World / Middle East

Iran sentences French-Iranian who returned to visit her sick mother 25 Apr 2016 - 10:23 am

DUBAI: A French-Iranian citizen who left Iran in 2009 after facing espionage charges has been sentenced to six years in jail following her...

One soldier killed, 3 injured in southeast Turkey: Sources 25 Apr 2016 - 10:06 am

Turkish soldiers patrol in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Feb. 26, 2016. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: One soldier was killed and three...

US volunteers seek adventure fighting Islamic State alongside Kurds 25 Apr 2016 - 09:32 am

U.S. volunteer John Cole (C), 23, carries his assault rifle at a checkpoint in Makhmour, Iraq April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah By Stephen...

Government forces claim 800 Al-Qaeda fighters killed in Yemen 25 Apr 2016 - 09:12 am

Yemeni forces patrol a street in the southern city of Lahj on April 24, 2016, during an operation to drive Al-Qaeda fighters out...

Yemeni, UAE troops seize Qaeda-held seaport city: residents 25 Apr 2016 - 08:53 am

People inspect damage at a site hit by Saudi-led air strikes in the al Qaeda-held port of Mukalla city in southern Yemen April...

Fresh fighting in Aleppo as Obama rejects ground troops 24 Apr 2016 - 05:47 pm

A tank belonging to the Syrian opponents is seen as they clash with Daesh terrorists to take control of the Kafr Suse town...

Israel frees youngest Palestinian 12-year-old girl prisoner 24 Apr 2016 - 05:04 pm

Palestinian Dima al-Wawi (L), 12, who is believed to be the youngest female detained by Israel, arrives in the West Bank city of...

Jordan receives 911 Syrian refugees 24 Apr 2016 - 04:34 pm

Amman: A total of 911 new Syrian refugees from various age groups, crossed into the Kingdom during the last 72 hours, a military...

Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Geneva for 'routine medical check' 24 Apr 2016 - 04:21 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 10, 2016 shows Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika meeting with the French prime minister at his residence...

16 wounded as rockets hit Turkish town of Kilis 24 Apr 2016 - 04:01 pm

Police secure the scene as locals watch after two rockets hit the Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border, Turkey, April 24,...

14 civilians killed as rebel attacks Aleppo 24 Apr 2016 - 02:32 pm

Civil defense team members and civillians try to reach woundeds and dead bodies after Russian forces staged air-strike over residential areas in Tariq...

Saudi-led air strikes kill 10 al Qaeda fighters in Yemen 24 Apr 2016 - 12:45 pm

Forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president flash their arms at a road on the entrance to Abyan province as they take part...

Two rockets hit Turkish town near Syrian border: Witness 24 Apr 2016 - 11:50 am

KILIS, Turkey: Two rockets hit the Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border on Sunday, wounding some people, a Reuters witness at...

Dutch journalist arrested in Turkey after criticising Erdogan 24 Apr 2016 - 11:18 am

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends a Republic Day ceremony at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founder Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey, October 29,...

Saudi king sacks utilities minister amid anger over prices 24 Apr 2016 - 11:10 am

Riyadh: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia has sacked the country's water and...

Kurd-Shi'ite clashes in northern Iraq kill two: Sources 24 Apr 2016 - 10:15 am

File picture for representation. AFP BAGHDAD: Clashes between Kurdish and Shi'ite Turkmen paramilitary forces broke out late on Saturday in northern Iraq, killing...