World / Middle East

Iran denies killed Taliban leader was in the country 23 May 2016 - 12:18 pm

A handout file photo released by the Afghan Taliban on December 3, 2015, of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour. AFP / Afghan...

Bombs kill more than 100 in Syria regime strongholds: new toll 23 May 2016 - 12:08 pm

Beirut: At least 101 people were killed on Monday in a spate of bombings in two Damascus regime bastions on the Mediterranean coast,...

Bombs kill 72 in Syria regime bastions: new toll 23 May 2016 - 11:48 am

Beirut: A spate of bombings in two Syrian regime stronghold cities killed at least 72 people and wounded 120 on Monday, the Syrian...

Bombs kill at least 46 in Syria regime bastions: monitor 23 May 2016 - 11:41 am

A child walks past a burnt vehicle at the site of a suicide bombing suspected to have been carried out by the Islamic...

Yemen bombings kill at least 41: new toll 23 May 2016 - 11:33 am

Forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president attend a graduation ceremony at a military base in Khor Maksar, in the southern Yemeni port...

Iraq forces launch assault on IS bastion Fallujah 23 May 2016 - 11:30 am

Iraqi pro-government forces advance towards the city of Fallujah on May 23, 2016. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE Near Fallujah, Iraq: Iraqi forces have...

Iraq bans import of poultry products from Italy, Missouri 23 May 2016 - 10:58 am

AFP/ FILE PHOTO BAGHDAD: Iraq has extended a ban on live and frozen poultry product imports to include Italy and the U.S. state...

At least 20 dead as landslide sweeps Yemen village 23 May 2016 - 10:46 am

Sanaa: A landslide caused by heavy rain has swept through a village in southwestern Yemen, killing at least 20 people, local media said...

Blasts hit Syrian coastal city, causing casualties - monitor, state TV 23 May 2016 - 10:16 am

BEIRUT: At least two explosions hit the Syrian city of Jableh on the Mediterranean coast on Monday in what appeared to be a...

Makkah and Madinah gear up for Ramadan rush 23 May 2016 - 08:51 am

Jeddah: Approximately 7 million Umrah pilgrims are expected in Makkah and Madinah before and during the holy month of Ramadan this year. Umrah...

FSA rebels to Syrian army: End assault within 48 hours or truce finished 22 May 2016 - 05:48 pm

AMMAN: Mainstream Syrian rebel groups said on Sunday they would no longer abide by a threadbare "cessation of hostilities" deal unless the Syrian...

Merkel expresses concern about situation of Kurds in Turkey 22 May 2016 - 05:47 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after giving a speech during festivities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the DOSB (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, German...

Former minister killed in Libya IS clashes 22 May 2016 - 05:40 pm

Former minister, Mohammed Soualem Tripoli: A Libyan former minister was killed in clashes between unity government forces and fighters of the Islamic State...

13 ?Qaeda militants killed in eastern Yemen 22 May 2016 - 05:07 pm

Aden: 13 militants believed to be belonging to Al Qaeda organization were killed today in clashes with the army in the Yemeni eastern...

Azhar imam to urge tolerance in historic pope meeting 22 May 2016 - 04:15 pm

Cairo: The deputy of Al-Azhar's grand imam in Egypt said on Sunday the top Muslim cleric will bear a message of tolerance when...

Egypt political detainee died of ‘torture’: Rights group 22 May 2016 - 03:10 pm

Burj al-Arab Prison By Mahmoud Gharib and Mahmoud Hussein CAIRO: A political prisoner died on Saturday inside his cell in Alexandria’s notorious Burj...

Baghdad, Salahuddin rocked by bombings; 17 killed 22 May 2016 - 03:06 pm

Members of the Iraqi security forces take their positions along a road during an intensive security deployment at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq...

Who is the new Turkey PM Binali Yildirim ? 22 May 2016 - 03:02 pm

Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication and new chairman candidate for ruling AK Party Binali Yildirim (R) flanked by his wife Semiha...