World / Middle East

Gunmen kill senior militia leader in Yemen's Aden: Residents 31 Dec 2015 - 11:09 am

Senior Yemeni militia leader Ahmed al-Idrisi (Right) ADEN: Unknown gunmen shot and killed a senior Yemeni militia leader and four people travelling in...

Israeli military on alert for possible ISIS attack 31 Dec 2015 - 10:23 am

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are preparing for the possibility of a substantial attack on the Israel-Syria border, following the recent attacks in...

Quake jolts Iran's Kerman province 31 Dec 2015 - 10:07 am

Tehran: An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale shook Ravar city in the southern Iran province of Kerman early Thursday. Iran's Seismological...

Syria releases opposition figures held on way to Riyadh meeting: party 31 Dec 2015 - 08:20 am

Munir al-Bitar (L), Ahmad al-Asrawi (R) Damascus: Syrian authorities have released two prominent members of the domestic opposition who were arrested on Wednesday...

Facebook’s Free Basics service suspended in Egypt 31 Dec 2015 - 01:53 am

CAIRO: A Facebook-sponsored service that offers limited free Internet access was suspended in Egypt on Wednesday after a permit required from the government...

U.S. preparing new sanctions over Iran’s ballistic missile program: sources 31 Dec 2015 - 01:49 am

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is preparing new sanctions on international companies and individuals over Iran’s ballistic missile program, sources familiar with the situation...

Nine killed, at least 25 injured in three blasts in northeast Syria: monitor 31 Dec 2015 - 01:29 am

Beirut: At least nine people were killed and more than 25 injured when explosions struck three restaurants in the northeastern Syrian city of...

Iraqi FM says could use military option against Turkey if forced 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ibrahim al-Jaafari BAGHDAD: Iraq’s foreign minister said on Wednesday it could resort to military means if forced to defend itself from what it...

Moscow demands arrest of rebel for 'murder' of Russian warplane pilot 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Alparslan Celik Moscow, Dec 30, 2015 (AFP) - Moscow on Wednesday called for Ankara to arrest a rebel it claims killed the pilot...

Syria arrests two opposition figures heading for Lebanon: monitors 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Syrian authorities arrested two members of the country’s internal opposition on Wednesday as they were traveling to Lebanon,...

Thousands of homes destroyed in Iraq's Ramadi: official 30 Dec 2015 - 06:51 pm

A destroyed building is seen near a government complex in the city of Ramadi, December 28, 2015. REUTERS Baghdad: Months of fighting in...

Israel plays down US spying scandal 30 Dec 2015 - 06:48 pm

Yuval Steinitz Jerusalem: An Israeli minister and close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought Wednesday to play down revelations the United States...

Tunisians handed death penalty for murdering policeman 30 Dec 2015 - 05:33 pm

Tunis: Three Tunisians have been sentenced to death for murdering an unarmed young policeman as he returned home after his shift, a prosecutor...

Saudi air forces destroy a ballistic missile launched from Yemeni territories towards Jizan 30 Dec 2015 - 04:59 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Air Defense Forces said it intercepted a Scud ballistic missile fired from Yemen, said Saudi press agency (SPA). "Saudi Air Defense...

Turkish minimum wage hike to boost growth, inflation: minister 30 Dec 2015 - 04:49 pm

ANKARA: A 20 billion lira ($6.9 bln) rise in Turkey’s minimum wage from January will have a positive impact on economic growth but...

Syria arrests opposition figures on way to Riyadh meeting: party 30 Dec 2015 - 04:35 pm

Ahmad al-Asrawi, member of the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change. Damascus: Syrian authorities on Wednesday arrested two prominent members of the country's...