World / Middle East

Syrian army advances with help of Russian strikes; Putin reaches out to Saudis 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Vladimir Soldatkin and Suleiman Al-Khalidi SOCHI, Russia/AMMAN, Jordan: Russian warplanes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Islamic State on Sunday, insurgents said, helping...

Turkey sees Islamic State hand in bombing, vows election will go on 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Orhan Coskun and Ece Toksabay ANKARA: Turkey is targeting Islamic State in investigations of a double suicide bombing in Ankara that killed...

Stabbing continues; Israeli cabinet to punish Palestinians with harsh laws 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Jeffrey Heller and Ori Lewis JERUSALEM: An Arab Israeli stabbed four people near a bus stop in northern Israel on Sunday, as...

Thousands of Lebanese rally for Christian politician Aoun 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: Thousands of Lebanese rallied at the presidential palace outside Beirut on Sunday in a show of support for Christian politician Michel Aoun,...

Top IS figures killed, Baghdadi not among them? 11 Oct 2015 - 06:53 pm

By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD: Several senior figures from Islamic State were killed in an air strike while meeting in a town in western...

Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile 11 Oct 2015 - 06:46 pm

By Sam Wilkin DUBAI: Iran tested a new precision-guided ballistic missile on Sunday in defiance of a United Nations ban, signalling an apparent...

Palestinian leaders seek to keep lid on Israel clashes 11 Oct 2015 - 06:11 pm

Ramallah, Palestine: Stones or bullets? For now, the Palestinian leadership hopes protesters have learned lessons from the second intifada and stick to the...

Iran says verdict issued on Washington Post reporter 11 Oct 2015 - 04:21 pm

TEHRAN: A verdict has been issued in the trial in Iran of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, the country's judiciary said Sunday, without...

Iran's parliament gives initial nod to nuclear deal with powers 11 Oct 2015 - 04:08 pm

DUBAI: The Iranian parliament gave preliminary backing on Sunday to a bill approving Tehran's nuclear agreement with world powers, with supportive voices overcoming...

Israeli air strike kills 2 in Gaza; police stop suspected Palestinian car bomb 11 Oct 2015 - 04:07 pm

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 11 (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian mother and daughter in Gaza...

Putin, Abu Dhabi crown prince discuss Syria 11 Oct 2015 - 03:40 pm

SOCHI, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed al-Nahyan on Sunday to discuss security in the...

Thousands rally as Turkey mourns worst ever attack 11 Oct 2015 - 03:34 pm

ANKARA: Thousands of people took to the streets of Ankara on Sunday to denounce the government and remember 95 people killed in twin...

Russian air force hit 63 targets in Syria in past 24 hours: military 11 Oct 2015 - 02:19 pm

Residents inspect a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in Kafranbel, near Idlib Syria...

Israeli air strike, bomb attack as Palestinian unrest widens 11 Oct 2015 - 10:49 am

A picture taken on October 11, 2015 in the Zeitun sector south of Gaza City shows the crater left by an Israeli retaliatory...

Death toll in Turkish twin blasts rises to 95 11 Oct 2015 - 08:50 am

A bomb-disposal expert inspects a suitcase at the site of twin explosions near the main train station in Turkey's capital Ankara, on October...

Palestinian wounds Israeli policeman in attempted suicide bombing 11 Oct 2015 - 08:22 am

Jerusalem: A Palestinian woman detonated a car bomb Sunday at a checkpoint in the West Bank, in an attempted suicide attack that left...

Egypt, France sign warships deal as PM starts Arab tour 10 Oct 2015 - 05:40 pm

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (3rdL) and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) stand behind French Defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (2ndL) and...

Jordan parliament accuses Israel of 'state terrorism' 10 Oct 2015 - 04:35 pm

Amman: The Jordanian parliament Saturday accused Israel of "state terrorism" against the Palestinian people after its forces shot dead seven Gazans and wounded...