World / Middle East

Hamas allows rival Fatah to mark anniversary in Gaza rally 01 Jan 2020 - 07:07 pm

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Tens of thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in Gaza on Wednesday to mark the 55th anniversary of...

Displaced Syrians start new year in abandoned prison 01 Jan 2020 - 07:07 pm

Idlib, Syria: Children play in a prison courtyard, while adults divide a cell inside between several families. Fleeing violence in northwest Syria, they...

Iraqi militias start withdrawing from US embassy 01 Jan 2020 - 06:03 pm

BAGHDAD: Supporters of Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups began to withdraw from the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, a day after they stormed...

More than 20 dead, many displaced after violence in Sudan's West Darfur 01 Jan 2020 - 06:03 pm

KHARTOUM: At least 24 people were confirmed killed after a camp for internally displaced people was attacked in Sudan's West Darfur, an international...

Shelling hit school killing 6 in rebel-held Syrian village 01 Jan 2020 - 04:13 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces shelled a rebel-held village in the country's northwest on Wednesday, hitting a school and killing at least six people,...

US troops fire tear gas at protesters in Iraq 01 Jan 2020 - 01:49 pm

BAGHDAD: U.S. troops fired tear gas on Wednesday as Iran-backed militiamen and other protesters gathered outside the American Embassy in Baghdad for a...

Syria death toll for 2019 lowest in civil war: monitor 31 Dec 2019 - 07:58 pm

Beirut: Syria's nearly nine-year-old conflict which has cost more than 370,000 lives recorded its lowest annual death toll in 2019, a war monitor...

US embassy in Baghdad evacuated as protesters denounce US air strikes 31 Dec 2019 - 01:10 pm

BAGHDAD: The US ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from their embassy in Baghdad for their safety on Tuesday, Iraqi officials...

Turkish Airlines, Boeing reach 737 Max aircraft compensation deal 31 Dec 2019 - 09:18 am

Istanbul - Turkish Airlines and Boeing have come to an agreement concerning compensation for certain losses caused by grounded and undelivered Boeing 737...

Iraq warns US ties at stake after deadly strikes 31 Dec 2019 - 12:03 am

Baghdad: Iraq's government warned Monday that its relations with the United States were at risk after deadly American air strikes against a pro-Iran...

Lebanese protesters defy capital controls in sit-in 31 Dec 2019 - 12:03 am

Lebanese protesters staged a sit-in inside a commercial bank in the capital Beirut on Monday, forcing tellers to give them more than the...

Sudan sentences 29 intelligence agents to hang for teacher's killing 30 Dec 2019 - 06:26 pm

KHARTOUM: A Sudanese court sentenced 29 members of the national intelligence service to death by hanging on Monday over the killing of a...

Sudan sentences to death 27 agents who tortured protester to death 30 Dec 2019 - 02:23 pm

Omdurman, Sudan: A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 intelligence agents to death for torturing and killing a protester a year ago, an...

Turkey arrests 100 Islamic State suspects 30 Dec 2019 - 02:18 pm

Istanbul: Turkey has arrested 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group (IS) in raids across the country, state news agency Anadolu reported...

Sudan’s Cabinet decided to postpone the lifting of the fuel subsidies for three months 29 Dec 2019 - 08:29 pm

SUDAN: Sudan’s Cabinet decided to postpone the lifting of the fuel subsidies for three months, said the information minister and spokesman for the...

Rocket fire kills US contractor in Iraq, raises fears of escalation 28 Dec 2019 - 07:31 pm

Baghdad: A rocket attack in Iraq killed a US civilian contractor, raising fears on Saturday that violence could escalate in the protest-hit country...

Iraqi group says 490 protesters killed since October 28 Dec 2019 - 05:34 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s semi-official human rights commission said Saturday at least 490 protesters have been killed in Baghdad and southern cities in nearly three...

Israel's Netanyahu shores up base but obstacles remain 27 Dec 2019 - 09:52 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shored up his base with a landslide primary victory announced early Friday, but he will need a...