World / Middle East

Two Iranian fighters killed in Syria: Iranian agencies 25 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ANKARA: Two members of a unit of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) have been killed in Syria, including an ex-bodyguard for Iran's...

Islamist candidate in Egypt elections shot dead in Sinai 24 Oct 2015 - 06:36 pm

Mostafa Abdel Rahman Cairo: Gunmen shot dead an Islamist candidate in Egypt's parliamentary elections in North Sinai on Saturday, officials said, where jihadists...

Egypt's former agriculture minister to face trial on corruption charges 24 Oct 2015 - 05:32 pm

CAIRO: Egypt's former agriculture minister Salah El Din Mahmoud Helal will face trial on charges of corruption in a criminal court after prosecutors...

Erdogan says Turkey won't let Kurds 'seize' northern Syria 24 Oct 2015 - 05:31 pm

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Kurdish groups on Saturday of trying to grab control of northern Syria, and said Ankara...

Palestinian shot dead after alleged checkpoint stabbing 24 Oct 2015 - 02:31 pm

Among the causes of the turmoil are Palestinians' anger at what they see as Jewish encroachment at Al-Aqsa Reuter] A Palestinian man has...

Turkey hunts four IS militants amid attack fears: media 24 Oct 2015 - 02:02 pm

Istanbul: Turkish security forces are searching for four suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group thought to have entered the country from...

Sinai bomb kills three Egypt policemen 24 Oct 2015 - 01:40 pm

The bomb detonated on Friday when an armored vehicle passed through al-Arish in the peninsula. Image used for illustrative purposes. AFP Cairo: Three...

Syria army battles to retake Aleppo supply line from IS 24 Oct 2015 - 01:38 pm

Beirut: Syrian troops backed by Russian air strikes battled Islamic State group fighters on Saturday in a bid to restore a key supply...

Security council calls on Yemeni parties to attend UN-Brokered political talks 24 Oct 2015 - 01:35 pm

New York: The members of the Security Council welcomed the announcement by the United Nations and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for...

Russia ready to support Free Syrian Army with air strikes 24 Oct 2015 - 12:37 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Vienna, on October 23, 2015. MOSCOW: Russia is ready...

Obama appoints new envoy to oversee anti-Daesh Coalition 24 Oct 2015 - 10:07 am

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama appointed Brett McGurk as the new US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh. McGurk...

Gulf Cooperation Council reaffirm commitment to the United Nations Charter 24 Oct 2015 - 10:02 am

Representational image NEW YORK: The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf reaffirmed their commitment to the spirit and purposes of...

Security Council Calls on Yemeni Parties to Attend UN-Brokered Political Talks 24 Oct 2015 - 09:57 am

Shelling kills 5 at Libya rally against UN peace deal: medics 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BENGHAZI: At least five people were killed and 30 wounded Friday in Benghazi when rockets hit protesters who gathered in Libya's second city...

Eight Iranian killed in Syria 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

TEHRAN:Eight Iranians, two of them Revolutionary Guards forces, have been killed in Syria in recent days after Tehran increased its advisory missions to...

Israeli-Palestinian clashes persist as diplomats push for peace 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM: Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip during "Day of Rage"...

Turkey finds 244 protesters guilty in Gezi park trial 23 Oct 2015 - 06:29 pm

ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Friday sentenced 244 people to up to 14 months behind bars for taking part in mass protests in...

Kurds say joint raid with U.S. in Iraq aimed to free their fighters 23 Oct 2015 - 05:15 pm

By Isabel Coles and Stephen Kalin ERBIL/BAGHDAD: U.S. special forces who raided a prison compound in northern Iraq were acting on intelligence that...