World / Middle East

Eighteen Kurdish militants killed trying to flee into Syria: Turkish security sources 18 Apr 2016 - 12:45 pm

File photo of a Kurdish member standing near the Syrian-Turkish border in the Syrian city of al-Derbasiyah. Reuters DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Eighteen Kurdish militants...

Gripped by drought, Ethiopia drills for water 18 Apr 2016 - 12:33 pm

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam seen under construction during a media tour in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Guba Woreda, Ethiopia, in this March 31, 2015...

Rebels launch attacks in western Syria, heavy government air raids: Monitor 18 Apr 2016 - 11:49 am

BEIRUT: Rebels launched a fierce attack against Syrian government forces in Latakia province on Monday and insurgents made separate advances nearby in Hama,...

New infiltration tunnel from Gaza found inside Israeli territory: Army 18 Apr 2016 - 11:17 am

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a rally marking Palestinian Prisoners' Day, in Gaza City April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem JERUSALEM: Israel's military...

UN chief urges rival South Sudan leaders to form government soon 18 Apr 2016 - 10:53 am

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (L) and South Sudan's rebel commander Riek Machar exchange documents after signing a ceasefire agreement during the Inter...

Yemen peace talks delayed by ongoing combat - officials 18 Apr 2016 - 10:22 am

A Shiite Huthi supporter holds his national flag during a rally in solidarity with the Shiite group on the fourth day of a...

U.S. defense chief arrives in Iraq on surprise visit 18 Apr 2016 - 09:47 am

US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (C) at Puerto Princesa in Palawan on 15 April 2016. Stringer / Anadolu Agency BAGHDAD: U.S. Defense...

Turkish police detain nearly 100 people over links to cleric Gulen - Anadolu 18 Apr 2016 - 09:13 am

File picture of supporters of Gulen movement. Reuters ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained nearly 100 people in an investigation of their alleged financial links...

IS income drops 30 percent on lower oil, tax revenue: IHS 18 Apr 2016 - 09:02 am

An Islamic State flag after Iraqi security forces took control of Saadiya in Diyala province from Islamist State militants, November 24, 2014. REUTERS/STRINGER ...

Syrian rebels declare new "battle" against government forces after truce violations 18 Apr 2016 - 08:50 am

A file picture of a Syrian rebel training in Aleppo. Reuters BEIRUT: Syrian rebel groups on Monday announced a new "battle" against against...

Syria opposition threatens to quit peace talks amid Aleppo carnage 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Smoke rises after an airstrike on the rebel-held Old Aleppo, Syria April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Beirut: Fighting in Aleppo killed at least...

Algeria says 14 Islamists killed near Tunisia last month 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Algiers: The Algerian army killed 14 Islamist fighters last month in the El-Oued region near the border with Tunisia, the government said on...

In Cairo, Hollande says rights important in 'terror' fight 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi (R) welcomes French President Francois Hollande upon his arrival in Cairo on April 17, 2016. AFP / STEPHANE DE...

'No compromise' on Assad ouster, says Syria opposition negotiator 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Mohammed Alloush, Chief negotiator for the main Syrian opposition body and rebel group Army of Islam, listens during a briefing after a round...

Aleppo clashes kill 22 civilians, threatening Syria truce 17 Apr 2016 - 05:54 pm

Ruined building is seen after the Russian airstrikes targeted residential areas at opposition controlled Meshed neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria on April 16, 2016. ...

Three more refugee camps in southeast Turkey coming up 17 Apr 2016 - 05:37 pm

ANKARA: Turkey's Housing Development Administration is building three container cities for Syrian refugees in southeastern Hatay and Kahramanmaras provinces, head of the organization...

Palestinians mark Prisoners' Day with calls for justice 17 Apr 2016 - 05:23 pm

Protesters hold pictures of Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli jails during a protest to mark the annual prisoners day in the West Bank...

Golan Heights will never be returned to Syria: Netanyahu 17 Apr 2016 - 05:20 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), poses with ministers prior to the weekly cabinet meeting in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, Israel, 17...