World / Middle East

Bahrain declared free of Coronavirus 28 Apr 2016 - 10:12 am

Manama: Bahrain is free of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), said Bahraini Supreme Health Council (SHC) President Dr. Sheikh Mohammed bin...

Lebanese army kills Islamic State leader at Syrian border -security source 28 Apr 2016 - 10:00 am

BEIRUT: Lebanese forces killed an Islamic State leader on Thursday in an army operation in the mountainous border region with Syria, Lebanon’s National...

Twelve people detained over suicide bomb attack in Turkey’s Bursa - NTV 28 Apr 2016 - 09:40 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities have detained twelve people over a suicide bomb attack in the northwestern city of Bursa that wounded eight, broadcaster NTV...

Yemen suicide bomber targets Aden police chief 28 Apr 2016 - 09:34 am

Aden: A suicide bomber targeted the police chief of Yemen's second city Aden on Thursday in the latest attack against senior officials in...

Israel imposes full closure on West Bank 28 Apr 2016 - 09:22 am

A Palestinian man sits atop the rubble of a house which was destroyed by Israeli troops during an Israeli raid in the West...

U.N. envoy urges Obama, Putin to save Syria truce, peace process 28 Apr 2016 - 08:45 am

U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference after the conclusion of a round of meetings during the Syria Peace talks at...

Constitutional change gives Jordan king more powers 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Amman: Jordan's parliament passed a constitutional amendment Wednesday granting King Abdullah II the power to appoint or dismiss senior officials without consulting the...

Iraqi army makes modest advance south of Mosul 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

MAKHMOUR, Iraq: Iraqis armed forces backed by U.S.-led coalition air power captured a village in Nineveh province from Islamic State on Wednesday, the...

Hundreds protest in Sudan capital after student shot dead 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

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

Kurds, Shi’ites agree to withdraw forces from north Iraq town after clashes 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

An armed Kurdish man holds his rifle on a Kurdish Peshmerga position in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq, April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic ERBIL, Iraq:...

Explosion rocks Turkish city of Bursa 27 Apr 2016 - 06:25 pm

Istanbul: Turkish media reports say an explosion has rocked a major city in northwestern Turkey. The private Dogan News agency says the explosion...

Three Egypt policemen killed in Sinai bombing 27 Apr 2016 - 04:34 pm

Cairo: A roadside bomb in the North Sinai town of El-Arish killed three Egyptian police conscripts on Wednesday, the interior ministry said. Jihadists...

UAE considers new fire safety laws after skyscraper blazes 27 Apr 2016 - 03:56 pm

Fire from a Dubai tower (file photo) By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai will supervise construction crews more strictly and monitor...

Syria Kurds retrieve body of Russian officer from Islamic State 27 Apr 2016 - 02:35 pm

Beirut: Syrian Kurdish forces have retrieved the remains of a Russian special forces officer from the Islamic State jihadist group, a source on...

Russia applauds cooperation with US over Syria 27 Apr 2016 - 01:42 pm

Syrian civil defense members search for the air attack victims after Syrian regime forces attack Aleppo's oppositon controlled Kellase region with "elephant missiles"...

Turkey PM says draft constitution will guarantee secularism 27 Apr 2016 - 12:26 pm

Turkish Prime Minister and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Ahmet Davutoglu waves as he delivers a speech during...

2 Palestinians, one with knife, shot dead at Israeli checkpoint: police 27 Apr 2016 - 12:15 pm

Incident occurred at Israeli checkpoint in West Bank. Police say Palestinian woman, man ignored orders to halt. Palestinian government condemns “brutal daylight crime.” ...