World / Middle East

Senior Hezbollah figure killed in Israeli air raid in Syria 20 Dec 2015 - 09:53 am

Beirut: An Israeli air raid has killed a senior figure in the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Samir Kuntar, near the Syrian capital, the...

US air strike 'mistake' led to Iraq military deaths: Carter 20 Dec 2015 - 09:07 am

Washington: US-led coalition forces appear to have been responsible for air strikes that mistakenly killed several Iraqi soldiers, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said...

Blasts hit Damascus area building, Lebanese militant Samir Qantar believed killed 20 Dec 2015 - 08:38 am

A number of rockets hit a building in the Damascus district of Jaramana on Sunday, reportedly killing Lebanese militant leader Samir Qantar according...

At least 68 killed in Yemen clashes: military, tribal sources 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Aden: At least 68 people were killed Saturday in fighting between troops and Shiite rebels in northern Yemen, military and tribal sources said,...

70 killed in major anti-PKK operation in southeast Turkey: army 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) flag hangs on a barricade in the Sur district of Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey on November 18, 2015 (AFP...

Bahraini King meets US Secretary of Defence 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Manama: Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, met today with US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter, currently...

Iraqi PM meets Arab Parliament speaker 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Baghdad: Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi met here today with the Speaker of the Arab Parliament Ahmed Al Jarwan, who is now...

Syria opposition reacts coolly to UN-backed peace plan 19 Dec 2015 - 06:14 pm

File photo Beirut: A UN-backed roadmap to end the Syrian war was met with scepticism Saturday by members of the country's fractured opposition...

Putin says works 'easily' with both US, Damascus on Syria crisis 19 Dec 2015 - 04:32 pm

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has said Russia's unwavering position on the crisis in Syria, where it has steadfastly resisted calls for Bashar al-Assad's...

70 killed in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey: army 19 Dec 2015 - 04:17 pm

Diyarbakir, Turkey: Seventy suspected members of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in a vast operation against the group in...

Egyptian court releases young photojournalist Esraa el-Taweel 19 Dec 2015 - 04:05 pm

Esraa El Taweel DOHA: An Egyptian court ordered the release of activist and photojournalist Esraa El Taweel, reported Egyptian Streets. She was detained...

Iran closes capital's schools due to air pollution 19 Dec 2015 - 04:02 pm

An Iranian woman wears a mask as she walks on a street in Tehran, Iran, 16 December 2015. Media reported that air pollution...

'Several casualties' in Somali shooting, car bomb attack: police 19 Dec 2015 - 03:15 pm

Mogadishu: Several people were killed or wounded on Saturday when gunmen opened fire then detonated a car bomb on a busy road in...

Iraq defence minister predicts Ramadi victory by year's end 19 Dec 2015 - 02:01 pm

Khaled al-Obeidi Baghdad: Iraq's defence minister predicted Saturday that security forces backed by US-led coalition air strikes would retake full control of the...

18 migrants drown as boat sinks in the Aegean: Turkish media 19 Dec 2015 - 01:22 pm

File Photo: Migrants arrive on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on a dinghy...

UN Security Council backs Syria peace plan 19 Dec 2015 - 01:03 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry leads a security council meeting on Syria on December 18, 2015, at United Nations headquarters in New...

Iran says it will keep backing Syria regime 19 Dec 2015 - 12:07 pm

Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian Tehran: Iran will maintain its backing for the Syrian regime, a senior Iranian official said, after the...