World / Middle East

President's troops partially break siege of Yemen's third city 12 Mar 2016 - 05:08 pm

People gather around a tank used by pro-government fighters, after they took the Bir Basha neighborhood from Houthi fighters in Yemen's southwestern city...

Iraq PM vows retaliation after IS chemical attack 12 Mar 2016 - 04:36 pm

The leader of the Iraqi Turkmen Front, Arshad Salhi (C) and Kirkuk Member of Parliament Hasan Turan (L) attend a press conference in...

Egypt jails man who claimed many women are adulterous 12 Mar 2016 - 03:43 pm

Cairo: A Cairo court sentenced a man to three years in prison on Saturday for claiming that many women in the conservative country...

Four on death row in Saudi Arabia for terrorism: Newspaper 12 Mar 2016 - 03:37 pm

DUBAI: Death sentences against four Saudi men convicted of terrorism have been confirmed by 13 judges, a Saudi newspaper reported, raising the possibility...

French court to rule in June on plea to re-open Arafat 'murder' probe 12 Mar 2016 - 03:21 pm

This file photo taken on November 10, 2011 shows Suha Arafat posing in front of a portrait of her late husband Yasser Arafat...

Turkey hits PKK targets in Iraq with air strikes 12 Mar 2016 - 03:05 pm

Istanbul: Turkey's air force bombarded Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq this week, killing 67 rebel fighters, the military said Saturday,...

Israel Forces fires artillery shells on Palestinian fishing boats 12 Mar 2016 - 02:48 pm

Gaza: Israeli occupation boats bombarded Saturday morning several Palestinian fishing boats near the Sudaniyya shore, northwest of Gaza city. Palestinian News Agency quoted...

Turkish air strikes kill 67 Kurdish militants in north Iraq: Army 12 Mar 2016 - 02:47 pm

ANKARA: Turkey’s army said on Saturday it killed 67 Kurdish militants in air strikes on camps and ammunition storage sites in neighbouring northern...

Regime will wait only 24 hours for opposition in Geneva: Syria FM 12 Mar 2016 - 02:42 pm

Damascus: The Syrian government delegation to shaky peace talks in Geneva will wait no more than 24 hours for the opposition delegation to...

Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Sadr calls for sit-in to pressure PM on reforms 12 Mar 2016 - 01:28 pm

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr wave national flags during a demonstration calling for governmental reform and elimination of corruption on March...

5 years after the spark, syria war at a critical juncture 12 Mar 2016 - 01:05 pm

Residents and Civil Defense members inspect damage after an air strike on the rebel held al-Saliheen district in Aleppo, Syria, March 11, 2016....

US, Russia to meet on Syria truce violations ahead of Geneva talks 12 Mar 2016 - 12:53 pm

A general view shows flying doves at al-Marjeh Square in Damascus, Syria, 11 March 2016. The ceasefire agreement took place at Munich, Germany,...

Gaza boy killed in Israeli air strike after militant rockets hit Israel 12 Mar 2016 - 10:58 am

Palestinian children inspect a bedroom of the damaged Khoussa family home after an Israeli strike on Hamas bases in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza...

Kerry says Syria talks should go ahead on time: US pool reporter 12 Mar 2016 - 10:51 am

A picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on March 12, 2016, shows Saudi Interior Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef...

Iraq’s Abadi asks political blocs to nominate technocrats for cabinet 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. By Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi asked political blocs in parliament and...

Iraq's Kurdistan gets $200 mln from Turkey after oil pipeline halt 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON: Iraq's Kurdistan has received $200 million from Turkey to help Kurdish finances, which have been hit by a recent oil pipeline export...

Yemen loyalists advance near rebel-besieged Taez 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Yemeni security forces inspect unexploded ordnance confiscated from the Shiite Huthi rebels and militant extremists, as they prepare to neutralise the mines and...