World / Middle East

Somalia's deadliest bombing kills 276, injures 300 16 Oct 2017 - 03:03 pm

Mogadishu: Desperate Somalis searched for news of missing loved-ones on Monday, after a massive truck bomb in Mogadishu killed at least 276 people...

Thousands flee Iraq's Kirkuk 16 Oct 2017 - 02:59 pm

Kirkuk, Iraq: Thousands of residents fled Kurdish districts of Kirkuk for fear of clashes Monday after Iraqi military forces launched operations against Kurdish...

Iraqi Kurds say Baghdad will pay heavy price for assault 16 Oct 2017 - 02:57 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq's Kurdish security forces said Baghdad would pay a "heavy price" for launching an advance on the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk. In...

Iraqi forces say in control of roads, infrastructure near Kirkuk 16 Oct 2017 - 09:15 am

Baghdad: Iraqi forces said Monday they had taken control of roads and infrastructure from Kurdish fighters near the disputed city of Kirkuk as...

Iran denies reports Tehran closed border with northern Iraq 15 Oct 2017 - 02:30 pm

DUBAI: Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday denied reports that Tehran had closed a border crossing with northern Iraq in response to an independence...

Iraq, Kurds in crisis talks over Kirkuk standoff 15 Oct 2017 - 02:19 pm

Sulaimaniyah, Iraq: The presidents of Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan held talks Sunday to defuse an escalating crisis, after a deadline for Kurdish forces...

Death toll from Mogadishu's blasts rises over 90 15 Oct 2017 - 02:08 pm

Mogadishu: Death toll from the twin bombings that hit Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday has risen to more than 90. A security official...

Nearly 700,000 Iraqis from war-torn Mosul still displaced: NGO 15 Oct 2017 - 01:07 pm

Baghdad: Nearly 700,000 Iraqis from the former jihadist stronghold of Mosul and nearby areas are still displaced despite the city's recapture in July,...

Death toll from blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu rises to 85 15 Oct 2017 - 12:07 pm

MOGADISHU: The death toll from twin bomb blasts that struck busy junctions in the heart of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday has jumped...

Syria army, allies capture Mayadeen from IS: state media 14 Oct 2017 - 02:33 pm

Damascus: Syria's army and allied forces captured the city of Mayadeen from the Islamic State group on Saturday, state media said, in the...

100 IS fighters surrender in Raqa in 24 hours: US-led coalition 14 Oct 2017 - 12:54 pm

Kobane, Syria: Dozens of Islamic State group fighters have surrendered over the past day in their one-time bastion Raqa, the US-led coalition backing...

Occupation forces arrest 5 Palestinians 14 Oct 2017 - 12:50 pm

Ramallah: The Israeli occupation forces arrested Saturday three Palestinians in Jenin, north of the occupied West Bank. Local sources reported that the occupation...

All Syrian IS fighters leave Raqa 14 Oct 2017 - 11:09 am

Beirut: All Syrian fighters of the Islamic State group have left the jihadists' one-time bastion of Raqa and preparations are under way for...

UN rights chief decries 'endemic' abuses after vist to Libya 12 Oct 2017 - 10:00 pm

Geneva: The UN human rights chief warned Thursday that serious violations were "endemic" in many detention centres in Libya, but said he was...

Palestinian joy, doubt at reconciliation deal 12 Oct 2017 - 08:27 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza on Thursday to celebrate as the leaders of rival political...

Israel to withdraw from UN cultural body along with US: statement 12 Oct 2017 - 08:24 pm

Jerusalem: Israel will withdraw from the UN's cultural and education body after a United States decision to do the same on accusations of...

Hamas, Fatah sign deal on Palestinian reconciliation 12 Oct 2017 - 07:09 pm

Cairo: Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed an agreement Thursday on ending a decade-long split following talks mediated by Egypt in Cairo,...