World / Middle East

Saudi kills six wanted for shooting soldier dead 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

DUBAI: Saudi authorities on Friday killed six men who shot dead their relative, a Saudi soldier, in a video they posted online after...

Syria opposition to go to peace talks, says Assad escalating war 11 Mar 2016 - 06:52 pm

Protesters carry a Free Syrian Army flags during an anti-government protest in the al-Sukari neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, March 11, 2016. The text...

Algeria army recovers Stinger missiles from slain jihadists 11 Mar 2016 - 06:17 pm

A US Marine fires an FIM-92A Stinger missile during a July 2009 training exercise in California. Wikipedia Algiers: Algerian troops recovered six Stinger...

Iraqi girl dies after IS chemical attack 11 Mar 2016 - 06:14 pm

Iraqi Sameer Wais (R) carries the coffin of his three-year-old daughter, Fatima, who was killed following a chemical attack by the Islamic State...

Syria opposition says to join Geneva peace talks on March 14 11 Mar 2016 - 06:04 pm

A man reacts for the loss of family members after an air strike on the rebel held al-Saliheen district in Aleppo, Syria, March...

Turkey’s Erdogan warns top court after ruling on detained journalists 11 Mar 2016 - 04:54 pm

“This institution, with the involvement of its president and some members, did not refrain from taking a decision that is against the country...

Sadr supporters rally in Baghdad, press Abadi to form new cabinet 11 Mar 2016 - 04:21 pm

Shi'ite Muslim cleric Aws al-Khafaji, allied with cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, holds a rifle aloft while leading Friday prayers in the Baghdad suburb of...

172 Nigerian migrants flown home from Libya 11 Mar 2016 - 04:12 pm

A woman puts clothes to dry upon a fence in a makeshift migrants' camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of...

Qatar’s efforts for citizens’ release backed 11 Mar 2016 - 01:48 am

DOHA: The fifth joint ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers of the GCC states, Jordan and Morocco which concluded in Riyadh on Wednesday...

Israel transfers sickly lion out of Gaza 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of lion cubs Mona and Max at a hotel in the Gaza strip. AFP /Mahmud Hams/ Representative photo Jerusalem: Israel said...

Arab League delays decision on new chief 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

CAIRO: A vote to choose the Arab League’s new secretary-general was delayed on Thursday after Qatar objected to the nomination of Egypt’s former...

Tunisian troops kill three militants in Libyan border town 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Members of the Tunisian police stop the driver of a car and his passengers as they were driving on a fordidden road near...

Syria air strikes target Islamic State in ancient Palmyra 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

ourists take pictures at the ancient Palmyra theater in the historical city of Palmyra, Syria in this April 18, 2008 file photo. Russian...

Biden says fight against IS will take 'long time' 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

King Abdullah II of Jordan (2-L) and US Vice President Joe Biden (2-R) attend a military exercise at Zarqa city East of Amman,...

After missile tests, U.N. urges Iran act with restraint, 'good sense' 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A view of an underground depot where missiles are launched, in an undisclosed location, Iran, in this handout photo released by the official...

Iran MP sued over 'no donkeys, no women in parliament' rant 10 Mar 2016 - 06:37 pm

This Aug 2013 photo shows a general view of Iran's parliament in Tehran. AP/ Ebrahim Noroozi Tehran: Iranian women deputies are suing a...

Turkey detains 10 suspected Islamic State members in raids 10 Mar 2016 - 06:35 pm

DIYARBAKIR: Turkish police detained 10 suspected members of Islamic State in raids in the mainly Kurdish city of Bingol in southeastern Turkey, and...