World / Middle East

Dutch expel Turkish minister as police break up protests 12 Mar 2017 - 09:03 am

Rotterdam, Netherlands: Dutch police used water cannon and horses early Sunday to break up protests outside the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam as the...

Jordan releases soldier who killed 7 Israeli schoolgirls 12 Mar 2017 - 08:38 am

Amman: A Jordanian soldier who killed seven Israeli schoolgirls while they were on a school trip to Jordan in 1997 was released on...

Syrian rebels want Astana meeting delayed to assess ceasefire 11 Mar 2017 - 05:05 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian rebel groups called for the postponement of Russian-backed peace talks in Kazakhstan this month and said further meetings would depend on...

Erdogan compares Dutch rally ban to Nazism as row spirals 11 Mar 2017 - 04:00 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday likened a Dutch ban on his foreign minister's visit to Nazism, in a dramatic escalation...

Around 40 Iraqis dead in Damascus bombings 11 Mar 2017 - 03:14 pm

Baghdad: Bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims in Damascus killed around 40 Iraqis on Saturday, the Iraqi foreign ministry said. "Preliminary statistics indicate the fall...

Twin bombings kill 44 in Damascus Old City 11 Mar 2017 - 02:34 pm

Damascus: Twin bombs killed 44 people in the Old City of Damascus on Saturday, a monitoring group said, in one of the bloodiest...

UN Invokes Human Rights on Israeli Anti-Adhan bill 11 Mar 2017 - 02:29 pm

New York: UN Secretary-General's spokesperson has stressed protection of freedom of religion after a preliminary move by Israeli MPs to limit the Muslim...

Turkish president Erdogan calls Netherlands "Nazi remnants, fascists" 11 Mar 2017 - 02:23 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan branded the Netherlands "Nazi remnants, fascists" on Saturday after the Dutch government withdrew permission for his Foreign Minister to...

Twin bombings kill 30 in Damascus Old City 11 Mar 2017 - 02:09 pm

Beirut: Twin bombs killed 30 people and wounded more than 40 in the Old City of Damascus on Saturday in a rare attack...

Iraq says 'no evidence' of chemical weapons attacks in Mosul 11 Mar 2017 - 10:23 am

UNITED NATIONS: Iraqi U.N. Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said on Friday there was "no evidence" that Islamic State had used chemical weapons in...

Trump invites Palestinian leader Abbas to White House 11 Mar 2017 - 09:07 am

JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump on Friday invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the White House, in a first phone call between the...

Turkey seeks to build Syrian military cooperation with Russia 11 Mar 2017 - 08:45 am

MOSCOW/ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan sought to build cooperation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday over military operations in Syria, as Turkey attempts...

Potential Netanyahu heir promotes Gaza island 09 Mar 2017 - 10:00 pm

TEL AVIV, Israel: Israel's powerful transportation and intelligence minister says he is pushing forward with a proposal to build an artificial island with...

Gazans protest Israeli law limiting Muslim prayer call 09 Mar 2017 - 09:48 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Palestinians on Thursday protested in the Gaza Strip to condemn this week’s Knesset vote in which Israeli MPs approved a...

Syrian force a “few weeks” from Raqqa, US Marines deploy 09 Mar 2017 - 07:08 pm

BEIRUT: U.S.-backed Syrian forces said on Thursday they were closing in on Islamic State-held Raqqa and expected to reach the city outskirts in...

Islamic State leader Baghdadi 'flees Mosul' as Iraqi forces advance 09 Mar 2017 - 05:32 pm

Mosul, Iraq: Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to lead the battle...

Roadside blast kills police officer in Egypt’s Sinai 09 Mar 2017 - 01:52 pm

CAIRO: A senior police officer was killed late Wednesday in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula, according to a statement issued by the Interior Ministry....