World / Middle East

'Deep breaths' for tough new Syria talks in Vienna 14 Nov 2015 - 09:56 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry gestures as he arrives at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, November 13, 2015. Reuters Vienna: Some 20...

Israel razes houses of four Palestinian 'attackers': Army 14 Nov 2015 - 09:11 am

File photo of houses demolished by Israel in October Jerusalem: Israel on Friday night razed the homes in the occupied West Bank of...

Israeli troops shoot three Palestinian youths to death 14 Nov 2015 - 12:49 am

Smoke rises along the border between Israel and Gaza strip during clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops, in the east of Gaza...

Kurdish forces recapture Iraq’s Sinjar town from Islamic State 14 Nov 2015 - 12:45 am

Members of the Kurdish peshmerga forces gather in the town of Sinjar, Iraq, yesterday. NEAR SINJAR TOWN: Kurdish peshmerga forces backed by US...

Gmail to warn when messages take unencrypted routes 14 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

San Francisco: Google plans to ramp up security at its free email service by letting users know when messages arrive via unencrypted connections...

Kerry promises more support for 'shining example' Tunisia 14 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche (R) speaks next to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a news conference in Tunis, Tunisia November...

Middle East envoy no more, Britain's Blair pushes regional peace 13 Nov 2015 - 03:32 pm

By Luke Baker JERUSALEM: Less than six months after stepping down as the Middle East envoy for a quartet of world powers, former...

Baghdad bombings targeting Shiites kill at least 15 13 Nov 2015 - 03:28 pm

The site of a car bomb in Baghdad's Amil district on April 26, 2015 (AFP Photo/Ali al-Saadi) Baghdad: Attacks targeting Shiites in Baghdad,...

US air strike targets 'Jihadi John' in Syria: Pentagon 13 Nov 2015 - 10:30 am

The US military conducted an air strike in Syria targeting "Jihadi John," the Islamic State militant seen in videos executing hostages, the Pentagon...

Kerry: chances for Syria diplomacy depend on military balance 13 Nov 2015 - 02:17 am

By David Brunnstrom and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged nations gathering for Syria peace talks to show flexibility...

Twin suicide blasts hit Shiite suburb in Lebanon 13 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

At least 27 people were killed and dozens wounded on Thursday in two suicide bomb blasts in a crowded district in Beirut’s southern...

Two suicide bombers hit Hezbollah bastion in Lebanon, 37 killed 13 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Residents inspect a damaged area caused by two explosions in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 12, 2015. Reuters At least 37 people were...

Syrian army seizes rebel-held town in Aleppo province: state TV 13 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

A girl crosses a street as damaged buses are positioned atop a building as barricades to provide protection from snipers of the forces...

Iraqi Kurds reach Sinjar road, cutting IS supply line 12 Nov 2015 - 03:20 pm

SINJAR, Iraq: Kurdish Iraqi fighters, backed by the U.S.-led air campaign, launched an assault Thursday aiming to retake the strategic town of Sinjar,...

At least 100 fighters killed in Syria during storming of besieged airbase: monitor 12 Nov 2015 - 01:53 pm

A Kurdish female fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) gestures as she carries her weapon near al-Hawl area where fighting between Islamic...