World / Middle East

Iraqi troops enter another IS-held neighborhood in Mosul 06 Dec 2016 - 02:18 pm

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi army says troops have entered another neighborhood held by the Islamic State group in the southeastern part of Mosul. The...

Syria government says no Aleppo ceasefire without rebel exit 06 Dec 2016 - 02:04 pm

Damascus: Syria's government on Tuesday said it would not agree to a ceasefire in Aleppo unless it guarantees a full withdrawal of rebel...

Russia says US stalling over Aleppo rebel pullout talks 06 Dec 2016 - 01:23 pm

Moscow: Russia's top diplomat on Tuesday accused Washington of backtracking on planned talks in Geneva over a rebel pullout from Syria's Aleppo to...

Syria army closes in on key Aleppo district 06 Dec 2016 - 01:15 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Syrian regime forces were on the verge Tuesday of seizing a major rebel district of Aleppo as Moscow and Washington traded...

PKK terrorists neutralized in SE Turkey 06 Dec 2016 - 10:50 am

SIIRT, Turkey: Two PKK terrorists were neutralized Tuesday by Turkish police in an operation held in the southeastern province of Siirt. Police sources...

11 civilians killed in Syrian airstrikes 06 Dec 2016 - 10:47 am

IDLIB, Syria: A Syrian fighter jet killed 11 civilians in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib late Monday. A local defense official, Leys...

Syria rebels reject Aleppo exit as army advances 06 Dec 2016 - 08:39 am

Aleppo, Syria: Russia said it would hold talks with Washington on Tuesday on a total rebel withdrawal from Syria's Aleppo, where the army...

Israeli army video draws fire for ignoring Palestine 05 Dec 2016 - 08:01 pm

JERUSALEM: The presumed birthplace of Jesus and a shrine to Moses are two of the West Bank religious sites featured in a promotional...

Account of Syrian girl who tweeted about Aleppo disappears online 05 Dec 2016 - 06:11 pm

LONDON: The Twitter account of a seven-year-old Syrian girl, who garnered followers worldwide with her updates from Aleppo, has become inactive on the ...

Two Iraqi officers killed in clashes with IS 05 Dec 2016 - 04:55 pm

Baghdad: Two senior Iraqi army officers have been killed in clashes with the Islamic State group south of the embattled jihadist bastion of...

Russia says army medic killed in rebel shelling of Aleppo field hospital 05 Dec 2016 - 04:43 pm

Moscow: A Russian army medic was killed Monday and two others seriously injured in rebel shelling of a field hospital in Syria's Aleppo,...

35 Killed and Injured in Mosul 05 Dec 2016 - 04:29 pm

Baghdad: 13 civilians were killed and 22 others critically injured in a car bomb carried out by a suicidal ISIS militant on Monday...

Jordanian F-16 fighter jet crashes, pilot dies 05 Dec 2016 - 04:11 pm

Amman: A Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 went down today shortly after take-off during a training mission, an official military source stated. According...

Libyan forces take control of Islamic State holdouts in Sirte 05 Dec 2016 - 03:32 pm

MISRATA, Libya: Libyan forces took control on Monday of the final cluster of buildings where Islamic State militants were holding out in their...

Syria rebels rule out withdrawal from Aleppo 05 Dec 2016 - 03:16 pm

Beirut: Syrian rebels on Monday ruled out leaving east Aleppo, despite sweeping government advances and Moscow's announcement it would hold talks with Washington...

First Israeli envoy to Turkey since 2010 starts work 05 Dec 2016 - 03:06 pm

Ankara: Israel's first ambassador to Turkey since 2010 presented his credentials to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, completing a critical step in...

Second Russia jet crashes in failed carrier landing near Syria 05 Dec 2016 - 02:39 pm

Moscow: Russia's defence ministry said Monday a Sukhoi jet fell into the sea after a malfunction as it tried to land on the...

Family of Egypt’s jailed president issues appeal to UN 05 Dec 2016 - 02:31 pm

CAIRO: The family of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s jailed former president, has called on the United Nations to intervene to prevent alleged violations of...