World / Middle East

Turkey nightclub attack: What we know 01 Jan 2017 - 08:49 am

Istanbul: Thirty-nine people were killed and dozens wounded Sunday when a gunman reportedly wearing a Santa outfit stormed a popular Istanbul nightclub and...

At least 16 foreigners among 39 killed in Istanbul attack: minister 01 Jan 2017 - 08:17 am

Istanbul: At least 16 foreigners were among 39 people killed in the gun attack on an Istanbul club during New Year festivities, Turkish...

Death toll rose to 27 in Baghdad twin suicide blasts 31 Dec 2016 - 10:18 pm

Baghdad: Two suicide bombers ripped through a busy market area in central Baghdad yesterday, shattering a relative lull in attacks in the capital...

Families get remains of EgyptAir crash victims 31 Dec 2016 - 10:09 pm

Cairo: Egyptian authorities yesterday started handing the remains of those killed in the crash of EgyptAir flight 804 to their families, the airline...

Opinion: Good riddance to a bad year 31 Dec 2016 - 09:41 pm

The dogs of war have peed all over this year’s calendar. Every month. Every week. Every day. Entire cities and communities have been...

Syrian rebels threaten to abandon truce if violations continue 31 Dec 2016 - 07:20 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian rebel groups threatened on Saturday to abandon a two-day-old truce if violations continued, and urged the U.N. Security Council not to...

Oil down, but ends year with biggest gain since 2009 31 Dec 2016 - 05:18 pm

Oil prices settled slightly lower on Friday, the year’s last trading day, but attained their biggest annual gain since 2009, after OPEC and...

Lebanon's prestigious As-Safir daily prints final issue 31 Dec 2016 - 05:11 pm

Beirut: Its slogan was "the voice of the voiceless", but after four decades the prestigious Lebanese daily As-Safir published its final issue Saturday...

Egypt court backs government in Red Sea islands dispute 31 Dec 2016 - 04:59 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian appeals court on Saturday upheld an agreement to give control of two islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia,...

Syria rebels: ceasefire “void” if government violations persist 31 Dec 2016 - 04:11 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian rebel groups said on Saturday they would consider a ceasefire deal brokered by Russia and Turkey “null and void” if the...

8 IS members detained over suspected attack plan 31 Dec 2016 - 03:04 pm

ANKARA: A total of eight Islamic State members have been detained by the anti-terror branch of the Ankara Police on Saturday. The IS...

23 ISIS militants killed in North Syria 31 Dec 2016 - 02:52 pm

Ankara: A total of 23 ISIS Militants, including planners for the group, were killed in the Syria's north during the ongoing Turkish-led Operation...

Egypt hands over remains of air crash victims 31 Dec 2016 - 02:30 pm

CAIRO: Egypt began on Saturday handing over to their families the bodies of those who died when EgyptAir flight MS804 crashed into the...

Central Baghdad market blasts kill dozens 31 Dec 2016 - 02:16 pm

Baghdad: Two suicide bombers ripped through a busy market area in central Baghdad Saturday, shattering a relative lull in attacks in the capital...

Israeli forces arrest 2 Palestinians in West Bank 31 Dec 2016 - 02:09 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces on Saturday arrested 2 Palestinians in Ya'bad town, south of Jenin in the West Bank. Eye witnesses said that...

Roadside bomb kills 2 policemen in Egypt’s Sinai 31 Dec 2016 - 02:08 pm

CAIRO: Two policemen were killed by a roadside bomb on Saturday in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula, according to a local security source. Another...

Hamas says held ‘positive’ talks in Egypt 31 Dec 2016 - 01:58 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Palestinian group Hamas said it held “positive” talks with Egyptian officials during a recent visit to Cairo. Senior Hamas leader...