World / Middle East

Somalia suicide truck bombing kills more than 20 11 Dec 2016 - 02:05 pm

Mogadishu: More than 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said, in a fresh...

Aleppo rebel zone facing "death or surrender" 11 Dec 2016 - 01:59 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels control only a small area of Aleppo that is full of civilians and under very fierce bombardment after pro-government forces...

Islamic State captures Palmyra castle overlooking ancient Syrian city 11 Dec 2016 - 01:51 pm

AMMAN: Islamic State fighters have captured Palmyra castle overlooking the ancient city in eastern Syria, a news agency affiliated to the militants said...

British minister expects Assad to recapture Aleppo 11 Dec 2016 - 01:45 pm

London: British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Sunday that Syrian government forces would likely recapture the battleground city of Aleppo from rebels....

US defense secretary in Iraq for anti-IS talks 11 Dec 2016 - 01:41 pm

BAGHDAD: U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for talks with Iraqi officials on the war against the Islamic...

Turkey mourns after Istanbul bombings blamed on PKK kill 38 11 Dec 2016 - 01:41 pm

Istanbul: Turkey declared a day of national mourning on Sunday after twin bombings killed 38 people near a football stadium in Istanbul and...

At least 25 dead in blast at Cairo church: state media 11 Dec 2016 - 01:29 pm

Cairo: A bombing in a Cairo church on Sunday near the headquarters of the Coptic pope killed at least 25 people, state media...

Turkey vows vengeance at funeral for police killed by Istanbul bombs 11 Dec 2016 - 01:26 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's interior minister on Sunday vowed vengeance for the more than 30 people killed by twin bombings outside an Istanbul soccer stadium,...

Turkish army says hits Islamic State targets in Syria, killing 12 militants 11 Dec 2016 - 01:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes destroyed 27 Islamic State targets and killed 12 militants in the latest operations in northern Syria, the Turkish army said...

At least 20 dead in blast at Cairo church: ministry 11 Dec 2016 - 01:10 pm

Cairo: An explosion in a Cairo church on Sunday near the headquarters of the Coptic pope killed at least 20 people, the health...

Suicide bombing kills 48 soldiers in Aden 11 Dec 2016 - 12:43 pm

ADEN, Yemen: At least 48 soldiers were killed in Yemen’s southern city of Aden late Saturday in a suicide bombing claimed by the...

PKK 'likely' involved in Istanbul terror attack 11 Dec 2016 - 12:38 pm

ISTANBUL: The PKK terror group is "most likely" to have been involved in Saturday's deadly attack Istanbul, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus has...

Death toll in Istanbul terror attack rises to 38 11 Dec 2016 - 12:31 pm

ISTANBUL: The death toll in Saturday's Istanbul terror attack has risen to 38, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Sunday. Among the dead,...

Blast kills 5 near main cathedral in Cairo 11 Dec 2016 - 12:26 pm

CAIRO: At least five people were killed in an explosion near the main Coptic cathedral in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday. The...

Russia stages over 60 strikes on Syria's Palmyra 11 Dec 2016 - 11:21 am

Moscow: Russian war planes carried out over 60 strikes overnight on Syria's Palmyra after Islamic State jihadists re-entered the famed ancient city, halting...

More than 10,000 flee rebel-held Aleppo since midnight: monitor 11 Dec 2016 - 10:55 am

Beirut: Fierce fighting and heavy bombardment saw more than 10,000 people flee rebel-held areas of the battleground Syrian city of Aleppo since midnight,...