World / Middle East

Turkish army says soldier killed in northern Iraq 26 Mar 2016 - 06:47 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's military said on Saturday one of its soldiers was killed, and another wounded, in northern Iraq after rockets fired by Islamic...

Turkish police warn of possible Easter attacks: report 26 Mar 2016 - 05:48 pm

File photo of Turkish police special forces. AFP Ankara: Police in Turkey have warned of possible Islamic State attacks against Christians and Jews...

Syria government says will restore ancient Palmyra 26 Mar 2016 - 05:37 pm

An aerial view of the Roman theater in Palmyra is seen in this still image taken from video by RURTR and released March...

U.S., allies conduct 26 strikes against Islamic State 26 Mar 2016 - 05:15 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State militants in Iraq with 22 strikes on Friday and four in Syria, the...

FIFA chief says 'shocked' by Iraq football pitch bombing 26 Mar 2016 - 05:11 pm

Gianni Infantino Geneva: FIFA president Gianni Infantino expressed shock and sadness Saturday at a suicide attack that ripped through a trophy ceremony after...

UN chief urges Iraq politicians to back PM's reforms 26 Mar 2016 - 04:56 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) shakes hands with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari (R) after arriving at Baghdad International Airport on March 26,...

Turkish police warn of possible Easter attacks: report 26 Mar 2016 - 04:30 pm

Ankara: Police in Turkey have warned of possible Islamic State attacks against Christians and Jews over the Easter weekend, the state-run Anatolia news...

Syria army edges forward in IS-held Palmyra 26 Mar 2016 - 03:27 pm

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gesture as one of them carries a Syrian national flag in front of the the old...

Iraq buries young victims of football pitch bomb carnage 26 Mar 2016 - 03:02 pm

People gather after a suicide bombing at a soccer field in Iskandariya, Iraq March 26, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani Iskandariyah, Iraq: Iraq on Saturday...

Egypt prosecution detains two women linked to Regeni case 26 Mar 2016 - 02:38 pm

A handout photograph released by the Egyptian Interior Ministry on 24 March 2016 is said to show belongings of murdered Italian student Giulio...

Turkey's Erdogan blasts foreign envoys at journalists' trial 26 Mar 2016 - 02:34 pm

Turkish daily Cumhuriyet's editor-in-chief Can Dundar and Ankara editor Erdem Gul (R) arrive at the Istanbul courthouse before his trial on March 25,...

Syrian army battles to take Palmyra after seizing citadel 26 Mar 2016 - 12:35 pm

Syrian pro-governement walk on a road on the outskirts of Palmyra, during a military operation to retake the ancient city from the IS...

Death toll in Iraq football pitch carnage at 32 26 Mar 2016 - 10:58 am

Iskandariyah, Iraq: The village of Al-Asriya, south of Baghdad, prepared Saturday to bury its sons, killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up...

Iran denies supporting US bank hacking 26 Mar 2016 - 10:33 am

File picture of newly-appointed spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry, Hossein Jaberi Ansari at a press conference in Tehran. AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE ...

Iran air ambulance helicopter crashes, killing all on board: Media 26 Mar 2016 - 08:59 am

ANKARA: An air ambulance helicopter crashed on Friday in Iran's central province of Fars, killing everyone on board, Iranian media reported. State TV...

Suicide bomber kills 26, wounds 71 south of Baghdad: official 26 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

HILLA: A suicide attacker detonated an explosive belt in a park outside Baghdad on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding 71, said the...

Syrian army takes Palmyra citadel, IS commander killed 26 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture made available on 24 March 2016 by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian army units, in cooperation...

Islamic State finance chief, other leaders, likely killed: U.S. 25 Mar 2016 - 06:50 pm

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON: Islamic State’s top finance officer and other senior leaders were likely killed this week in a major offensive targeting...