World / Middle East

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets British Foreign Secretary 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met here today with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. During the...

Moroccan medical students protest compulsory civil service 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Rabat: Thousands of Moroccan medical students took to the streets of Rabat Wednesday to protest a bill that would institute mandatory two-year civil...

Russian warplanes hit record 118 Syria targets in 24 hours: Moscow 28 Oct 2015 - 06:26 pm

Moscow: Russian warplanes have struck 118 "terrorist" targets in Syria over the past 24 hours in a new record, the defence ministry said...

18 bodies found from downed Libya helicopter 28 Oct 2015 - 06:07 pm

first lieutenant and spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Libya, speaks during a press conference in the capital Tripoli on October 27,...

Abbas slams Netanyahu, seeks 'protection' for Palestinians 28 Oct 2015 - 05:23 pm

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, addresses the UN Human Rights Council during a meeting at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva,...

UN warns of Israel-Palestinian 'catastrophe' as more protests expected 28 Oct 2015 - 05:21 pm

An Israeli border guards holds a camouflaged weapon during clashes with Palestinian youths in the West Bank town of Al-Bireh on October 27,...

Iraq to start cholera vaccine campaign 28 Oct 2015 - 04:48 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it would start vaccine treatments for cholera beginning this weekend to prevent further outbreaks in...

Turkish police raid company tied to US-based cleric 28 Oct 2015 - 04:34 pm

Police detain a protester as they confront protesters near the headquarters of a media company with alleged linked to a government critic, where...

Iran foreign minister will join Syria talks in Vienna 28 Oct 2015 - 04:10 pm

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will this week join international talks aimed at ending the four-year conflict in Syria, a top...

Assad accuses West of backing 'terrorist' groups in Syria 28 Oct 2015 - 04:03 pm

Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad renewed his accusation that Western states including France are supporting "terrorist" groups in his country's conflict, at a...

Yemen peace talks 'Will be held under UN resolution 2216' 28 Oct 2015 - 11:55 am

Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. Geneva: The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has said negotiations...

Palestine says Israeli forces killed 64 people this month 28 Oct 2015 - 11:53 am

Ramallah: Israeli forces have killed 64 Palestinians, including 14 children and a pregnant woman, and wounded 7,200 since the beginning of October, Palestinian...

Prosthetic eye maker brings relief to wounded Gazans 28 Oct 2015 - 10:37 am

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Imad Abu Wadi barely slept after losing his right eye during the summer 2014 war between Israel and Hamas...

Military solution 'impossible' in parts of Middle East: CIA chief 28 Oct 2015 - 10:27 am

Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) Director John Brennan speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, in March 2015. AFP A military solution...

Red Crescent: 77 Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes on Tuesday 28 Oct 2015 - 10:15 am

Gaza: Israeli forces injured 143 Palestinians during clashes across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Red Crescent said. The Israeli forces shot...

As Iranian deaths in Syria rise, debate opens at home 28 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Iranians walk past a banner showing a portrait of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani (2nd R) and and two other comrades...