World / Middle East

Qaeda seizes south Yemen town on key highway 01 Feb 2016 - 12:16 pm

Aden: Al-Qaeda fighters have taken control of a town in southern Yemen on a major road linking two provincial capitals, a local official...

Israel blocks entry to Ramallah for non-residents after shooting: Army 01 Feb 2016 - 11:46 am

Israeli security forces at the scene of the shooting at the checkpoint near Ramallah, January 31, 2016. AFP Jerusalem: Israel on Monday blocked...

Palestinian youth martyred after alleged stabbing attempt 01 Feb 2016 - 09:31 am

Occupied Jerusalem: A Palestinian youth shot martyred by Israeli forces near the settlement of Salit, south of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank,...

Syria peace talks struggle as US says 'seize moment' 01 Feb 2016 - 08:51 am

A rebel fighter, reportedly belonging to the Faylaq al-Rahman brigade, looks up from his hiding spot in the rebel-controlled area of Arbeen, on...

Egypt attacks in Sinai leave four security forces dead: officials 01 Feb 2016 - 08:18 am

Cairo: Two Egyptian policemen and two soldiers were killed on Sunday in two bombing attacks in the country's restive Sinai Peninsula, where Islamic...

Palestinian hunger striker can no longer speak: lawyer 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Photo taken on January 22, 2016, shows a Palestinian man carrying a placard bearing a portrait of Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qiq during a...

Saudi Arabia: it backs Syria opposition, talks or no talks 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said the kingdom would support the Syrian opposition whether it stays in peace talks in Geneva...

Three Jewish teens charged over graffiti at Jerusalem church 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Christian pilgrims enter the Holy Sepulchre Church during a 2015 ceremony in Jerusalem's Old City. AFP, Thomas Coex Jerusalem: Israeli prosecutors pressed charges...

Israel jobless rate unchanged at 5.3 pct in Q4 31 Jan 2016 - 06:19 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.3 percent in the fourth quarter, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday. The number...

Iran gives medals for capture of U.S. sailors 31 Jan 2016 - 06:05 pm

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei DUBAI: Iran’s supreme leader has awarded medals to navy commanders for capturing U.S. sailors who entered Iranian territorial waters this...

22 killed in Egypt as heavy fog causes road crashes 31 Jan 2016 - 05:42 pm

Fog covers the Cairo skyline behind an island on the Nile river. AFP, Khaled Desouki Cairo: Bad weather including heavy fog caused two...

UN Syria envoy 'optimistic and determined' after meeting opposition 31 Jan 2016 - 05:19 pm

Geneva: The UN Syria envoy said Sunday he was "optimistic and determined" following an informal meeting with the main opposition group, after it...

Head of Libya's unity government meets army chief 31 Jan 2016 - 05:01 pm

Fayez al-Sarraj Tripoli: The designated head of Libya's UN-backed unity government has met the country's controversial army chief, retired General Khalifa Haftar, as...

Islamic State group claims bombings near Syria Shiite shrine 31 Jan 2016 - 04:47 pm

Syrian security forces and residents gather at the site of suicide bombings in the area of a revered Shiite shrine in the town...

Nobel laureate Pamuk chides EU for ignoring Turkey's rights record 31 Jan 2016 - 04:10 pm

Ankara: Internationally acclaimed Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk (pictured) has accused the European Union of turning a blind eye to the state of democracy...

Bombs kill 45, wound 110 near Syria Shiite shrine: state media 31 Jan 2016 - 03:57 pm

This April 22, 2009, file photo shows Iraqi women at the al-Sayda Zeinab shrine in southern Damascus, Syria. AP Damascus: At least 45...

Netanyahu criticises French threat to recognise Palestinian state 31 Jan 2016 - 03:53 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, on January 31, 2016. AFP Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...