World / Middle East

Next UN chief Guterres says time to overcome divisions over Syria 13 Oct 2016 - 07:07 pm

United Nations, United States: Newly-appointed UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday said it was time to overcome divisions over ending the war in...

Turkey has no secret agenda in Iraq: Turkish official 13 Oct 2016 - 04:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkey has no secret agenda in Iraq, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Thursday. Speaking to the media at the presidential complex in...

Syrian govt gives partial nod to Oct aid plan but not Aleppo 13 Oct 2016 - 01:33 pm

GENEVA: The Syrian government has now partially approved a United Nations aid plan for October, but not its request to deliver assistance to...

Rescue workers says two days of bombing kill 145 in rebel-held eastern Aleppo 13 Oct 2016 - 11:43 am

BEIRUT: Renewed bombing of rebel-held eastern Aleppo killed 145 people on Tuesday and Wednesday, Ammar al Selmo, the head of the Civil Defence...

Israel minister in Turkey for first visit after crisis 13 Oct 2016 - 11:25 am

Istanbul: Israel's energy minister was holding talks in Turkey on Thursday, on the first such trip since the two countries normalised ties after...

US strikes Huthi rebel targets in Yemen: Pentagon 13 Oct 2016 - 10:49 am

Washington: The United States on Thursday bombed three radar sites controlled by Huthi rebels in Yemen, the first direct US strike against the...

Observatory: Shells kill four children in govt-held Aleppo 13 Oct 2016 - 10:11 am

BEIRUT: At least four children were killed in a government-held area of western Aleppo on Thursday when shells landed near a school, the...

Yemen rebels deny targeting US warship 13 Oct 2016 - 09:59 am

Sanaa: Yemeni rebels on Thursday denied US accusations they had targeted a US destroyer in the Red Sea which prompted cruise missile strikes...

Damascus, Moscow press deadly bombing of rebel Aleppo 13 Oct 2016 - 09:41 am

Beirut: Syrian and Russian warplanes carried out fresh strikes on rebel-held districts of Aleppo early Thursday, after an intense bombardment over the previous...

Palestinians urge FIFA to act on settlement clubs 12 Oct 2016 - 09:02 pm

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian Football Association on Wednesday reiterated a call for FIFA to act against Israeli clubs based in settlements in...

Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for protest against Maliki’s comeback 12 Oct 2016 - 07:48 pm

BAGHDAD: Powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called for a demonstration against a Iraqi court ruling that returns his bitter rival, ex-prime...

Analysis: Ex-PM Maliki making comeback as Iraq’s most powerful man 12 Oct 2016 - 07:38 pm

BAGHDAD: Nuri al-Maliki is once again positioning himself as Iraq’s most powerful man, poised to return as kingmaker in a fight for influence...

Cholera outbreak spreading in Yemen: WHO 12 Oct 2016 - 07:02 pm

SANAA: More cases of cholera have been registered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a World Health Organisation Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday....

1,000 Ethiopians escape Yemen detention: security official 12 Oct 2016 - 07:00 pm

Aden: Around 1,000 Ethiopian migrants escaped a detention centre in south Yemen on Wednesday with the help of their guards, a security official...

Air strikes hit eastern Aleppo, including market, kill 25 people 12 Oct 2016 - 05:43 pm

BEIRUT: Heavy air strikes on rebel-held areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo killed 25 people on Wednesday, most of them at a...

6 PKK terrorists killed in eastern Turkey 12 Oct 2016 - 04:53 pm

BITLIS, AGRI, Turkey: At least six PKK terrorists were killed in two separate incidents in Turkey's eastern provinces on Wednesday, according to local...

Dozens Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli troops in Al-Ram town north of Jerusalem 12 Oct 2016 - 03:06 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Several Palestinians were injured on Wednesday by live fire or rubber-coated steel rounds, during clashes with Israeli forces in the town...

Turkey to Continue Iraqi's Bashiqa Presence as Long as Needed 12 Oct 2016 - 02:57 pm

Ankara: Turkey will continue its presence in Iraq's Bashiqa as long as needed, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said Wednesday. Speaking to Anadolu...