World / Middle East

Iraq PM looks to calm Basra unrest as demos spread 13 Jul 2018 - 10:29 pm

Basra: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sought Friday to restore calm in the city of Basra after days of protests over unemployment, as...

Passenger train derails near Egypt's Giza, at least 55 injured 13 Jul 2018 - 09:13 pm

Cairo: A passenger train derailed Friday on a railway track south of Cairo, wounding at least 55 people, Egyptian officials said. The accident...

Egypt state media says blast near Cairo airport injures 12 13 Jul 2018 - 12:52 pm

CAIRO: Egypt's state-run news agency says a blast at a chemical factory near Cairo's main airport injured at least a dozen people. MENA...

Aide to Khamenei: Meeting with Putin very constructive 13 Jul 2018 - 01:42 am

ANKARA: The top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday had been “very...

IMF wants to see Lebanon form new government, start reforms: Official 13 Jul 2018 - 12:57 am

BEIRUT: The International Monetary Fund hopes Lebanon will soon form a new government, following elections two months ago, and set about urgent structural...

Israel hits Syrian posts after drone breached its airspace 12 Jul 2018 - 08:59 am

JERUSALEM: Israel's military says it has targeted Syrian military positions after an unmanned drone entered its airspace from Syria the previous day. It...

Swedish activist granted Palestinian citizenship 11 Jul 2018 - 08:27 pm

STOCKHOLM & RAMALLAH: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas granted Palestinian citizenship last Friday to Swedish activist Benjamin Ladraa, who has been walking from Sweden...

Mauritania opposition concerned over integrity of polls 11 Jul 2018 - 08:27 pm

NOUAKCHOTT: A Mauritanian opposition leader on Wednesday warned that recent administrative appointments by the government could affect the integrity of upcoming parliamentary and...

At Golan frontier, Syrian family fears more army advances 11 Jul 2018 - 08:11 pm

BEIRUT: Abu Ahmad has sheltered at the frontier of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for days, fleeing an army offensive that has swept through...

Erdogan sworn in with new powers, promises a "strong Turkey" 09 Jul 2018 - 10:06 pm

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan pledged to build a "strong Turkey" with a powerful defence industry and expanding economy as he was sworn in...

Erdogan sworn in as Turkey president 09 Jul 2018 - 05:46 pm

ISTANBUL: Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been sworn in as Turkey's first president under a new governing system that gives him sweeping executive powers....

Germany considers Iranian bid to withdraw 300 mln euros cash - Bild 09 Jul 2018 - 11:22 am

BERLIN: German authorities are considering a request by Iran to withdraw 300 million euros from bank accounts held in Germany and transfer the...

Russia plans to evacuate 1,000 from de-escalation zone in Syria: reports 09 Jul 2018 - 10:07 am

MOSCOW: The Russian military plans to evacuate up to 1,000 people from the south-western de-escalation zone in Syria via a humanitarian corridor near...

Turkey train disaster leaves 24 dead, hundreds hurt 09 Jul 2018 - 08:13 am

Istanbul: Twenty-four people were killed and hundreds injured when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey due to ground erosion...

Palestinians to keep paying prisoner stipend despite Israeli penalty 08 Jul 2018 - 09:51 pm

RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday his government would keep paying stipends to Palestinians jailed by Israel, their families, and the...

Syrian state media: air defence thwarts attack on Homs air base 08 Jul 2018 - 09:51 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian military air defences shot down missiles targeting the T4 air base in Homs province in an act of "aggression" on Sunday...

Ten killed, 73 injured in Turkey train derailment 08 Jul 2018 - 07:55 pm

Istanbul: Ten people were killed and 73 injured on Sunday when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey, sate-run TRT...

Ankara angry as Israel charges Turkish tourist with aiding Hamas 08 Jul 2018 - 07:55 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel charged a detained Turkish tourist on Sunday with helping smuggle money and packages to Palestinian militant group Hamas, in a case...