World / Middle East

Twenty-six killed in Baghdad twin suicide attack: health official 15 Jan 2018 - 09:42 am

Baghdad, A double suicide attack killed 26 people in Baghdad on Monday, a health official said, the second such attack in the Iraqi...

Iraqi PM Abadi to seek re-election, in alliance with Iran-backed group 14 Jan 2018 - 07:24 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday announced he would stand for re-election on May 12 at the head of a cross-sectarian bloc,...

Turkish passenger plane skids off runway metres away from sea 14 Jan 2018 - 06:15 pm

Ankara: A passenger plane late Saturday skidded off the runway just metres away from the sea as it landed at an airport in...

U.S.-led coalition helps build new Syrian force, angering Turkey 14 Jan 2018 - 05:32 pm

BEIRUT/ISTANBUL: The U.S.-led coalition is working with its Syrian militia allies to set up a border force of 30,000 personnel, the coalition said...

Bomb wounds Hamas official in Lebanon 14 Jan 2018 - 02:56 pm

Sidon, Lebanon: An official of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas was wounded on Sunday in a car bomb blast in Lebanon's southern port...

'No hope of survivors' in Iranian tanker fire: official 14 Jan 2018 - 12:06 pm

Tehran: An Iranian official said Sunday there was no chance any crew members had survived among the 32 aboard an oil tanker on...

Israel destroys tunnel from Gaza it says intended for attacks 14 Jan 2018 - 09:51 am

Jerusalem, Israel said Sunday it used a combination of air strikes and other means to destroy a tunnel stretching from the Gaza Strip...

Iran's Rouhani says US has failed to undermine nuclear deal - TV 14 Jan 2018 - 09:44 am

ANKARA, Iran's president said on Sunday the United States had failed to undermine a nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers, and hailed...

Tunisia president meets unions, employers after unrest 13 Jan 2018 - 06:13 pm

Tunis: Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi held talks Saturday with political parties, unions and employers to discuss means to overcome a week of...

Iran rejects any change to nuclear deal 13 Jan 2018 - 10:58 am

Tehran, Iran on Saturday rejected any modification of its nuclear deal with world powers after US President Donald Trump demanded tough new measures...

Chinese salvagers recover two bodies from flaming Iranian tanker 13 Jan 2018 - 09:41 am

SHANGHAI, A Chinese salvage team recovered two bodies on Saturday from a stricken Iranian oil tanker, that was still blazing a week after...

Egypt to impose curfew on parts of North Sinai: official gazette 12 Jan 2018 - 09:48 pm

CAIRO: Egypt will impose a curfew on parts of the North Sinai region starting on Saturday after the country extended its state of...

Turkey warns citizens against travel to US in tit-for-tat move 12 Jan 2018 - 09:05 pm

ANKARA: Turkey has warned its citizens against travel to the United States, saying Turks face the risk of arbitrary arrest and should take...

Erdogan calls on Putin to end northern Syria attacks by regime forces 12 Jan 2018 - 12:52 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday he should stop Syrian attacks on its opposition in northern Syria...

Egypt court overturns sentence against Mubarak-era interior minister 11 Jan 2018 - 03:57 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Thursday quashed the conviction and prison sentence for alleged corruption against ex-interior minister Habib al-Adly and ordered a...

Iran shaken by second earthquake within hours 11 Jan 2018 - 03:17 pm

ISTANBUL: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook Iran’s western Kermanshah province on Thursday near the border with Iraq -- the...

Syrian govt defends Idlib campaign, condemns France 11 Jan 2018 - 01:38 pm

BEIRUT: The Syrian government hit back on Thursday against French criticism of its military campaign in rebel-held Idlib, saying it was targeting terrorist...