World / Middle East

Column: Gulf migrant workers will be biggest victims of oil shock 23 Mar 2016 - 05:48 pm

An Indian labourer looks at the construction site of a building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 16, 2014. REUTERS, Faisal Al Nasser By...

Syria allows aid deliveries to more besieged areas: UN 23 Mar 2016 - 04:57 pm

Syrian children playing on a street in the Teshreen neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria, 22 March 2016. The area is controlled by forces opposing...

Japanese man detained in Turkey for trying to join Islamic State -sources 23 Mar 2016 - 04:39 pm

ANKARA: A Japanese man who had attempted to join the Islamic State militant group has been detained by Turkish security forces near the...

Sisi names 10 new ministers in Egypt cabinet reshuffle 23 Mar 2016 - 04:15 pm

Cairo: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday swore in 10 new ministers in a cabinet reshuffle, as Egypt struggles to revive an economy...

U.S. targets Islamic State with 25 strikes in Iraq, Syria 23 Mar 2016 - 02:27 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies staged 25 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday in the U.S.-lead coalition's...

Dutch consulate in Istanbul closed due to "possible terror" threat 23 Mar 2016 - 02:03 pm

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch consulate in Istanbul has been evacuated and closed temporarily due to a "possible terror threat", the foreign minister said in...

In era of cheap oil, Saudi loses shine for foreign workers 23 Mar 2016 - 01:37 pm

A Saudi vendor looks at cases at a mobile shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 21, 2016. In early March, the Ministry of...

Russia says Turkey suppresses Kurds under pretext of fighting terrorism 23 Mar 2016 - 01:27 pm

MOSCOW: Ankara is hindering Kurdish forces in their fight against Islamic State and using the slogan of a "war against terrorism" to suppress...

Alleged IS trio held in Turkey planned to attack German interests: reports 23 Mar 2016 - 12:33 pm

Riot police secure the area as representatives of foreign missions march in Istiklal street during a protest against Saturday's suicide bombing, in central...

Israel shuts off West Bank for Jewish holiday 23 Mar 2016 - 12:06 pm

Jerusalem: Israel has closed off the occupied West Bank ahead of the start of a Jewish holiday beginning Wednesday night and the security...

Strikes kill at least 50 at Qaeda Yemen camp- medics, official 23 Mar 2016 - 11:43 am

Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees hold a position during clashes with Shiite Huthi rebels west of the city of Taez, on...

Syria regime forces at entrance to IS-held Palmyra: monitor 23 Mar 2016 - 11:32 am

This file photo taken on May 18, 2015 shows a general view of the castle of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, a...

Would-be suicide bomber among 10 suspected IS members held in Turkey 23 Mar 2016 - 11:04 am

File picture of Turkish security forces. Reuters Istanbul: Turkish security forces on Tuesday arrested 10 suspected Islamic State members at the Syrian border,...

Dozens dead or wounded in coalition raids on Qaeda in Yemen 23 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees, supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, hold a position during clashes with...

Two Palestinians Injured by Settlers South of Nablus 23 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Five-year-old Palestinian boy Ahmed Dawabsha (C), the only survivor of the Dawabsha family arson attack, is greeted as he arrives to the village...

Hamas stages military exercises to test Gaza readiness 23 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Hamas operatives inside an underground tunnel in Gaza on August 18, 2014. Reuters Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Hamas staged major military...

Revolutionary Guards look to play bigger role in Iran’s economy 22 Mar 2016 - 06:07 pm

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s most powerful figure, called for a “resistance economy” on Sunday, saying U.S. policies to restrict business with Iran had...

Netanyahu hopes US will reject U.N. resolution on Palestinian statehood 22 Mar 2016 - 05:45 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks via a satellite television feed during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2016 Policy Conference at...