World / Middle East

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince meets Yemen Army Chief of Staff 21 Dec 2015 - 01:41 am

Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Riyadh: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz...

Aziz Sancar: I am proud of being a Muslim but I cannot say it 21 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Aziz Sancar Turkish Professor Aziz Sancar, who recently won the Nobel Prize for his work on mapping how cells repair damaged DNA said...

New round of Yemen peace talks set for January 14: UN envoy 21 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Bern, Switzerland: Yemen's warring parties have agreed to meet for a new round of talks on January 14, the...

Jordanian interior minister meets Canadian minister 21 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Salamah Hammad Amman: Jordanian Interior Minister Salamah Hammad on Sunday discussed with the visiting Canadian Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum the...

Suspected Russian raids in Syria kill 36 21 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Russia started bombing what it claims are Islamic State facilities in Idlib province at the end of September 2015. AFP Beirut: Suspected Russian...

Israeli interior minister quits over sex crime accusations: statement 21 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Silvan Shalom Jerusalem: Israel's interior minister and vice-premier, Silvan Shalom, said Sunday he was quitting his posts and leaving politics over media reports...

UN works to ensure Libya unity govt security in Tripoli 21 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Martin Kobler Tripoli: UN envoy Martin Kobler said on Sunday his team is in contact with security officials in Tripoli to ensure that...

Yemen peace deal elusive but rivals vow to meet again 21 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Bern, Switzerland: Yemen's warring parties on Sunday wrapped up peace talks in Switzerland with no major breakthrough but vowed to meet again next...

Palestinian shot trying to stab Israeli troops: army 20 Dec 2015 - 06:48 pm

Israeli security forces stand guard in the West Bank city of Hebron, on December 20, 2015 (AFP Photo/Hazem Bader) Hebron, Palestinian Territories: The...

Rocket hits military bus in Syrian capital, wounds 9 20 Dec 2015 - 06:45 pm

File photo. An injured Syrian army soldier, who was wounded after a roadside bomb hit his military truck, is helped by a comrade,...

West pushes for Libyan unity as bulwark against IS 20 Dec 2015 - 06:00 pm

Paris: The West has heaped pressure on rival Libyan politicians to form a unity government as the need for a stable ally to...

Iraq gets first beauty queen since 1972 20 Dec 2015 - 04:14 pm

Iraqi Shaymaa Qasim poses during the Miss Iraq beauty contest on December 19, 2015 in the capital Baghdad Some people out there think...

New clashes shake Yemen as peace talks draw to end 20 Dec 2015 - 04:11 pm

Armed tribesmen loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government hold a Houthi position in the northeast province of al-Jouf, Yemen. Aden: Fighting raged on Sunday...

Israel minister, victims' family praise killing of Hezbollah figure 20 Dec 2015 - 01:10 pm

File photo of Israel Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked Jerusalem: Israel's justice minister Sunday welcomed the death of Lebanese militant Samir Kantar but did...

Israel to revoke 230,000 Palestinians’ residency permits 20 Dec 2015 - 12:13 pm

File photo of Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli authorities are poised to strip tens of thousands of Palestinians in Occupied...

Toll hits 102 as Turkey presses major offensive against PKK militants: security source 20 Dec 2015 - 11:53 am

Diyarbakir, Turkey: The number of Kurdish rebels killed during a huge Turkish military offensive in the country's restive southeast has jumped to 102,...