World / Middle East

43 Palestinian journalists in Israeli jails since october 16 Apr 2016 - 06:15 pm

Gaza: The Committee to Support Palestinian Journalists said on Saturday that Israel has detained 43 journalists in the occupied Palestinian territory since October...

Former Imam of Prophet’s Mosque Sheikh Muhammad Ayoub dies 16 Apr 2016 - 03:30 pm

Sheikh Dr Muhammad Ayoub, aged 65, former imam of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, died at dawn today. According to a report in...

At least 15 security personnel killed in attacks in Benghazi 16 Apr 2016 - 03:00 pm

A building damaged during clashes between military forces loyal to Libya's eastern government and the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of...

IS makes gains in northern Syria from regime, rebels: monitor 16 Apr 2016 - 12:55 pm

File picture of a damaged structure in Aleppo. Beirut: The Islamic State jihadist group made gains in northern Syria on Saturday from both...

Top EU officials visit Iran in bid for closer ties 16 Apr 2016 - 12:12 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif (right) and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (left) in Iran, 28 July 2015. Mogherini led a...

Iraq parliament cancels session as MPs challenge speaker 16 Apr 2016 - 11:35 am

Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim al-Jabouri speaks during a news conference at the parliament building, in Baghdad, Iraq April 14, 2016. REUTERS/SAIF...

EU foreign policy chief visits Iran 16 Apr 2016 - 09:41 am

European Union's diplomat Federica Mogherini Tehran: The European Union's top diplomat Federica Mogherini arrived in Tehran on Saturday on her first visit since...

More than 200 killed in fighting near Syria's Aleppo this week: monitor 15 Apr 2016 - 02:09 pm

Opposition forces members prepare to attack against Syrian regime forces in Melah region of Aleppo on April 14, 2016. Anadolu Agency / Ahmed...

Erdogan wraps up Istanbul summit promoting Islamic unity 15 Apr 2016 - 11:52 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes Emir of Qatar, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (R) prior to a dinner...

Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey 15 Apr 2016 - 11:30 am

Photo courtesy: Sputnik Alexey Filippov ISTANBUL/MOSCOW: The website of Russian state news agency Sputnik has been blocked in Turkey, its Turkish editor-in-chief said...

Syria army fights on two fronts near Aleppo: monitor 15 Apr 2016 - 11:23 am

A destroyed refugee camp at opposition controlled Azaz district of Aleppo Syria on April 14, 2016. Anadolu Agency / Mamun Ebu Omer Beirut:...

Escalating Syria violence threatens ceasefire 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A damaged mosque is pictured in the rebel-controlled area of al-Nashabyia town in Eastern Ghouta, Syria April 13, 2016. Picture taken April 13,...

Iraq says town of Heet retaken from IS after weeks of fighting 14 Apr 2016 - 06:52 pm

Iraqi security forces gather at the site of a car bomb in New Baghdad, January 11, 2016. REUTERS Stringer Baghdad: Iraqi forces retook...

Jordan shuts down more Muslim Brotherhood offices 14 Apr 2016 - 06:40 pm

Jordanians check the main entrance of the Muslim Brotherhood office in Amman which was sealed on April 13, 2016. AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI ...

Erdogan urges Muslims to overcome splits, fight terror 14 Apr 2016 - 05:54 pm

(Front L to R) The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Turkish President Recep...

Former Saddam aide seeks to reshape Iraq insurgency 14 Apr 2016 - 05:48 pm

Ezzat al-Douri, an aide of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, is seen with Saddam in this undated file photo. REUTERS/Files By Maher Chmaytelli...

Syrian opposition says will join with government in transitional body, but not with Assad himself 14 Apr 2016 - 05:29 pm

Head of Syrian opposition's High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Esad el Zubi delivers a speech during a press conference at the United Nations (UN)...

Turkish opposition backs immunity bill that Kurdish MPs say targets them 14 Apr 2016 - 05:22 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd L) accompanied by Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) attends a meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko...