World / Middle East

Syria's fledgling truce enters second day 28 Feb 2016 - 08:33 am

Syrian children play on a swing at a park in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern edges of the capital Damascus...

Yazidi women, girls seek healing in Germany after IS 'hell' 28 Feb 2016 - 08:26 am

German doctor Jan Ilhan Kizilhan poses for a photograph on February 23, 2016, in Geneva. AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI Geneva: One eight-year-old was...

U.S., allies conduct 22 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State in Iraq with 14 strikes on Friday and also hit the militant group...

Iran president, top ally lead after vote for key body 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

epa05181598 A handout picture made available by Iran's Presidential Official Website on 26 February 2016 shows Iranian president Hassan Rouhani casting his vote...

Iran reformists dominate Tehran voting: initial results 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture made available by the Supreme Leader official website shows Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) talking to Swiss President...

Iran president, top ally lead after vote for key body 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, speaking with President Hassan Rouhani, left, and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, centre, during a meeting...

Lavrov, Kerry 'hail' Syrian ceasefire: Russian foreign ministry 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

US secretary of state John Kerry speaks with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov at a joint press conference in Moscow. EPA File photo,...

Shells hit Syrian capital despite truce: state agency 27 Feb 2016 - 05:45 pm

Vehicles drive at a street after a ceasefire that went into effect in the capital Damascus, Syria, 27 February 2016. According to monitoring...

Syria guns mostly silent as truce takes hold 27 Feb 2016 - 05:06 pm

Syrians stand next to a sideboard covered with dust as they collect items in the buildings that were left behind by residents fleeing...

Air strike on Yemen market kills 30 rebels, civilians: witnesses 27 Feb 2016 - 04:57 pm

Yemenis look at portraits of Shiite Huthi rebels, reportedly killed in fighting against Saudi-backed Yemeni forces, displayed during an exhibition marking their "Martyrs'...

Suicide attacks kill six in Syria's Hama province -state media 27 Feb 2016 - 04:36 pm

BEIRUT: At least six people were killed and several were wounded in two attacks by suicide bombers in Syria's Hama province on Saturday,...

Coalition air strikes try to repel IS assault on Syria-Turkish border -monitor 27 Feb 2016 - 04:29 pm

BEIRUT: The U.S.-led coalition carried out 10 air strikes on Saturday to try to repel an assault by Islamic State militants on the...

First Iran poll results show seats split among rivals 27 Feb 2016 - 03:51 pm

An Iranian policeman casts his ballot during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss...

Shelling in Syrian capital despite ceasefire: state agency 27 Feb 2016 - 03:43 pm

Damascus: A number of shells hit residential neighbourhoods in the Syrian capital on Saturday, the state news agency reported, hours after a ceasefire...

Russia halts all Syria bombing sorties to avoid 'mistakes' 27 Feb 2016 - 03:31 pm

A Syrian man walks past a newspaper stall in the capital Damascus, on February 27, 2016, as the first major ceasefire of the...

Turkey's Erdogan to embark on major trip to Africa 27 Feb 2016 - 03:00 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the opening ceremony of Vakif Participation Bank in Istanbul, Turkey February 26, 2016. (Reuters/Murad Sezer) ...

Islamic State attacks YPG-held town at Turkish border 27 Feb 2016 - 02:29 pm

BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters attacked the town of Tel Abyad controlled by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia at the Turkish border as well...

Iran to hold run-off parliamentary elections in some cities in late April - state TV 27 Feb 2016 - 02:27 pm

Election officials count ballot papers after the closure of polling stations during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the...