Pakistani convicted of murder 27 Mar 2016 - 12:05 pm

Riyadh: Saudi authorities executed a Pakistani convicted of killing a Bangladeshi woman on Sunday, raising to 79 the number of death sentences they...

Five things to know about Syria's ancient Palmyra 27 Mar 2016 - 11:25 am

Tourists take pictures at the ancient Palmyra theater in the historical city of Palmyra in this April 18, 2008 file photo. Syrian government...

Syria government forces retake all of Palmyra from IS 27 Mar 2016 - 09:06 am

A handout photo made available by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian government soldiers holding the national flag and posing...

Iraq’s Sadr may extend sit-in to demand reforms: TV 27 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Prominent Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf south of Baghdad, March 22, 2016. REUTERS, Alaa Al-Marjani BAGHDAD: Powerful Iraqi...