World / Middle East

IS-claimed bombing kills five in Baghdad 09 Oct 2016 - 03:01 pm

Baghdad: A bombing targeting Shiites in Baghdad killed at least five people and wounded 21 others on Sunday, Iraqi officials said, an attack...

Nine Turkish soldiers killed in car bombing 09 Oct 2016 - 02:41 pm

Ankara: Nine Turkish soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded on Sunday in a car bomb attack in the restive southeast which was...

Syria regime keeps up Aleppo assault after UN fails on truce 09 Oct 2016 - 02:32 pm

Beirut: Syrian government forces Sunday kept up their blistering assault on rebel-held eastern Aleppo after a divided UN Security Council failed to agree...

Russia says can protect its Syria assets if U.S. carpet bombs 09 Oct 2016 - 02:31 pm

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that Russia had the means to protect its assets in Syria if the United...

IOF Issue administrative detention orders against 31 palestinians 09 Oct 2016 - 02:20 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli occupation authorities issued administrative detention orders against 31 Palestinian detainees, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on Sunday. PPS lawyer...

Eight Turkish soldiers killed in car bombing: report 09 Oct 2016 - 12:39 pm

Ankara: Eight Turkish soldiers were killed in a car bomb attack on a security post on Sunday blamed on Kurdish militants in the...

Several people wounded in shooting attack in Jerusalem - Israel Radio 09 Oct 2016 - 10:38 am

Jerusalem: A shooting attack in Jerusalem on Sunday left at least three people wounded, including two seriously, with the assailant killed by police,...

Turkish military says 31 Islamic State militants killed in northern Syria 09 Oct 2016 - 10:36 am

ISTANBUL: Thirty one Islamic State militants have been killed in clashes and U.S.-led coalition air strikes in northern Syria over the last 24...

Lindsay Lohan visits Syrian refugees in southeast Turkey 08 Oct 2016 - 05:45 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's state-run news agency says Lindsay Lohan has visited a government-run refugee camp near Turkey's border with Syria. The Anadolu Agency said...

Morocco's ruling party secures 2nd term 08 Oct 2016 - 04:27 pm

RABAT, Morocco: Morocco’s ruling Justice and Development Party (PJD) won the largest share of seats in the parliamentary election on Saturday, taking an...

Iraq sends troops to Anbar to fight Islamic State 08 Oct 2016 - 04:12 pm

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi army division has been deployed to the Al-Ratba district near the Syrian border in the western Anbar province to fight...

Syria's White Helmets: 'heroes' who run towards bombs 08 Oct 2016 - 12:09 pm

Beirut: Before war broke out they were bakers, decorators or students. Now Syria's volunteer rescuers known as the White Helmets risk their lives...

Car bomb plotters blow themselves up near Ankara 08 Oct 2016 - 10:48 am

ANKARA: Two terrorists thought to have been planning a car bomb attack in capital Ankara blew themselves up when confronted by police on...

Two militants kill themselves after Turkish police call to surrender - TV 08 Oct 2016 - 08:55 am

ANKARA: Two militants detonated explosives, killing themselves in a remote area near the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Saturday after police called on them...

Ten people wounded in blast near Istanbul police station - governor 06 Oct 2016 - 05:43 pm

ISTANBUL: Ten people were wounded when a bomb was detonated on a motorbike left near a police station in Istanbul on Thursday, provincial...

U.N. to make first aid delivery in months to Syrian refugees on Jordan border 06 Oct 2016 - 04:58 pm

LONDON: United Nations aid agencies will make their first deliveries of relief in two months to thousands of Syrian refugees stranded on Jordan's ...

Blast near police station in Istanbul injures 5 people 06 Oct 2016 - 04:53 pm

ISTANBUL: A bomb-laden motorcycle exploded near a police station in Istanbul, injuring five people, including one critically on Thursday, the city's governor tweeted. ...

Palestinian factions slam Israeli seizure of the aid ship Zaytouna-Oliva 06 Oct 2016 - 04:37 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Several Palestinian factions condemned Thursday Israel’s interception and seizure yesterday evening of the Zaytouna-Oliva, a Gaza-bound aid ship. "We condemn...