World / Middle East

UAE considers new fire safety laws after skyscraper blazes 27 Apr 2016 - 03:56 pm

Fire from a Dubai tower (file photo) By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai will supervise construction crews more strictly and monitor...

Syria Kurds retrieve body of Russian officer from Islamic State 27 Apr 2016 - 02:35 pm

Beirut: Syrian Kurdish forces have retrieved the remains of a Russian special forces officer from the Islamic State jihadist group, a source on...

Russia applauds cooperation with US over Syria 27 Apr 2016 - 01:42 pm

Syrian civil defense members search for the air attack victims after Syrian regime forces attack Aleppo's oppositon controlled Kellase region with "elephant missiles"...

Turkey PM says draft constitution will guarantee secularism 27 Apr 2016 - 12:26 pm

Turkish Prime Minister and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Ahmet Davutoglu waves as he delivers a speech during...

2 Palestinians, one with knife, shot dead at Israeli checkpoint: police 27 Apr 2016 - 12:15 pm

Incident occurred at Israeli checkpoint in West Bank. Police say Palestinian woman, man ignored orders to halt. Palestinian government condemns “brutal daylight crime.” ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader says U.S. lifted sanctions only on paper 27 Apr 2016 - 11:50 am

File photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. DUBAI: The United States has only lifted Iranian sanctions on paper and in practice...

Dutch FM warns no safety 'guarantees' for visitors to Turkey 27 Apr 2016 - 11:16 am

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders. Reuters The Hague: Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has warned the Netherlands cannot guarantee the safety of citizens...

Iran parliament in the balance in election run-offs 27 Apr 2016 - 10:00 am

An Iranian woman casts her ballot to vote for both parliamentary elections and Assembly of Experts at a polling station at Massoumeh shrine...

Iranian refugee self-immolates on Nauru during UN visit 27 Apr 2016 - 09:03 am

Sydney: An Iranian refugee set himself on fire Wednesday during a visit by UN officials to Nauru, Canberra said, with four others reportedly...

Iraq reports first bird flu outbreaks in 10 years 27 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry cull chicks to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste,...

Rebel leader's return must pave way for 'real transition' in South Sudan: UN 27 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar (C) is greeted upon arrival at Juba International Airport, Juba, South Sudan, 26 April 2016. Reports state...

UN's Ban calls for 'immediate' formation of S. Sudan unity government 27 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon United Nations, United States: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a new unity government to be immediately set up...

Fewer foreign fighters joining Islamic State: Pentagon 27 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: The number of foreign fighters joining the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria has decreased sharply in the past year...

Journalists protest against arrest of colleagues in Cairo 27 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Journalists and activists protest against the restriction of press freedom and to demand the release of detained journalists, in front of the Press...

Sudan says referendum result shows Darfur 'crisis' over 26 Apr 2016 - 06:09 pm

Darfur referendum commission chief Omar Ali Jamaa holds a press conference on April 23, 2016, in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Jamaa said almost...

Your guide to Saudi Arabia's plan for life after oil 26 Apr 2016 - 05:54 pm

Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud delivers a speech during a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on...

Syrian opposition group urges unity in peace talks 26 Apr 2016 - 05:33 pm

Former Syrian deputy prime minister Qadri Jamil gestures during a press conference after a round of negotiations between the Syrian regime-tolerated opposition (Moscow...