World / Middle East

Arab League accuses Iran of provocations amid Saudi row 10 Jan 2016 - 05:48 pm

Nabil al-Arabi Cairo: Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi accused Tehran of "provocative acts" as top Arab diplomats met Sunday for talks on Saudi...

King of Jordan to visit the US Monday 10 Jan 2016 - 05:37 pm

Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan will begin tomorrow Monday a visit to the United States of America. The visit aims to discuss...

Emirati sentenced to death for joining Islamic State: Newspapers 10 Jan 2016 - 04:39 pm

IS flag (file photo) DUBAI: A man from the United Arab Emirates was sentenced to death in absentia on Sunday for joining Islamic...

3 killed in missile strike on MSF clinic in Yemen: Spokeswoman 10 Jan 2016 - 02:35 pm

Two MSF doctors talk near the entrance of Al Salam hospital in Yemen. Photo Credit: MSF Dubai: A missile hit a health centre...

Saudi executes Ethiopian woman for axe murder 10 Jan 2016 - 02:29 pm

Riyadh: Saudi authorities on Sunday executed an Ethiopian woman convicted of murdering a Saudi female with an axe, the 50th death sentence carried...

Iraq bans poultry imports from 24 countries over avian flu threat 10 Jan 2016 - 01:56 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to cover two dozen countries, including China and South...

Thousands flee South Sudan war despite political peace efforts 10 Jan 2016 - 01:54 pm

A file photo of internally displaced women and children as they wait for their food ration after an humanitarian airdrop by World Food...

Qaeda abducts media activists from Syria rebel town 10 Jan 2016 - 01:08 pm

File photo of Turkish fighters with an al Qaeda-linked group in the Syrian village of Aziza outside Aleppo. AFP Beirut: Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate...

Turkish forces kill 18 Kurdish rebels: Army 10 Jan 2016 - 01:02 pm

File photo of Turkish riot police blocking the street as a pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Beyoglu member tries to enter the offices...

Turkey arrests 3 over killing of anti-IS Syrian filmmaker: report 10 Jan 2016 - 12:28 pm

File photo/ AFP Istanbul; Turkish authorities arrested three people over the death of a Syrian filmmaker who was assassinated in southern Turkey after...

HRW accuses Yemen rebels of arbitrary detentions 10 Jan 2016 - 12:23 pm

A Houthi militant stands guard as he secures an area where Houthi supporters are demonstrating against air strikes in Yemen's capital Sanaa January...

Ambassador denies US conducting helicopter raids in northern Iraq 10 Jan 2016 - 11:47 am

File photo of US Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones at a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, October 1, 2015. Reuters BAGHDAD: The US...

Egypt's parliament meets after more than three-year absence 10 Jan 2016 - 10:52 am

A file picture of the parliament building in Cairo. Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's new parliament held its opening session on Sunday, state television reported,...

Yemeni vice president, UN envoy discuss next round of talks with Huthi and Saleh 10 Jan 2016 - 10:09 am

Riyadh: Yemeni Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah discussed with UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed on Saturday...

Israeli navy target Gaza fishermen 10 Jan 2016 - 09:51 am

Gaza: An Israeli naval boat, Saturday, opened heavy machine gun fire on Palestinian fishermen's boats, while sailing within the allowed fishing zone offshore...

In old Damascus, war threatens Syrian handicrafts 10 Jan 2016 - 09:14 am

Damascus: In his cramped workshop in Damascus, Mohammad Abdallah delicately etches away at wooden panels inlaid with mother-of-pearl, a craft he perfected over...

Turkish forces kill 18 Kurdish rebels: army 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Diyarbakir, Turkey: Turkish security forces killed 18 militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as they battled the rebels in curfew-hit towns in...

Palestinian president meets Swedish parliamentary delegation 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met here on Saturday with a Swedish Parliamentary delegation led by MP Marie Granlund....