World / Middle East

Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 12 people 24 Jul 2016 - 12:18 pm

Iraqi security forces gather at the site where a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at the entrance to Kadhimiya, a mostly Shi'ite...

Turkey publishes decree to close Gulen-linked institutions 24 Jul 2016 - 11:06 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses people demonstrating against the Parallel State/Gulenist Terrorist Organization's failed military coup attempt in Turkey, via video conferencing...

Defiant Turkey extends police powers, shutters schools after coup 24 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: Turkey pushed on Saturday with a sweeping crackdown against suspected plotters of its failed coup, defiantly telling EU critics it had no...

Turkey can hold suspects without charge for up to 30 days: official 23 Jul 2016 - 10:55 am

This handout photo provided by Turkey's Presidential Press Service and released on July 22, 2016 showsTurkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2-L) and Speaker...

UN backs plan to rid Libya of chemical weapons 23 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Making his first visit to the United Nations, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said the resolution "marks the beginning of the end of...

Fourteen bodies found after ‘execution’ in Benghazi, Libya 23 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Libyans gather around the remains of a helicopter that crashed near Benghazi, Libya July 20, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer BENGHAZI, Libya: Fourteen unidentified bodies with...

Bahrain says dismantles Iran-linked militant cell 22 Jul 2016 - 11:00 am

Lieutenant General Yousef al Jalahma, Minister of Defense of Bahrain, walks past an honor guard as he arrives to attend a meeting of...

Erdogan vows Turkish military shake-up as emergency rule takes hold 22 Jul 2016 - 08:41 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends an interview with Reuters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas Erdogan says...

Coup according to Erdogan: Turkish president narrates how that day unfolded in an interview with Reuters; his first after the coup attempt 22 Jul 2016 - 08:38 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends an interview with Reuters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ANKARA: Turkish...

South Sudan leader urges rival to return to capital to rebuild peace 22 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

FILE PHOTO: South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar meet after he was sworn-in as the First Vice President at the Presidential...

Fleeing Turkish troops fear death if sent home from Greece: lawyer 22 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A Greek police officer escorts a Turkish officer who fled to Greece by helicopter after last week's failed coup, as he leaves the...

EU’s Mogherini and Hahn urge Turkey to respect law, rights during state of emergency 22 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini speaks with a delegate before the start of the "Meeting of the Ministers of the Global...

Turkish officers fleeing coup go on trial in Greece 21 Jul 2016 - 01:05 pm

A Turkish officer covers his face as he is escorted by a Greek police officer to the courthouse of Alexandroupoli on July 21,...

Turkey’s Erdogan announces three-month state of emergency 21 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who has launched mass purges of state institutions since the July 15 coup attempt, said the move was fully...

Syrian rebel group says investigating child beheading video 20 Jul 2016 - 03:38 pm

A still image taken on July 20, 2016 from an undated video posted on social media shows a boy before he was beheaded,...

Fire breaks out in another Dubai skyscraper 20 Jul 2016 - 03:10 pm

A picture taken on July 20, 2016 shows flames and smoke billowing after a fire engulfed several floors of the Sulafa tower in...

Turkey aims to fire 21,000 private teachers 20 Jul 2016 - 02:56 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters outside his residence in Istanbul, Turkey, early July 19, 2016, in this handout photo provided by...