World / Middle East

  By Angus McDowall MARIB, Yemen:  Celebratory tracer fire from a wedding lights up the night sky over Marib, a city that is heavily...

  MOSCOW: Russia said Sunday its latest Syria strikes hit infrastructure used by rebel fighters and claimed it has information of growing strife between...

BAGHDAD:  Iraq issues arrest warrant for trade minister on graft charges - officialsBAGHDAD:  Iraqi authorities have called for the arrest of Trade Minister...

PARIS: US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he would meet the Israeli and Palestinian leaders on separate trips to Germany and...

  ATHENS:  Five people, including a baby and two children, drowned and one was missing in two separate incidents of migrants trying to reach...

ANKARA: Six Turkish soldiers and about 20 Kurdish rebels have been killed in several days of clashes in eastern and southeastern Turkey, a...

By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN:  A battalion of Sudanese troops arrived in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Saturday, military officials said, bolstering...

By Jeffrey Heller By Jeffrey Heller   JERUSALEM:  At least four Israeli cities, including the commercial capital Tel Aviv, have banned Arab labourers from...

    Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of Mahmud Homaida in Gaza City, on October 17, 2015     Hebron, Palestinian Territories: Four Palestinians were shot...

  ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday a solution was needed to end the division of Cyprus and guarantee the stability of...

Riyadh, October 17 (QNA) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani Saturday strongly condemned the "terrorist" attack that took place Friday...

People mourn during a commemoration for the victims of the October 10 bombings on October 17, 2015 downtown Kadikoy, in Istanbul. The death...

Moscow: Russia's military said Saturday it is continuing to use drones over Syria despite suspicions that one of its drones was downed by...

Guards stand at the south gate of an intelligence building in Yemen's western city of Hodaida. ADEN: An aid worker from the United...

Tehran: Iran is trying to resolve the case against Iranian-American reporter Jason Rezaian "from a humanitarian point of view", Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad...

Rebel fighters from 'the First Regiment', part of the Free Syrian Army, chat with each other as they participate in a military training...

CAIRO: Democracy International said on Friday it would monitor Egypt's parliamentary elections but has scaled back its plans after having trouble getting visas...

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkish air strikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) bases in the southeastern province of Hakkari have killed 11 suspected militants and...