World / Middle East

Iraqi troops battle Islamic State for last town, Hammam al-Alil, south of Mosul 05 Nov 2016 - 07:30 pm

By Babak Dehghanpisheh NEAR HAMMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq: Iraqi troops advancing towards Mosul battled on Saturday for the last town left between them and...

Iraqi forces in new push into Mosul 05 Nov 2016 - 01:53 pm

Bartalla, Iraq: Iraqi special forces threw themselves back into battle Saturday after a first foray into Mosul was blunted by stiffer than expected...

The battle for Mosul: What we know 05 Nov 2016 - 01:53 pm

Baghdad: Elite Iraqi forces are facing tough resistance as they battle the Islamic State group in eastern Mosul. Here are some facts about...

Iraq forces advance into IS bastion south of Mosul 05 Nov 2016 - 12:26 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: Iraqi forces on Saturday pushed deeper into the last Islamic State stronghold south of Mosul, the Iraqi army said. In a...

Turkish court jails 9 staff of opposition daily 05 Nov 2016 - 11:18 am

Istanbul: An Istanbul court on Saturday remanded in custody ahead of trial nine staff from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in an intensifying crackdown...

Kidnapped Italians, Canadian released in Libya: Italian government 05 Nov 2016 - 11:15 am

Rome: Two Italians and a Canadian who were kidnapped in the south of conflict-torn Libya in September have been released and flown to...

Bombs hit convoy of displaced people in Iraq, kills 18 - police 05 Nov 2016 - 10:05 am

TIKRIT, Iraq: Two roadside bombs struck a convoy carrying Iraqi families fleeing an Islamic State-controlled town in the north of the country late...

Turkish military says hits 71 IS targets in northern Syria 05 Nov 2016 - 10:00 am

ANKARA: Turkey's military hit 71 Islamic State targets in Syria over the last 24 hours, the army said on Saturday, intensifying strikes against...

Brazilian police raid leftist opposition group: activists 05 Nov 2016 - 12:23 am

Sao Paulo: A major leftist activist group said Friday that police burst into its training center in Sao Paulo, firing gunshots and briefly...

Second Egyptian general killed in Sinai in as many weeks 04 Nov 2016 - 11:39 pm

ISMAILIA, Egypt: An Egyptian general was killed by militants on Friday near his home in North Sinai, the military said, the second soldier...

99 years on, Balfour Declaration still elicits anger 04 Nov 2016 - 11:29 pm

GAZA CITY: Few documents in history have caused as much trouble as Britain’s 1917 Balfour Declaration, which this week celebrated its 99th anniversary....

Israel okays 181 new settlements 04 Nov 2016 - 11:24 pm

JERUSALEM: The Israeli authorities have approved construction of 181 new settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian expert on Israeli...

Iraqi forces push deeper into eastern Mosul 04 Nov 2016 - 11:22 pm

Mosul: Iraqi special forces said they recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul yesterday, expanding the army’s foothold in the Islamic State (IS) bastion...

Three U.S. trainers shot dead at Jordan base: military source 04 Nov 2016 - 11:21 pm

AMMAN: Three U.S. military trainers were shot dead in Jordan on Friday when their car failed to stop at the gate of a...

Egypt says arrests militants, links them to Muslim Brotherhood 04 Nov 2016 - 05:57 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities said on Friday they had arrested members of two recently emerged militant groups, along with weapons, explosives and proof that...

Participants are seen during the trial over the breaking up the Rabaa el-Adaweya protests, at the police academy in Cairo, Egypt on November 01, 2016. ( Moustafa El-Shemy - Anadolu Agency )

IMF says politics, debt taking toll on Turkish economy 04 Nov 2016 - 05:45 pm

ISTANBUL: Increased political uncertainty, a fall in tourism and high levels of corporate debt are taking their toll on Turkey’s economy, where growth...

Russian-declared Aleppo ceasefire under way 04 Nov 2016 - 03:59 pm

Aleppo, Syria: A Russian-declared ceasefire for opposition-held areas of Syria's second city Aleppo took effect on Friday, but there was little sign that...