World / Middle East

Account of Syrian girl who tweeted about Aleppo disappears online 05 Dec 2016 - 06:11 pm

LONDON: The Twitter account of a seven-year-old Syrian girl, who garnered followers worldwide with her updates from Aleppo, has become inactive on the ...

Two Iraqi officers killed in clashes with IS 05 Dec 2016 - 04:55 pm

Baghdad: Two senior Iraqi army officers have been killed in clashes with the Islamic State group south of the embattled jihadist bastion of...

Russia says army medic killed in rebel shelling of Aleppo field hospital 05 Dec 2016 - 04:43 pm

Moscow: A Russian army medic was killed Monday and two others seriously injured in rebel shelling of a field hospital in Syria's Aleppo,...

35 Killed and Injured in Mosul 05 Dec 2016 - 04:29 pm

Baghdad: 13 civilians were killed and 22 others critically injured in a car bomb carried out by a suicidal ISIS militant on Monday...

Jordanian F-16 fighter jet crashes, pilot dies 05 Dec 2016 - 04:11 pm

Amman: A Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 went down today shortly after take-off during a training mission, an official military source stated. According...

Libyan forces take control of Islamic State holdouts in Sirte 05 Dec 2016 - 03:32 pm

MISRATA, Libya: Libyan forces took control on Monday of the final cluster of buildings where Islamic State militants were holding out in their...

Syria rebels rule out withdrawal from Aleppo 05 Dec 2016 - 03:16 pm

Beirut: Syrian rebels on Monday ruled out leaving east Aleppo, despite sweeping government advances and Moscow's announcement it would hold talks with Washington...

First Israeli envoy to Turkey since 2010 starts work 05 Dec 2016 - 03:06 pm

Ankara: Israel's first ambassador to Turkey since 2010 presented his credentials to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, completing a critical step in...

Second Russia jet crashes in failed carrier landing near Syria 05 Dec 2016 - 02:39 pm

Moscow: Russia's defence ministry said Monday a Sukhoi jet fell into the sea after a malfunction as it tried to land on the...

Family of Egypt’s jailed president issues appeal to UN 05 Dec 2016 - 02:31 pm

CAIRO: The family of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s jailed former president, has called on the United Nations to intervene to prevent alleged violations of...

Army advances in Aleppo, talks planned on rebel exit 05 Dec 2016 - 02:28 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Syria's army gained ground in the battle for Aleppo on Monday, as regime ally Russia said it would hold talks with...

Israel resumes parcel post into Gaza 05 Dec 2016 - 02:24 pm

Jerusalem: Israel has begun allowing parcels to be sent to Gaza again, officials said Monday, months after a ban over allegations the Palestinian...

Palestinian Minister: More than 95 cases of violation at holy sites in Jerusalem 05 Dec 2016 - 02:01 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Sheikh Yousef Adeis, said that Al-Aqsa Mosque has faced an unprecedented increase in the number...

Tunisia sells ex-president's plane to Turkish Airlines 05 Dec 2016 - 01:54 pm

TUNIS: Tunisia has sold the presidential plane used by toppled leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to Turkish Airlines (Turk Hava Yollari) for...

Russia says proposed UN resolution on Aleppo 'provocative step' 05 Dec 2016 - 01:09 pm

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday slammed a proposed UN resolution demanding a temporary ceasefire in Aleppo as a "provocative step."...

Turkish Prime Minister to visit Russia Monday 05 Dec 2016 - 12:59 pm

Ankara: Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will pay an official visit to Moscow between Monday and Wednesday on the invitation of his Russian...

Lebanese soldier killed in shooting at army checkpoint in North Lebanon 05 Dec 2016 - 12:57 pm

Beirut: An unknown individuals opened fire at an Army checkpoint in Bkaasafrine-Dinnieh, in North Lebanon, on Sunday night killing an Army soldier and...