World / Middle East

IS blasts kill more than 140 as US, Russia press Syria truce 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrians gather at the site of a double car bomb attack in the Al-Zahraa neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs on...

At least 30 dead in bombings south of Damascus: state TV, monitor 21 Feb 2016 - 06:52 pm

Photo from twitter/@MilitaryMediaSy Damascus: At least 30 people were killed Sunday in a series of attacks, including a car bombing, near a Shiite...

Palestinian tries to stab Israeli soldier in West Bank, shot dead: army 21 Feb 2016 - 06:27 pm

An Israeli soldier takes aim during clashes with Palestinian youths in the village of Qabatiya, near the West Bank town of Jenin. AFP,...

Four blasts including car bomb near Sayyida Zeinab shrine: monitor 21 Feb 2016 - 05:27 pm

first photo from the area/ Source- Twitter Damascus: Four blasts including at least one caused by a car bomb hit near a Shiite...

Egypt to try policeman over driver's killing 21 Feb 2016 - 05:04 pm

Pigeons are seen on the wall of the High Court where former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's trial will take place, in Cairo, Egypt,...

50 IS fighters killed in Syria regime Aleppo advance: monitor 21 Feb 2016 - 04:29 pm

Kweyris military base - file photo- Beirut: At least 50 Islamic State group fighters have been killed in the last 24 hours in...

Missing radioactive material found dumped in south Iraq 21 Feb 2016 - 04:15 pm

A member from the Iraqi security forces stands guard during a patrol at the border, February 17, 2016. Picture taken February 17, 2016....

Three Turkish journalists freed after kidnapping by Kurdish militants - agency 21 Feb 2016 - 03:24 pm

ISTANBUL: Three journalists from Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency were freed on Sunday after being kidnapped by members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)...

Lebanese justice minister resigns, blames Hezbollah over deadlock, court case 21 Feb 2016 - 03:01 pm

Lebanon's Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi gestures upon his arrival to attend a Cabinet session at the government palace in Beirut, January 22, 2015....

Kerry says he, Lavrov reached provisional agreement on terms of Syria ceasefire 21 Feb 2016 - 01:46 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry AMMAN, Jordan: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he and his Russian counterpart Sergei ...

Three journalists from Turkish state news agency kidnapped by PKK: Media 21 Feb 2016 - 01:22 pm

ISTANBUL: Three reporters for Turkey's state-owned Anadolu Agency have been kidnapped by insurgents from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Mardin, in the...

Moderates could gain influence over choice of next leader in Iran vote 21 Feb 2016 - 01:03 pm

Iranian women attend a reformist campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Tehran February 20, 2016. REUTERS/ Raheb Homavandi By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT:...

Double car bombing kills 46 in Syria's Homs: monitor 21 Feb 2016 - 12:11 pm

Syrians gather at the site of a double car bomb attack in the Al-Zahraa neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs on...

Syria's Assad says he is ready for truce if "terrorists" do not exploit it 21 Feb 2016 - 11:42 am

A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on February 20, 2016 shows President Bashar al-Assad gesturing during an...

Twin bomb blasts kill 25 in Syria’s Homs - monitoring group 21 Feb 2016 - 11:15 am

File photo of the Syrian city of Homs. BEIRUT: At least 25 people were killed in twin car bomb blasts that hit the...

Twin bomb blasts hit Syria's Homs, cause casualties: Monitoring group, TV 21 Feb 2016 - 10:48 am

BEIRUT: Twin bomb blasts hit the Syrian city of Homs on Sunday, wounding a large number of people with reports of others killed,...

EU won't intervene against IS in Libya unless asked: Mogherini 21 Feb 2016 - 09:42 am

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini arrives for an European Council leaders' meeting in Brussels, February 18, 2016....