World / Middle East

Iran lets UN inspectors into key military site 12 Sep 2015 - 11:24 am

By John Irish and Louis Charbonneau PARIS/UNITED NATIONS: United Nations inspectors will be present with Iranian technicians as they take samples from a...

Russia sending air defences to Syria 12 Sep 2015 - 02:27 am

Syrian refugees receive aid from volunteers and activists of the Greek NGO Praksis before crossing Greece’s border with Macedonia near the village of...

August one of bloodiest months for Syria’s Ghouta 12 Sep 2015 - 02:26 am

Shaima from Syria reacts as a doctor checks blood pressure during a medical examination after her arrival at a refugee registration centre in...

Kuwait to buy 28 Eurofighters 12 Sep 2015 - 02:25 am

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (left) greets Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Ahmad Al Sabah in Rome yesterday. ROME: Kuwait...

Abbas hails vote to raise Palestinian flag at UN 12 Sep 2015 - 02:24 am

Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday praised the countries which sided with “justice” by voting for the Palestinians to be allowed to raise...

13 Iraq Kurds killed in anti-IS operation 12 Sep 2015 - 02:19 am

Kirkuk, Iraq: Bombs killed 13 members of the Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces during an operation against the Islamic State group in the northern...

Crane collapse kills 107 at Grand Mosque 12 Sep 2015 - 02:11 am

Riyadh: A massive construction crane crashed into Makkah’s Grand Mosque in stormy weather yesterday, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, Saudi...

UN to mediate Yemen peace talks 12 Sep 2015 - 02:01 am

Sana’a: Yemen’s government said yesterday that it will join UN-mediated peace talks next week, as rocket fire from Iran-backed rebels reportedly killed 20...

At least 65 dead in Grand Mosque in Mecca from falling crane 11 Sep 2015 - 08:30 pm

RIYADH: At least 65 people were killed when a crane crashed in Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Friday, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence authority said,...

Arab League hails raising Palestinian flag on U.N. premises 11 Sep 2015 - 07:45 pm

CAIRO: The Arab League hailed the success of the Palestinian and Arab diplomacy in issuing a decision from the U.N. General Assembly to...

Lebanon’s ‘You Stink’ campaigners trash crisis plan 11 Sep 2015 - 02:04 am

Beirut: Organisers of mass protests in Lebanon over trash festering in the streets said yesterday the government’s long-awaited plan to deal with the...

‘Mama Merkel’ cheered by Syrians at refugee centre 11 Sep 2015 - 02:03 am

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel won a hero’s welcome as she visited a Berlin migrant centre yesterday, with Syrians cheering and taking selfies as...

Defiant Russia pledges more Syria assistance 11 Sep 2015 - 02:01 am

Moscow: A defiant Russia yesterday said it was ready to increase military support to Syria’s Bashar Al Assad if needed, dismissing suggestions it...

Polish prime minister says accepting refugees is Poland's duty 10 Sep 2015 - 03:08 pm

KRYNICA ZDROJ (Poland): Poland cannot afford to accept economic migrants, but it is the biggest central European economy's duty to accept refugees fleeing...

Insurgent attack on Syrian air base killed 56 soldiers: monitor 10 Sep 2015 - 01:44 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian insurgents killed 56 government soldiers during an assault that led to their capture of an air base in the northwest of...

Islamic State attacks Syrian air base in east, dozens reported killed 10 Sep 2015 - 01:21 pm

BEIRUT: Dozens of Syrian government troops and Islamic State fighters have been killed in fighting around a government-held air base in eastern Syria...

Israel casts makeshift Cairo embassy as buttress to ties with Egypt 10 Sep 2015 - 12:35 pm

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM: Israel has opened its new Cairo embassy inside its ambassador's residence, saying on Thursday that holdups in finding separate...