World / Middle East

UAE jails 11 for life over 'terror plots': state media 27 Mar 2016 - 12:37 pm

Abu Dhabi: A top court in the United Arab Emirates jailed 11 people for life on Sunday after convicting them of jihadist links...

List of Syrian army advances since Russia intervention 27 Mar 2016 - 12:24 pm

Syrian government forces' tanks drive in the village of Tal Jabin, north of the embattled city of Aleppo, as they advanced to break...

Saudi executes Pakistani convicted of murder 27 Mar 2016 - 12:05 pm

Riyadh: Saudi authorities executed a Pakistani convicted of killing a Bangladeshi woman on Sunday, raising to 79 the number of death sentences they...

Five things to know about Syria's ancient Palmyra 27 Mar 2016 - 11:25 am

Tourists take pictures at the ancient Palmyra theater in the historical city of Palmyra in this April 18, 2008 file photo. Syrian government...

Syria government forces retake all of Palmyra from IS 27 Mar 2016 - 09:06 am

A handout photo made available by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian government soldiers holding the national flag and posing...

Iraq’s Sadr may extend sit-in to demand reforms: TV 27 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Prominent Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf south of Baghdad, March 22, 2016. REUTERS, Alaa Al-Marjani BAGHDAD: Powerful Iraqi...

Beirut landmark bathed in Belgian colours in solidarity over attack 27 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

People carry Belgium national flag, flowers and candles during a memorial ceremony in tribute to victims of the Belgium terrorist attacks, the ceremony...

Turkish army says soldier killed in northern Iraq 26 Mar 2016 - 06:47 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's military said on Saturday one of its soldiers was killed, and another wounded, in northern Iraq after rockets fired by Islamic...

Turkish police warn of possible Easter attacks: report 26 Mar 2016 - 05:48 pm

File photo of Turkish police special forces. AFP Ankara: Police in Turkey have warned of possible Islamic State attacks against Christians and Jews...

Syria government says will restore ancient Palmyra 26 Mar 2016 - 05:37 pm

An aerial view of the Roman theater in Palmyra is seen in this still image taken from video by RURTR and released March...

U.S., allies conduct 26 strikes against Islamic State 26 Mar 2016 - 05:15 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State militants in Iraq with 22 strikes on Friday and four in Syria, the...

FIFA chief says 'shocked' by Iraq football pitch bombing 26 Mar 2016 - 05:11 pm

Gianni Infantino Geneva: FIFA president Gianni Infantino expressed shock and sadness Saturday at a suicide attack that ripped through a trophy ceremony after...

UN chief urges Iraq politicians to back PM's reforms 26 Mar 2016 - 04:56 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) shakes hands with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari (R) after arriving at Baghdad International Airport on March 26,...

Turkish police warn of possible Easter attacks: report 26 Mar 2016 - 04:30 pm

Ankara: Police in Turkey have warned of possible Islamic State attacks against Christians and Jews over the Easter weekend, the state-run Anatolia news...

Syria army edges forward in IS-held Palmyra 26 Mar 2016 - 03:27 pm

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gesture as one of them carries a Syrian national flag in front of the the old...

Iraq buries young victims of football pitch bomb carnage 26 Mar 2016 - 03:02 pm

People gather after a suicide bombing at a soccer field in Iskandariya, Iraq March 26, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani Iskandariyah, Iraq: Iraq on Saturday...

Egypt prosecution detains two women linked to Regeni case 26 Mar 2016 - 02:38 pm

A handout photograph released by the Egyptian Interior Ministry on 24 March 2016 is said to show belongings of murdered Italian student Giulio...

Turkey's Erdogan blasts foreign envoys at journalists' trial 26 Mar 2016 - 02:34 pm

Turkish daily Cumhuriyet's editor-in-chief Can Dundar and Ankara editor Erdem Gul (R) arrive at the Istanbul courthouse before his trial on March 25,...