World / Middle East

Saudi executes two convicts for murder 25 Jul 2016 - 11:38 am

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Monday executed two convicted murderers, the interior ministry said, raising to 107 the number of death sentences carried out...

Suicide car bomber kills at least 14 north of Baghdad - police 25 Jul 2016 - 10:31 am

A fireman cleans the site after an earlier suicide attack at Aden Square in Baghdad, Iraq on July 24, 2016. (Murtaza Sudani -...

Turkey issues warrants for 42 journalists after coup: TV 25 Jul 2016 - 10:20 am

Citizens wave Turkish Flags as they gather at Kizilay Square during a demonstration, staged to protest and to show solidarity against Parallel State/Gulenist...

Turkish 'unity' rally condemns coup amid torture claims 25 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Leader of Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu speaks during the “Republic and Democracy Meeting” held by the Republican People's Party in Istanbul, Turkey...

Air raids hit four hospitals in Syria's Aleppo 24 Jul 2016 - 06:43 pm

A medic inspects the damage inside a field hospital after airstrikes in a rebel held area of Aleppo, Syria July 24, 2016. (REUTERS/Abdalrhman...

Turkey ruling, opposition parties to rally together after coup 24 Jul 2016 - 03:36 pm

Newlywed couple Eda Bilir (L) and Muhammet Furkan Engin (R) participate the demonstration, staged to protest and to show solidarity against failed military...

Syrian government says ready for further peace talks - state media 24 Jul 2016 - 12:34 pm

Children run away after the war-crafts belonging to the Russian army and Assad regime bombed the opposition controlled Firdevs neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria...

Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 12 people 24 Jul 2016 - 12:18 pm

Iraqi security forces gather at the site where a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at the entrance to Kadhimiya, a mostly Shi'ite...

Turkey publishes decree to close Gulen-linked institutions 24 Jul 2016 - 11:06 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses people demonstrating against the Parallel State/Gulenist Terrorist Organization's failed military coup attempt in Turkey, via video conferencing...

Defiant Turkey extends police powers, shutters schools after coup 24 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: Turkey pushed on Saturday with a sweeping crackdown against suspected plotters of its failed coup, defiantly telling EU critics it had no...

Turkey can hold suspects without charge for up to 30 days: official 23 Jul 2016 - 10:55 am

This handout photo provided by Turkey's Presidential Press Service and released on July 22, 2016 showsTurkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2-L) and Speaker...

UN backs plan to rid Libya of chemical weapons 23 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Making his first visit to the United Nations, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said the resolution "marks the beginning of the end of...

Fourteen bodies found after ‘execution’ in Benghazi, Libya 23 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Libyans gather around the remains of a helicopter that crashed near Benghazi, Libya July 20, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer BENGHAZI, Libya: Fourteen unidentified bodies with...

Bahrain says dismantles Iran-linked militant cell 22 Jul 2016 - 11:00 am

Lieutenant General Yousef al Jalahma, Minister of Defense of Bahrain, walks past an honor guard as he arrives to attend a meeting of...

Erdogan vows Turkish military shake-up as emergency rule takes hold 22 Jul 2016 - 08:41 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends an interview with Reuters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas Erdogan says...

Coup according to Erdogan: Turkish president narrates how that day unfolded in an interview with Reuters; his first after the coup attempt 22 Jul 2016 - 08:38 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends an interview with Reuters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ANKARA: Turkish...