World / Middle East

Gaza reconstruction faces lack of funds: officials 13 Apr 2016 - 05:29 pm

Palestinians ride carts on a street in foggy weather on February 27, 2016 in Beit Lahia, northern of Gaza Strip. AFP, MOHAMMED ABED ...

Three killed in Somalia market blast: security officer 13 Apr 2016 - 03:36 pm

Mogadishu: At least three people were killed and six others wounded in a blast at a busy livestock market in Somalia on Wednesday,...

Geneva talks hindered by Syrian regime's obstinacy 13 Apr 2016 - 02:54 pm

ANKARA: As a fresh round of Syria peace talks kicks off in Geneva, the Assad regime continues to resist the notion of political...

Israel to allow Gaza’s elderly to pray at Al-Aqsa 13 Apr 2016 - 02:41 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities decided to resume issuing permits for elderly Gazans who wish to travel to Jerusalem for Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque,...

Syrians vote for parliament as diplomacy struggles 13 Apr 2016 - 02:03 pm

A handout picture made available by Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian citizens waiting to casts their ballot at a polling station...

Saudi orders 'kindler, gentler' religious police 13 Apr 2016 - 01:25 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticised religious police of their powers to arrest, urging them to act "kindly and gently" in...

Suicide bomber kills 1 at checkpoint in western Libya: Hospital source 13 Apr 2016 - 12:42 pm

Libyan national security officers guards a street in Misrata, file. Reuters/Thaier al-Sudani TRIPOLI: A suicide bomber killed a member of the security forces...

Jordan security services 'shut Muslim Brotherhood HQ' 13 Apr 2016 - 12:28 pm

File picture of Jordanian security services for representation. Reuters Amman: Jordanian security services on Wednesday closed the Amman headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood,...

Traffic chaos, schools shut as Riyadh hit by rare flooding 13 Apr 2016 - 11:09 am

The flooded streets of Riyadh. Credit: Saudi Arabia Weather twitter Riyadh: Traffic backed up and schools were shut in the Saudi capital Riyadh...

Kuwait sends national guard to oil units after strike call: report 13 Apr 2016 - 10:35 am

Kuwait City: Kuwait is deploying national guard units to run and protect some oil facilities after workers announced a major strike for this...

Turkey shells targets in Syria after rocket fire hits border town - sources 13 Apr 2016 - 09:52 am

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkey's military returned fired into an Islamic State-controlled area of Syria after rockets hit the southeastern Turkish border town of Kilis ...

Referendum little comfort for Darfur displaced 13 Apr 2016 - 09:43 am

Members of the UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) at the Zamzam camp for internally displaced persons in Northern Darfur. AFP / ASHRAF...

Two aid workers shot dead in South Sudan: colleagues 13 Apr 2016 - 09:32 am

A representational image. AFP Juba: Gunmen in South Sudan have shot dead two aid workers, colleagues said Wednesday, taking the number killed in...

Parliamentary polls open in regime-controlled parts of Syria 13 Apr 2016 - 08:39 am

A Syrian man casts his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Damascus on April 13, 2016. AFP/LOUAI BESHARA Damascus: Polls...

Syrian actors board 'Love Boat' for Europe 13 Apr 2016 - 08:33 am

Syrian refugee actors perform the tragicomedy play "Love Boat" at a theatre in the Jordanian capital Amman on April 3, 2016. AFP /...

Israel gives blessing to Egypt’s return of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A picture taken on January 14, 2014 through the window of an airplane shows the Red Sea's Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background)...

Israel received Saudi pledge over strategic Red Sea strait: media 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon in Tel Aviv, July 28, 2014. Reuters / Nir Elias Jerusalem: Israel received pledges that Egypt's move to...

Turkey submits draft proposal to strip MPs of immunity: AKP officials 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

President Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly called for deputies of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) to face prosecution, accusing them of being an...