World / Middle East

Iran, criticising Merkel, says to press on with missile programme 09 Jul 2016 - 11:39 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Reuters DUBAI: Iran will press on with its missile programme "with full force" based on national security needs, a...

Government forces take town east of Damascus on rebel supply route 09 Jul 2016 - 11:07 am

File photo of the Syria Army. AFP BEIRUT: Syrian government and allied forces took control of a rebel-held town east of Damascus on ...

22 civilians dead in strikes on Syria Qaeda-held town: monitor 08 Jul 2016 - 03:09 pm

Syrian emergency personnel remove the body of a man from the rubble of a damaged building following reported air strikes on July 7,...

At least 12 Europe-bound Tunisia migrants drown off Libya 08 Jul 2016 - 02:49 pm

Representative image. Reuters Zarzis, Tunisia: At least 12 Tunisian migrants died when their boat headed for Europe sank off the coast of Libya,...

Kadhafi's son Seif still in jail: Libyan local authorities 08 Jul 2016 - 02:25 pm

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, attends a hearing behind bars in a courtroom in Zintan May 25, 2014....

Clash between South Sudanese factions kills at least five 08 Jul 2016 - 01:55 pm

This file photo taken on May 11, 2016 shows internally displaced people (IDPs) recently arrived in Wau, South Sudan, due to armed clashes...

Iraq PM sacks Baghdad security chiefs after deadly blast 08 Jul 2016 - 01:45 pm

Haider al-Abadi Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacked the head of the Baghdad security command and other top officials after a bombing...

Palestinian woman wounded trying to stab Israeli soldier 08 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinian children play with toy guns in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on July 7, 2016, on the second day of...

Fierce fighting for key Aleppo road despite Syria truce 07 Jul 2016 - 05:42 pm

A mannequin is pictured amid the rubble of a damaged building in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria July 5, 2016. (REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail) ...

Death toll from Baghdad blast rises to 292: minister 07 Jul 2016 - 04:59 pm

Iraqis gather on July 7, 2016 next to banners of condolences at a memorial for the victims of a bombing which claimed the...

Jordan's newest mall debuts large-scale green technology 07 Jul 2016 - 10:36 am

Image rendering of the Abdali Mall at night. By Layla K Quran AMMAN, Jordan: In Jordan's newest retail and leisure hub, the typical...

Two years after war, Gaza reconstruction lacking: NGOs 07 Jul 2016 - 10:20 am

File photo of Palestinian labourers working on a Turkish funded project to build 320 housing units east of Gaza City for families who...

Car bomb kills 12 Libyan troops in Benghazi - military source 07 Jul 2016 - 09:20 am

BENGHAZI, Libya: A car bomb has killed 12 Libyan troops allied to General Khalifa Haftar, commander of forces with the country's eastern government,...

Syrian military declares 72-hour truce across country, but fighting continues 06 Jul 2016 - 05:09 pm

Syrian children play on a swing in front of a damaged building in rebel-held side of Aleppo on July 6, 2016, during celebrations...

Kremlin: Istanbul attack could be result of Turkey, EU ignoring Moscow's 'signals' 06 Jul 2016 - 12:34 pm

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Wednesday it believed that the recent attack on Istanbul airport could be a result of Turkish and European...

At least 26 killed in S. Yemen army base attack: sources 06 Jul 2016 - 12:27 pm

By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN: At least six Yemeni troops and around 20 militant attackers were killed on Wednesday in an assault on a...

IS claims deadly attack on Kurds in northeastern Syria 06 Jul 2016 - 11:21 am

A mannequin is pictured amid the rubble of a damaged building in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria July 5, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail ...

Suspected jihadists seize airport army HQ in Yemen's Aden 06 Jul 2016 - 10:20 am

Aden: Suspected jihadists seized the headquarters of the military garrison at Aden airport on Wednesday after killing at least seven soldiers at the...