World / Middle East

US Navy leads 30-nation maritime exercise in Middle East 10 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook enters the military port in Gdynia, Poland, 08 April 2016. The US Navy warship, came...

Egypt says Italian request for phone records in Regeni probe 'unconstitutional' 10 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Giulio Regeni, a 28-year-old Cambridge University PhD student, was in Egypt researching labour unions when he disappeared on January 25. His badly mutilated...

Turkey police explode bag in Istanbul square after US warns about threats 10 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

People take a selfie as they visit the tulip garden during the 11th Istanbul Tulip Festival at Emirgan Park on April 9, 2016...

Sudan's Darfur votes in referendum boycotted by rebels 10 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Sudanese gather to attend a speech by Sudanese President during his visit to El Daein in Eastern Darfur on April 5, 2016. Sudanese...

Saudi, Egypt draw up maritime borders 10 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture made available by al-Azhar media center on April 9, 2016 shows the Grand Imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb (L)...

Qaeda ambush kills at least 20 Yemeni soldiers: military source 09 Apr 2016 - 06:55 pm

A Yemeni man visits the graves of a relatives, reportedly killed during clashes between Shiite Huthi rebels and fighters from the Popular Resistance...

Syrians return home to Palmyra after IS ousted 09 Apr 2016 - 06:50 pm

Syrians carry their belongings upon their return to the modern town of Palmyra, adjacent to the ancient Syrian city, on April 9, 2016. ...

Saudis act against anti-Islamic footballer haircuts 09 Apr 2016 - 06:23 pm

source: youtube Riyadh: Saudi sports authorities are taking action against footballer hairstyles deemed to be anti-Islamic in the kingdom, local media reported. A...

Rebels seize Syria town from fighters loyal to Islamic State: rebels, monitor 09 Apr 2016 - 05:36 pm

Syrian children run with balloons past heavily damaged buildings in the neighbourhood of Jobar, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus...

100,000 serious traffic violations recorded in Abu Dhabi in three months 09 Apr 2016 - 05:15 pm

Abu Dhabi: A total of 100,000 serious traffic violations have been recorded in the first three months of 2016, Gulf News reported quoting...

Valls 'deeply regrets' Algeria barring two French journalists 09 Apr 2016 - 04:45 pm

Hours before flying to Algiers for an official visit to the former French colony, France's Prime Minister Manuel Valls tweeted: "I will bring...

U.S. Embassy warns citizens about 'credible threats' in Turkey 09 Apr 2016 - 04:24 pm

ISTANBUL: The United States warned its citizens on Saturday about "credible threats" to tourist areas in Turkey, particularly in Istanbul and the southwest...

Somalia car bomb blast kills at least three 09 Apr 2016 - 03:34 pm

Mogadishu: At least three people including a child were killed Saturday in a car bomb blast outside a restaurant in the capital Mogadishu,...

Most of 300 cement workers abducted by IS in Syria freed 09 Apr 2016 - 02:36 pm

BEIRUT: A Syrian opposition monitoring group and a news agency linked to the Islamic State group say scores of cement works abducted near...

Somalia executes two Shebab fighters for killing journalist 09 Apr 2016 - 02:18 pm

Somalian men Abdirizak Mohamed Barow (L) and Hassan Nur Ali (R), convicted of murdering a Somali journalist, are tied to wooden posts before...

Israeli Forces Detain Four Palestinians in Predawn Raids 09 Apr 2016 - 02:02 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli forces launched multiple predawn raids across the occupied Palestinian territory Saturday detaining at least four Palestinians and delivering summons to others. ...

Al Qaeda militants execute 15 Yemeni government soldiers: Residents, official 09 Apr 2016 - 11:59 am

File picture of Yemeni soldier used for representation. ADEN: Al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Saturday seized and executed 15 soldiers loyal...