World / Middle East

Russia claims it killed IS spokesman Adnani in Syria 31 Aug 2016 - 03:26 pm

(FILES) This file image shows a combination of undated handout images taken at unknown locations made available by the Iraqi Intelligence Service on...

Lebanon: Bomb kills Syrian woman in Zahle 31 Aug 2016 - 03:07 pm

Lebanese army soldiers, policemen and forensic experts examine the site of a bomb blast near the city of Zahle, Lebanon August 31, 2016....

Syria regime targeting Homs residents: Opposition chief 31 Aug 2016 - 02:53 pm

By Ayse Aktas ANKARA (AA) – The Assad regime has stepped up attacks on civilians in the Al-Waer district of Syria’s western city...

At least 14 dead in Tunisia road accident 31 Aug 2016 - 02:35 pm

Tunis: At least 14 people were killed and another 51 injured on Wednesday when a lorry crashed into a bus in central Tunisia,...

Turkey denies truce with Kurdish-backed militia in Syria 31 Aug 2016 - 02:23 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken around 5 kilometres west from the Turkish Syrian border city of Karkamis in the southern region of Gaziantep...

Turkey seeks to push Islamic State from 90 km stretch of Syria 31 Aug 2016 - 02:17 pm

Turkish military tanks and armored vehicles is seen near Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep, Turkey during the "Operation Euphrates Shield" led by Turkish Army...

Israel closes West Bank radio station for ‘incitement’ 31 Aug 2016 - 01:58 pm

By Anees Bargouthi HEBRON, Palestine: Israeli forces on Wednesday raided and closed a Palestinian radio station based in the occupied West Bank on...

Life in Syria's Jarabulus getting back to normal 31 Aug 2016 - 01:52 pm

Children react to soldiers on the streets in Jarabulus District of Aleppo, Syria after taking control of the district's centrum from Islamic State...

Lebanon: Bomb blast in Zahle City kills one, wounds two people 31 Aug 2016 - 01:35 pm

BEIRUT: A bomb blast on a road in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Wednesday killed at least one person and wounded two others, a...

IS spokesman, 'architect' of attacks, "Al Adnani" killed in Syria 31 Aug 2016 - 01:31 pm

Beirut: Top Islamic State group strategist Abu Mohamed al-Adnani has been killed in Syria, the group said, robbing the jihadists of their propaganda...

Turkish foreign visitors fall more than third after coup attempt, bombings 31 Aug 2016 - 12:04 pm

Istanbul Classic Automobile Association (IKOD) members are seen during 94th Anniversary of Turkey’s Victory Day in Istanbul, Turkey on August 30, 2016. (...

Death toll from Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotels rises to 22 - police 31 Aug 2016 - 10:30 am

First-aid members carry a bomb attack victim at the site of a car bomb attack near a Presidental Palace at SYL Hotel in...

Iraq's Mosul can be retaken from IS this year: US general 31 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: Coalition-backed Iraqi forces can retake the key northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State group by the end of the year,...

Fire hits 28-floor Abu Dhabi tower under construction 30 Aug 2016 - 04:42 pm

Smoke rises after a fire broke out in a building at Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE, August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer ABU...

Four soldiers hurt in militant attack in Egypt’s Sinai 30 Aug 2016 - 04:34 pm

By Khaled al-Jioushi CAIRO: Four Egyptian soldiers were injured in a Tuesday attack by unidentified gunmen on an army checkpoint in the Sinai...

Former Istanbul police head arrested in coup probe 30 Aug 2016 - 04:31 pm

By Muhammed Enes Can ISTANBUL: The former head of Istanbul’s police was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of links to the Fetullah Organization (FETO)...

Turkey's Syria operation could spark escalation: Hollande 30 Aug 2016 - 02:15 pm

Civil and military authorities inspect the construction of a border wall between Turkey and Syria near the Mursitpinar border gate in Suruc, bordering...