World / Middle East

Syria army launches counteroffensive south of city of Aleppo 06 Apr 2016 - 03:38 pm

(File Photo) A handout picture provided by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 03 April 2016 shows army units and supporting forces...

U.S., allies stage 23 strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq 06 Apr 2016 - 03:27 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies conducted 23 strikes against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday, the coalition leading the...

Libya: ‘Salvation’ steps down, makes room for UN-backed govt 06 Apr 2016 - 01:57 pm

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler speak during a press...

Turkey to probe massive 'personal data leak' 06 Apr 2016 - 12:42 pm

Ankara: Turkey's authorities launched a probe Wednesday into an alleged leak of the personal data of some 50 million citizens which threatens to...

Fragile truce holds in Karabakh after 4 days of deadly clashes 06 Apr 2016 - 12:29 pm

David Babayan, the spokesman of the Armenia-backed separatist presidency in Karabakh, holds a press conference in Stepanakert on April 4, 2016. AFP /...

Azeris, Armenians say truce holding after fighting kills dozens 06 Apr 2016 - 11:49 am

Armenian volunteers are seen in the town of Askeran, near where clashes with Azeri forces are taking place, in Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is...

Syria 'heart-eating' rebel killed: Monitor 06 Apr 2016 - 11:24 am

Beirut: A Syrian fighter who appeared in a gruesome video cutting out the heart of a regime soldier and eating it has been...

Turkey to work on new rules to strip citizenship for backing terrorism: Minister 06 Apr 2016 - 10:51 am

ISTANBUL: Turkey will work on new rules to strip citizenship from Turks found to be supporting terrorism, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on...

Syrian army and allies launch attack south of Aleppo 06 Apr 2016 - 10:32 am

File picture used for representation only. Reuters BEIRUT: The Syrian army and its allies launched a big attack overnight on insurgents south of...

Satellite operator drops Hezbollah TV 06 Apr 2016 - 10:23 am

Beirut: A leading Arab satellite operator cut transmission of Hezbollah's television channel Al-Manar on Wednesday amid soaring tensions between the Lebanese Shiite group's...

Italy ups pressure over student murder as Egypt sends probe team to Rome 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Giulio Regeni Rome: Italy has upped its pressure on Egypt over slain student Giulio Regeni, warning it would not accept a "fabricated" account...

Kerry: Syria talks to test if Assad can negotiate in good faith 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

“The key right now is whether Assad is capable of negotiating in good faith, and we have to put that to the test,”...

Tripoli authorities cede power to Libyan unity government: statement 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Abdulrahman Taweel head of security arrangements for Libyas Government of National Accord speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tripoli, Libya, March 31,...

Erdogan proposes stripping Kurdish rebel supporters of Turkish citizenship 05 Apr 2016 - 05:06 pm

"We must take all measures, including stripping supporters of the terrorist organisation of their citizenship," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a...

21 Palestinians detained in extensive raids across West Bank and Jerusalem 05 Apr 2016 - 04:30 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli forces launched a wide-scale predawn detention campaign across the occupied Palestinian territory on Tuesday, detaining at least 21 Palestinians including...

AU mission says several al Shabaab commanders killed in Somalia 05 Apr 2016 - 04:13 pm

MOGADISHU: African Union peacekeepers and Somali government troops have killed several senior figures in the al Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group al Shabaab in...

Syria rebels edge towards key IS-held town Dabiq: monitor 05 Apr 2016 - 04:03 pm

Syrian opponents attack Daesh terrorist organization's positions near al-Ahmar village of Azaz City in Aleppo, Syria on April 5, 2016. ( Hüseyin Nas?r...

Lebanese security apprehends man over ISIS links 05 Apr 2016 - 03:44 pm

Beirut: Lebanese General Security on Tuesday arrested a Lebanese national over affiliation to ISIS group. After investigations, the arrestee confessed affiliation to ISIS...