World / Middle East

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian has been shot dead by Israeli forces after an alleged stabbing attempt in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.  The...

NINEVEH, Iraq: Iraqi forces have made fresh gains against the Daesh terrorist group in several parts of Mosul, Iraqi army officials announced Tuesday....

ANKARA: The main suspect in the New Year’s Eve nightclub attack in Istanbul is a “well-trained terrorist” taught in Afghanistan, the provincial governor...

DEBAGA, Iraq:  While fleeing Islamic State rule in northern Iraq three months ago, Laila saw two of her daughters die in front of...

Moscow: Syria peace talks in the Kazakh capital next week are aimed at consolidating the frail truce in the war-torn country, Russian Foreign...

BAGHDAD: Iraqi special forces pushed into a pocket of Islamic State-held territory in eastern Mosul on Tuesday, the military said, seeking to recapture...

ISTANBUL: The suspected gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day was born in Uzbekistan and received training...

ISTANBUL: Turkish police have captured the suspected gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day after a two-week...

Ramallah: The head of the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) executive committee, Saeb Erekat, has criticised the decision by the UK and Australia not...

Kyrgyzstan: A Turkish cargo plane crashed yesterday in a residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, destroying half of a village...

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian was shot dead during clashes with the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian...

Tehran: Iranian authorities said they fired anti-aircraft cannons at a media drone flying over Tehran University on Monday, local media reported. Shots from...

MOSUL, Iraq: Iraqi special forces battled Islamic State militants in districts near the Tigris river in Mosul on Monday as they sought to...

SANAA, Yemen: Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN’s special envoy to Yemen, will head to the southern city of Aden on Monday where...

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian lawmaker was among at least 13 activists arrested by Israeli forces on Monday in an operation targeting resistance movement Hamas...

Tunis: Heavy snow has trapped around 1,000 motorists in northwestern Tunisia, the prime minister's office said Monday. Drifts blocked roads including a major...

ANKARA: A total of 18 Islamic State terrorists were "neutralized" in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing...

PARIS: More than 70 world diplomats gathered for an international conference in the French capital on Sunday to urge restart of the stalled...