World / Middle East

Russia strikes U.S.-backed rebels in Syria: U.S. official 17 Jun 2016 - 04:36 pm

A still image taken from video footage, released by Russia's Defence Ministry on November 19, 2015, shows a Russian military jet taking off...

UN worried about Bahrain’s crackdown on political opposition 17 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Anti-government protesters shout slogans while holding Bahraini flags during a protest outside Bahrain's leading opposition party Al Wefaq's headquarters in Manama in this...

Russia says ceasefire regime is still holding in Syria’s Aleppo 17 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Smoke and flame rise after what fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) said were U.S.-led air strikes on the mills of Manbij...

Suicide car-bomb kills ten in NW Libya 16 Jun 2016 - 05:48 pm

By Seyfeddin Trablusi MISURATA, Libya: At least ten people were killed on Thursday when a suicide car-bomb went off near a police checkpoint...

Air strikes hit rebel-held parts of Aleppo hours into truce 16 Jun 2016 - 05:03 pm

Vendors wait for customers near their stalls erected in front of damaged buildings during the holy month of Ramadan in the rebel held...

Syria govt says rebels use "poisonous" weapons, insurgents deny 16 Jun 2016 - 04:10 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian state media said on Thursday rebels had used "poisonous substances" against Syrian troops east of Damascus on Wednesday, without specifying the ...

150 Syrian refugees cross into Jordan 16 Jun 2016 - 01:35 pm

Amman: A total of 150 Syrian refugees from various age groups, entered into the Kingdom through various crossing points during the last 24...

Pieces of EgyptAir plane found at bottom of Med 16 Jun 2016 - 01:18 pm

(FILES) An image grab taken from a video uploaded on the official Facebook page of the Egyptian military spokesperson on May 21, 2016...

Islamic State committing genocide against Yazidis: U.N 16 Jun 2016 - 01:15 pm

Bones, suspected to belong to members of Iraq's Yazidi community, are seen in a mass grave on the outskirts of the town of...

Two-year-old boy killed as he fled Iraq's Fallujah: Aid group 16 Jun 2016 - 12:18 pm

A member of Iraqi police forces gestures as he stands in front of a collapsed building in Fallujah's southern Shuhada neighbourhood to retake...

Post-Islamic State Iraq should be split in three - top Kurdish official 16 Jun 2016 - 11:13 am

Children inside the medical center near Fallujah watch through a fence. PHOTO CREDIT: The Washington Post by Ali Arkady VII. By Maher Chmaytelli...

Despite Brexit noise and migrant woes, Turkey committed to EU ties 16 Jun 2016 - 10:02 am

REUTERS/ File photo By Nick Tattersall and Orhan Coskun ANKARA: Turkey remains committed to closer ties with the European Union despite strains in...

UAE says its war in Yemen "practically over" 16 Jun 2016 - 09:00 am

File picture of smoke rising after an air strike on a mountain overlooking Yemen's capital Sanaa September 5, 2015. Reuters DUBAI: The United...

Russia says two-day ceasefire begins in Syria's Aleppo 16 Jun 2016 - 08:39 am

Syrians look at the damage on June 13, 2016, following air strikes the previous night on the rebel-held neighbourhood in Aleppo. AFP /...

Taking Fallujah from Islamic State ‘isn’t easy’: Anbar governor 16 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Suhaib al-Rawi, governor of Iraq’s Anbar province. By Haydar Hadi BAGHDAD: In exclusive comments to Anadolu Agency on Wednesday, Suhaib al-Rawi, governor of...

US warns Russia, Assad to respect 'frayed' Syria truce 16 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during the Oslo Forum at Losby Gods, June 15, 2016, in Finstadjordet, Norway.REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool Beirut: US...

Iran accuses British-Iranian woman of bid to 'overthrow' government 16 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her husband and child Tehran: Iran on Wednesday accused a British-Iranian woman arrested in April of seeking to overthrow the...

Escalation in violence locks out aid, food for rebel-held Aleppo 15 Jun 2016 - 03:35 pm

Residents walk near damaged buildings in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail/File Photo BEIRUT: Aid has...