World / Middle East

UAE aid worker shot dead in Aden by unknown gunmen: Security source 17 Oct 2015 - 03:52 pm

Guards stand at the south gate of an intelligence building in Yemen's western city of Hodaida. ADEN: An aid worker from the United...

Iran trying to resolve Jason Rezaian's case: Zarif 17 Oct 2015 - 02:58 pm

Tehran: Iran is trying to resolve the case against Iranian-American reporter Jason Rezaian "from a humanitarian point of view", Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad...

Syrian army, backed by Iranian fighters, advance south of Aleppo 17 Oct 2015 - 01:47 pm

Rebel fighters from 'the First Regiment', part of the Free Syrian Army, chat with each other as they participate in a military training...

U.S. group scales back plan to monitor Egypt election 17 Oct 2015 - 01:21 pm

CAIRO: Democracy International said on Friday it would monitor Egypt's parliamentary elections but has scaled back its plans after having trouble getting visas...

Turkish air strikes kill 11 Kurdish militants in southeast: military 17 Oct 2015 - 01:20 pm

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkish air strikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) bases in the southeastern province of Hakkari have killed 11 suspected militants and...

Twelve migrants drown as boat sinks off Turkey: report 17 Oct 2015 - 01:13 pm

Ankara: Twelve migrants drowned Saturday when their boat sank off the Turkish coast as they were seeking to reach Greece, while around 25...

Two Palestinians killed in Hebron and Jerusalem after alleged attacks 17 Oct 2015 - 12:26 pm

Palestinians and supporters protest outside the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles, California, United States. RAMALLAH: Two Palestinians were killed for alleged stabbing attacks...

Five killed in Saudi shooting; gunmen shot dead 17 Oct 2015 - 09:39 am

RIYADH: A gunman killed five people at a Shiite gathering in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday before being shot dead by police, the...

Turkey shoots down drone 17 Oct 2015 - 12:21 am

Istanbul: Turkish fighter jets shot down an unidentified drone which entered its air space near the Syrian border, with the US military saying...

Israel rejects call for international presence in east Jerusalem 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Danny Danon By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS: Israel on Friday rejected a Palestinian appeal for an international protection force for...

US says Iran missile test violated UN resolutions 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

UNITED NATIONS: The United States will seek action at the UN Security Council after concluding that Iran's recent ballistic missile launch was a...

Syrian army launches Aleppo offensive with Iranian support 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Residents inspect a site hit by what residents said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in the town of Darat...

UN : Half a million Yemen children face severe malnutrition 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA: More than half a million children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition as a risk of famine grows, a senior...

Kuwait denies radiation leakage from refinery 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) denied today any radiation leakage from Shuaiba Refinery following the fire accident that broke out inside the...