World / Middle East

Turkish jets kill 4 IS terrorists in northern Syria 10 Dec 2016 - 12:57 pm

ANKARA: Turkish jets killed at least four Islamic State terrorists Saturday in northern Syria as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, the Turkish military...

US-led coalition strikes 168 IS oil tankers in Syria 10 Dec 2016 - 12:51 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition destroyed 168 oil tanker trucks belonging to the terror group near Palmyra, Syria, American Central Command announced...

Turkish organizations launch aid campaigns for Aleppo 10 Dec 2016 - 12:39 pm

ANKARA: Turkey's aid campaign for the besieged people of Aleppo continued on Friday with several nongovernmental organizations sending food, water and clothing. Turkish...

6 Egyptian police personnel killed in Cairo blast 10 Dec 2016 - 12:36 pm

CAIRO: Six security personnel were killed and another three injured on Friday when an improvised explosive device went off near two security checkpoints...

US: 200 more troops to be deployed to Syria 10 Dec 2016 - 12:23 pm

ISTANBUL: United States Defense Secretary Ash Carter has announced Saturday that an additional 200 troops will be deployed to Syria for the Raqqah...

Over 70 PKK/IS terrorists 'neutralized' by Turkey 10 Dec 2016 - 12:13 pm

ANKARA: Over 70 PKK and Islamic State terrorists have been killed in airstrikes carried out by Turkish jets across eastern and southeastern Turkey...

Muslim student attacked in NYC subway reported missing 10 Dec 2016 - 12:07 pm

NEW YORK: A Muslim teen who was the victim of a bias attack earlier this month on the city’s subway has been missing...

Syrian army rushes forces to historic Palmyra in IS battle 10 Dec 2016 - 11:45 am

BEIRUT: The Syrian army said it has sent reinforcements to Palmyra, where Islamic State fighters have advanced to its outskirts in some of...

Turkish air strikes kill 19 Kurdish militants in north Iraq - military sources 10 Dec 2016 - 09:35 am

DIYARBAKIR: Turkish jets carried out air strikes against Kurdish militants in the Gara region of northern Iraq on Friday and killed 19 militants,...

US adds 200 military personnel to Syria anti-IS campaign-Carter 10 Dec 2016 - 09:33 am

MANAMA: The United States is sending 200 additional military personnel to Syria to help the campaign to drive the Islamic State militant group...

No respite for Libya after IS driven from coastal city 09 Dec 2016 - 09:55 pm

Tunis: As Islamic State’s last defences crumbled this week in their Libyan bastion Sirte, dozens of women and children used as human shields...

Iraq destroys car bomb factories 09 Dec 2016 - 09:54 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi forces captured a neighbourhood in east Mosul yesterday, pushing deeper to the heart of Islamic State’s Iraq stronghold and destroying three...

Government forces press attack in east Aleppo 09 Dec 2016 - 09:51 pm

Aleppo: The Syrian army pressed an offensive in Aleppo yesterday with ground fighting and air strikes in an operation to retake all of...

Turkey submits Erdogan powers bill today 09 Dec 2016 - 09:42 pm

Ankara: Turkey's ruling party will submit a bill to parliament today expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers just months after the July failed...

Bombing on Cairo road to pyramids kills 6 Egyptian police 09 Dec 2016 - 09:41 pm

CAIRO: A bombing on a main Cairo road leading to the Giza pyramids killed six police and wounded another three on Friday, the...

Algeria deports hundreds of West African migrants to Niger 09 Dec 2016 - 05:00 pm

DAKAR: Algerian authorities have deported hundreds of West African migrants to Niger this week, trucking them thousands of miles across the desert in...

Iraqi judo coach saved his black belt when Islamic State stormed Mosul club 09 Dec 2016 - 04:37 pm

GOGJALI, Iraq: His black belt and membership card were all that Iraqi judo coach Ali Mahmoud managed to save when Islamic State stormed...

Egypt arrests son of deposed president Mursi 08 Dec 2016 - 10:10 pm

Cairo: Egyptian police yesterday arrested the son of former Islamist president Mohamed Mursi on charges linked to a protest against his father's ouster...