World / Middle East

Syria opposition chief urges Al-Nusra to break with Al-Qaeda 23 Nov 2015 - 06:57 pm

Khaled Khoja Beirut: The head of the main political Syrian opposition body on Monday urged the extremist Al-Nusra Front armed group to break...

Dubai building catches fire 23 Nov 2015 - 06:11 pm

(Khalil/Gulf News Reader) Dubai: A huge fire broke out in a residential building on Salah Al Deen street near the Dubai Police station...

Six soldiers injured in bomb explosion in eastern Turkey 23 Nov 2015 - 05:31 pm

Ankara: Six Turkish soldiers were slightly injured when an improvised remote-control roadside bomb struck an armored vehicle in eastern Mus province Monday, security...

Kurdish rebel leader says Turkish intransigence harms fight against IS 23 Nov 2015 - 05:10 pm

Cemil Bayik, a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Qandil mountains near the...

Russian jets hit 472 targets in Syria in past two days 23 Nov 2015 - 04:32 pm

Moscow on Monday said its warplanes had hit 472 targets in war-torn Syria in the past two days, including tanker trucks and oil...

Egypt army says killed 5 Sudanese near Israel border in clash 23 Nov 2015 - 04:03 pm

Cairo: Egypt border guards Monday shot dead five Sudanese and wounded six others in a gunfight near the Israeli border as the African...

Putin removes ban on nuclear cooperation with Iran 23 Nov 2015 - 03:42 pm

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Tehran November 23, 2015. Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Monday eased...

Saudi imposes 2.5pc fee on undeveloped land: Report 23 Nov 2015 - 03:07 pm

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's cabinet imposed a 2.5 percent fee on undeveloped land within city limits intended for residential or commercial use, it announced...

Putin to Meet Iran’s Supreme Leader on First Visit in 8 Years 23 Nov 2015 - 11:20 am

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is traveling to Tehran on Monday for his first visit since 2007 to strengthen business ties in the aftermath...

Kerry in Abu Dhabi for talks on Syria peace plan 23 Nov 2015 - 10:08 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) walks with Deputy Chief of Mission Ethan Goldrich (far L), US Ambassador to the United Arab...

Turkish town picks up pieces after two-week lockdown 23 Nov 2015 - 09:08 am

Silvan, Turkey: Sahin Donmez surveys the damage to his house after almost two weeks of street battles between Kurdish militants and the Turkish...

Nearly 2 million children in Sudan malnourished: UNICEF 22 Nov 2015 - 06:27 pm

UNICEF's representative to Sudan, Geert Cappelaere, speaks in the capital Khartoum. Khartoum: Some two million Sudanese children under five suffer from malnutrition every...

Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish militant targets in southeast Turkey 22 Nov 2015 - 04:45 pm

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant targets on Saturday, part of an air and ground offensive against the group in...

Some 1,500 Turkmen flee Syrian war for Turkey: Governor 22 Nov 2015 - 01:57 pm

Governor of Turkey's Hatay region on the Syrian border Ercan Topaca Istanbul: Around 1,500 members of Syria's Turkmen minority have fled to the...

Group of Israelis attack Palestinian in Negev 22 Nov 2015 - 11:19 am

Jerusalem: A Palestinian young man injured was injured last night after a group of Israelis attacked him in The Negev, south of occupied...

Egyptians vote in second round of parliament poll critics say undermined 22 Nov 2015 - 10:53 am

CAIRO: Egyptians vote on Sunday in the second phase of parliamentary elections which have so far attracted just a quarter of the electorate...

Armed attack on Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon 22 Nov 2015 - 09:45 am

Beirut: Unknown militants attacked the Syrian refugee camp "Yabroud" in the Lebanese city of Arsal near the Lebanese-Syrian borders on Saturday night. The...