World / Middle East

Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group 02 Mar 2019 - 01:37 pm

DUBAI, Iran criticised Britain for its decision to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation, saying on Saturday it ignored both the will of...

Algerian protest, stampede leaves at least one dead in capital: source 02 Mar 2019 - 12:27 am

Algiers: Dozens of police officers were hurt in clashes between protesters and police in the Algerian capital Friday, as tens of thousands rallied...

12 Palestinians hurt in border clashes with Israel: Gaza ministry 01 Mar 2019 - 10:34 pm

Gaza City: Israeli troops on Friday shot and wounded a dozen Palestinians during a protest on the Gaza-Israel border, where rallies have been...

Battered by scandal, Netanyahu still poised for re-election 01 Mar 2019 - 10:05 pm

JERUSALEM: Just over a month before elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks more vulnerable than ever. Following a dramatic announcement Thursday by...

At least 10 killed in Somalia gunbattle: security officer 01 Mar 2019 - 12:26 pm

Mogadishu: At least 10 people have been killed in an overnight battle in Somalia's capital Mogadishu that began with a car bombing, security...

Russia tells Syrian asylum seekers: You need to go home 28 Feb 2019 - 04:17 pm

MOSCOW: In pre-war Syria, Safaa Al-Kurdi sold wedding dresses. Fed up with the conflict, the mother-of-three fled Damascus four years ago and sought...

Syria force poised for final assault on Islamic State 28 Feb 2019 - 03:55 pm

Near Baghouz, Syria: Kurdish-led fighters readied Thursday for a final onslaught against jihadist fighters who have been defending the last patch of their...

Digital archive on show in Berlin hopes to help rebuild Syria 28 Feb 2019 - 03:10 pm

Berlin: After eight years of brutal war in Syria, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed city of Aleppo lies in ruins -- but a vast...

Egypt to host Huawei's first MENA cloud platform: Cairo 27 Feb 2019 - 08:40 pm

Cairo: Egypt will host Chinese telecom company Huawei's first cloud data platform in the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt's telecom ministry said...

Morocco shuts residences of Islamic group members 27 Feb 2019 - 08:40 pm

RABAT: Moroccan authorities have closed three residences of leading members of the Al-Adl Wal-Ihsane (Justice and Benevolence) Islamic movement on Wednesday, the movement...

Egypt railcar crash, fire at central Cairo station kills 25 27 Feb 2019 - 05:53 pm

CAIRO: A locomotive crashed into a barrier at the Egyptian capital's main train station on Wednesday, causing its fuel tank to explode and...

Fire erupts at Cairo’s main train station 27 Feb 2019 - 03:45 pm

CAIRO (AA) - A fire has erupted at Cairo’s main train station on Wednesday amid reports of fatalities. Photos on social media showed...

Some 40,000 civilians have left last Islamic State bastion 27 Feb 2019 - 03:19 pm

DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE: Around 40,000 civilians have left the last shred of territory controlled by Islamic State in Syria, an official with the...

Fiery crash 'kills 20' at Cairo train station 27 Feb 2019 - 02:54 pm

Cairo: A fiery train crash killed at least 20 people at Cairo's main station on Wednesday, security and medical sources said, in the...

Fire at Cairo's main train station causes deaths, injuries -source, media 27 Feb 2019 - 11:30 am

CAIRO: A fire at the main train station in Egypt's capital Cairo has caused deaths and injuries, a security source and local media...

Iran's president rejects resignation of his foreign minister 27 Feb 2019 - 10:18 am

Tehran: Iran's state-run IRNA news agency says President Hassan Rouhani has rejected the resignation of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. The report on...

Algeria students demonstrate against 5th term for Bouteflika 26 Feb 2019 - 09:13 pm

Algiers: Thousands of students on Tuesday joined a growing protest movement in Algeria against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term,...

Regime shelling kills 4 civilians in Syria's Idlib 26 Feb 2019 - 04:18 pm

IDLIB, Syria: Four civilians were killed in artillery shelling by regime forces and Iran-backed militias in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, according to the...