World / Middle East

Israeli troops kill 4 Palestinians in protest at Gaza fence: Medics 09 Oct 2015 - 03:53 pm

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA: Israeli troops fired across the border into Gaza on Friday, killing four Palestinians and wounding at least a dozen...

Palestinian stabbings defy Israeli bid to contain unrest 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Israeli security forces and forensic police inspect the site of a stabbing by a Palestinian of an Israeli man in Jerusalem JERUSALEM: Four...

Netanyahu vows action against 'wave of terror' as attacks spread 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged firm action Thursday against what he called a mostly unorganised "wave of terror" plaguing Israel and the...

Palestinian cabinet calls for halt of Israeli crimes 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian cabinet today called on the high contracting parties to the Geneva conventions to hold an urgent meeting and move immediately...

EU gets tough on expelling migrants, talks to neighbours 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Alastair Macdonald and Tom Körkemeier LUXEMBOURG: European Union governments agreed on Thursday to step up deportations of illegal immigrants and discussed creating...

Israel asks Facebook, YouTube to remove ‘violence-encouraging’ videos 08 Oct 2015 - 04:42 pm

An image from a video posted to YouTube October 2, 2015 showing the murder of an Israeli Jewish family. YouTube screenshot appeared in...

Syria extends major offensive to retake territory in west 08 Oct 2015 - 03:23 pm

A civil defence member gathers unexploded cluster bomblets that activists say were fired by the Russian air force at Maasran town, in the...

Malaysia to accept professional, semi-skilled Syrian refugees 08 Oct 2015 - 03:11 pm

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi WASHINGTON: Malaysia is to give preference to professional and semi-skilled people in accepting the 3,000 Syrian refugees it has agreed...

Saudi-led coalition denies striking Yemen wedding 08 Oct 2015 - 02:53 pm

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen denied on Thursday that its warplanes bombed a wedding for the second time in...

Syrian troops, Russian jets launch attack in Ghab Plain 08 Oct 2015 - 01:21 pm

A civil defence member gathers unexploded cluster bomblets that activists say were fired by the Russian air force at Maasran town, in the...

Netanyahu moves to lower tensions over Jerusalem holy site 08 Oct 2015 - 01:18 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has banned Israeli cabinet ministers and legislators from visiting a sensitive Jerusalem holy site where rising tensions have spilled...

At least thirteen Yemenis killed by rocket attack at wedding 08 Oct 2015 - 01:16 pm

A car falls as it is being lifted by a crane at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa,...

New unrest hits Israel, West Bank despite calls for calm 08 Oct 2015 - 08:52 am

Jerusalem: New violence rocked Israel and the West Bank Wednesday, with three stabbings and an Arab shot dead by police, as Prime Minister...

Russia ramps up strikes as Syria army launches offensive 08 Oct 2015 - 08:19 am

Beirut: Russia dramatically escalated its air war in Syria on Wednesday, unleashing heavy bombardments and cruise missile strikes from the Caspian Sea as...

Opinion: Syria's one hope may be as dim as Bosnia's once was 08 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Immigrants from Syria run in front of a train at Tabanovce border crossing between Macedonia and Serbia, June 19, 2015. By Michael O'Hanlon...

US dismisses Russian cooperation claims over Syria 08 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ROME: The United States will not cooperate with Russia over air strikes in Syria, Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday as Moscow ramped...

Algerian Army kills dangerous terrorist in Tebessa 07 Oct 2015 - 06:18 pm

Algiers: A dangerous terrorist, Bakari Ali nicknamed Abou El-Hacen has been killed and Kalachnikov machine pistol and munitions have been recovered during an...

Russia warships fire cruise missiles as Moscow backs Syrian army offensive 07 Oct 2015 - 05:14 pm

Moscow: Russian warships joined in strikes in Syria with a volley of cruise missile attacks Wednesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged his...