World / Middle East

273 Aleppans get treatment in Turkey 28 Dec 2016 - 12:59 pm

Turkey: The number of injured Aleppans treated in Turkey reached 273 after evacuation from the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo, the Turkish government...

Five dead, many injured as train slams into bus near Tunis 28 Dec 2016 - 12:30 pm

Tunis: At least five people were killed and more than 30 injured on Wednesday when a train slammed into a public bus near...

Turkey, Russia agree on nationwide Syria cease-fire bid 28 Dec 2016 - 11:28 am

ANKARA: Turkey and Russia have agreed on a plan for the warring parties in Syria to declare a nationwide cease-fire, a confidential Turkish...

Turkey, Russia agree on Syria ceasefire plan 28 Dec 2016 - 11:16 am

ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkey and Russia have reached an agreement on a plan for a cease-fire comprising the whole...

US urges PKK to leave Iraq’s Sinjar region 28 Dec 2016 - 11:09 am

WASHINGTON: The presence of the PKK in the Sinjar region of Iraq is a “major obstacle to reconciliation” and the return of displaced...

Iraq to link railway network with Iranian counterpart 28 Dec 2016 - 11:04 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq plans to link its railway network to that of neighboring Iran, the state-run Iraqi Republic Railways (IRR) company announced Tuesday, noting...

Hamas declines to take part in planned PNC meeting 28 Dec 2016 - 11:01 am

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has no plan to take part in a preparatory meeting to be held in advance of...

Three months needed to rid country from Islamic State: Iraqi PM 28 Dec 2016 - 10:56 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Tuesday that they needed three months to completely eliminate Islamic State from Iraq. “Iraqi forces...

Syria: 44 IS members killed in Al-Bab 28 Dec 2016 - 10:53 am

ANKARA: A total of 44 Daesh terrorists were killed and 117 wounded in the northern Syrian city of Al-Bab during the ongoing Operation...

Air strikes kill 22 civilians in eastern Syria 28 Dec 2016 - 10:20 am

Beirut: Air strikes carried out by unidentified aircraft killed at least 22 civilians, including 10 children, in a village held by the Islamic...

Aleppo: the massive task of rebuilding a shattered city 28 Dec 2016 - 09:56 am

Aleppo, Syria: Midnight means lights out in Syria's Aleppo: as the clock strikes 12, overworked power generators shut off across the city, plunging...

Explosion on bus in northern Lebanon kills one person - NNA 28 Dec 2016 - 09:44 am

BEIRUT: An explosion hit a bus in Lebanon's northern Bekaa Valley region, killing one person and wounding another on Wednesday morning, the National...

Turkish military "neutralises" 44 Islamic State militants in northern Syria 28 Dec 2016 - 09:31 am

ANKARA: The Turkish military said on Wednesday it had "neutralised" 44 Islamic State militants and wounded 117 as part of its operation in...

Syrian army escalates campaign to capture Damascus water supply 28 Dec 2016 - 08:45 am

AMMAN: The Syrian army escalated aerial bombing of a rebel-held valley northwest of Damascus in an offensive begun last week to recapture the...

Iraq turns down Turkey's help in battle for Mosul 28 Dec 2016 - 01:11 am

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declined an offer from Turkey to take part in the battle to dislodge Islamic State of Iraq and...

Syrian opposition urges rebels to cooperate in ceasefire efforts 28 Dec 2016 - 01:06 am

BEIRUT: The Syrian opposition’s main political body on Tuesday urged rebel groups to cooperate with “sincere regional efforts” to reach a ceasefire deal...

Daesh video was fabricated: Turkey deputy premier 27 Dec 2016 - 11:13 pm

Ankara: Turkey's deputy prime minister yesterday described a Daesh video purporting to show Turkish soldiers in Syria being murdered as “fabricated,” and criticized...

40 dead in Yemen anti-rebel offensive: Army 27 Dec 2016 - 11:12 pm

Aden: At least 28 Houthi insurgents and 12 Yemeni soldiers were killed yesterday in the southern province of Shabwa as government forces pushed...