World / Middle East

Hardliner Lieberman sworn in as Israel defence minister 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Israel's new Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, head of far-right Yisrael Beitenu party, attends a swearing-in ceremony at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in...

Awareness needed to end PKK recruiting youth: Erdogan 30 May 2016 - 03:55 pm

A handout picture taken and released by the Turkish Presidential press office on May 28, 2016 shows (L-R) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Kuwait jails three royals for insulting emir 30 May 2016 - 02:30 pm

Kuwait City: A Kuwait court on Monday sentenced three members of the Al-Sabah ruling family and four others to jail terms for insulting...

Iraqi army, allies surround most of Fallujah: Sources 30 May 2016 - 02:26 pm

Pro-government forces fighters celebrate in the al-Sejar village, in Iraq's Anbar province, on May 27, 2016, as they take part in a major...

Baghdad rocked by series of blasts; 22 killed 30 May 2016 - 02:15 pm

An Iraqi security vehicle is pictured through a shattered windshield of a vehicle damaged at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad's...

Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Russia of arming PKK militants -newspaper 30 May 2016 - 12:32 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) has accused Russia of providing anti-aircraft weaponry and rockets to militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party...

Life behind plastic in Syria's window-less city 30 May 2016 - 12:18 pm

Rebel fighters from the First Regiment, part of the Free Syrian Army, fire a Grad rocket from Aleppo's Al-Haidariya neighbourhood, towards forces loyal...

Iraqi army storms to edge of Islamic State-held Falluja as fresh bombings hit Baghdad 30 May 2016 - 11:45 am

Smoke rises from clashes near Falluja, Iraq, May 25, 2016. Reuters/Thaier Al Sudani By Saif Hameed and Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD: The Iraqi army...

Bahrain appeal ramps up opposition head jail term to 9 years 30 May 2016 - 10:49 am

Dubai: A Bahraini appeals court on Monday ramped up Shiite opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman's jail sentence on charges of inciting violence to...

Five things you need to know about Fallujah 30 May 2016 - 10:41 am

Iraq's CTS reach al-Sejar in Iraq's Anbar province, on Fallujah boundaries, May 28, 2016. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE Baghdad: Forces led by Iraq's...

Starving Iraqis risk all to flee IS's crumbling rule 30 May 2016 - 10:07 am

Displaced Iraqi children stand outside a tent at a newly-opened camp in Amriyat al-Fallujah. AFP / Ahmad MOUSA Amriyat al-Fallujah, Iraq: Eight hands...

Kuwaiti parents accused of beating child to death 30 May 2016 - 10:02 am

Kuwait City: Kuwaiti police have arrested a father and a mother on suspicion of beating to death their three-year-old daughter and hiding her...

Car bomb blew up in Shaab Shi'ite district of Baghdad: Police 30 May 2016 - 09:58 am

BAGHDAD: Eleven people were killed and 18 injured on Monday when a car bomb blew up in Baghdad's northern Shaab Shi'ite district, police...

Chief Syria opposition negotiator quits over failed peace talks 30 May 2016 - 09:30 am

A file picture dated 15 April 2016 shows Mohammed Alloush, Chief negotiator for the main Syrian opposition body and rebel group Army of...

Israel charges Palestinian professor despite successful appeal 30 May 2016 - 08:58 am

Israeli security force member fires a tear gas canister towards Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank on March 30, 2016 (AFP Photo/Abbas...