World / Middle East

Middle Eastern countries must broaden tax bases-IMF chief 30 Jan 2018 - 11:45 pm

Marrakech, Morocco: Middle Eastern countries should pursue fiscal policies to support growth and build broader tax bases to fund infrastructure projects and social...

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank: ministry 30 Jan 2018 - 08:16 pm

West Bank Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager on Tuesday in the occupied West Bank in a village north...

Syria peace process should begin under UN in Geneva, not Sochi 30 Jan 2018 - 05:46 pm

PARIS: France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that a peace process for Syria should take place under U.N. auspices in Geneva and not...

In Lebanese camp for Palestinian refugees, fears after aid cut 30 Jan 2018 - 04:45 pm

BEIRUT: In Burj al-Barajneh camp, Amira Nassar fears for the future after the United States cut aid to the U.N. agency that helps...

Old enmity tips Lebanon into new crisis 30 Jan 2018 - 04:38 pm

BEIRUT: An old enmity between the Lebanese president and the speaker of parliament is fuelling a political row that threatens to paralyse government...

Turkish air strikes pound Kurdish fighters in Syria 30 Jan 2018 - 03:19 pm

Afrin, Syria: Turkish air strikes pounded the Syrian border region of Afrin and fighting raged on two fronts as Ankara pursued its offensive...

Syria congress delayed as Russia talks with rebel groups 30 Jan 2018 - 01:08 pm

Sochi, Russia: The opening of Russia's showpiece congress aimed at bringing Syria's seven-year war to an end was delayed by at least two...

Most protesters detained in December unrest freed, 300 still in jail - minister 30 Jan 2018 - 12:03 pm

LONDON, The Iranian authorities have released most of the people arrested during December's anti-government protests but around 300 remain in jail facing charges,...

Tests link Syrian government stockpile to largest sarin attack - sources 30 Jan 2018 - 09:43 am

THE HAGUE: The Syrian government's chemical weapons stockpile has been linked for the first time by laboratory tests to the largest sarin nerve...

Circumstances of how candidates quit, or forced to drop out of Egyptian presidential race 29 Jan 2018 - 09:50 pm

CAIRO: To some Egyptians, it looks like the old days are back. With one potential challenger after another arrested, quitting or being forced...

Iranian Hijab protester freed: lawyer 29 Jan 2018 - 07:56 pm

Tehran: A woman arrested for posing without a headscarf in public in defiance of Iran's Islamic dress code has been released after nearly...

Iran eases restrictions on reformist Mousavi 29 Jan 2018 - 06:45 pm

Tehran: Iranian authorities have granted limited visiting rights to reformist leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, under house arrest following protests sparked by a contested...

Syria breakthrough unlikely in Sochi: France's FM 29 Jan 2018 - 05:02 pm

Tokyo: France's foreign minister said Monday he was sceptical of any breakthrough at upcoming talks hosted by Russia and aimed at ending Syria's...

Algerian army arrests 32 illegal immigrants 29 Jan 2018 - 04:45 pm

Algiers: The Algerian army arrested 32 illegal immigrants, today, who were planning to enter the country illegally through the southern states of Adrar...

Russian military calls for direct talks in Syria's eastern Ghouta 29 Jan 2018 - 04:23 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's military called on Damascus to hold direct talks with Syrian opposition groups in the besieged enclave of eastern Ghouta so the...

Regime air raids kill 33 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor 29 Jan 2018 - 02:15 pm

Beirut: Regime air strikes have killed 33 civilians in the past 24 hours in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib where government forces are...

Turkey detains 300 people over criticism of Syrian offensive 29 Jan 2018 - 02:00 pm

ANKARA: Turkey has detained more than 300 people for social media posts criticising its military offensive in Syria, the government said on Monday,...