World / Middle East

Foreign toll in Saudi hajj stampede 01 Oct 2015 - 05:33 pm

RIYADH: Saudi authorities have yet to provide a breakdown of the nationalities of the 769 Muslim pilgrims killed in the hajj stampede, but...

Abbas threatens to upturn peace deals, but results unclear 01 Oct 2015 - 04:48 pm

JERUSALEM: Mahmud Abbas's UN declaration that he is no longer bound by accords with Israel has the potential to upturn what remains of...

Assad allies, including Iranians, prepare ground attack in Syria: sources 01 Oct 2015 - 03:45 pm

By By Laila Bassam BEIRUT: Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria in the last 10 days and will soon join government...

Saudi demands Russia end Syria raids, criticises Iran 01 Oct 2015 - 01:09 pm

A video grab made on September 30, 2015, shows an image taken footage made available on the Russian Defence Ministry's official website, purporting...

Bahrain uncovers large bomb-making factory 01 Oct 2015 - 12:59 pm

DUBAI: Bahraini security forces have discovered a large bomb-making factory and arrested a number of suspects linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the interior...

Saudi Arabia says deeply concerned at Russia attacks on Syria 01 Oct 2015 - 10:47 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia demands Russia end its military operations against targets in Syria, a Saudi diplomat said in remarks broadcast by Saudi-owned al-Arabiya...

Israel to Close Karam Abu Salem Crossing 01 Oct 2015 - 10:23 am

Gaza: The Israeli occupation authorities informed the Coordination Committee for entry of goods in the Gaza Strip that the Karam Abu Salem crossing...

Iran boat with arms for Houthis seized 01 Oct 2015 - 01:41 am

DUBAI: Saudi-led coalition forces said yesterday that they had seized an Iranian fishing boat loaded with weapons on its way to deliver them...

Palestinians raise flag at United Nations for first time 01 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas raises the Palestinian flag as Secretary General Ban Ki-moon looks on, as they attend the flag raising ceremony...

Russia strikes hit three Syria provinces: Syrian security source 30 Sep 2015 - 04:45 pm

Damascus: Russian warplanes carried out air strikes in three Syrian provinces along with regime aircraft on Wednesday, a Syrian security source told AFP....

Russia carries out airstrike near Homs in Syria: US 30 Sep 2015 - 04:02 pm

Washington: Russia on Wednesday carried out its first airstrike in Syria, near the city of Homs, a US defense official said, marking the...

Kurds launch offensive against IS in north Iraq 30 Sep 2015 - 01:37 pm

ERBIL: Kurdish forces attacked Islamic State in northern Iraq on Wednesday in the latest of several offensives aimed at driving the militants away...

Israeli air raids hit Gaza after rocket fire 30 Sep 2015 - 10:48 am

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Israeli air raids have hit the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave that...

Gulf-backed Yemeni forces battle Houthis for strategic territory 30 Sep 2015 - 10:39 am

SANAA: Tribal fighters backed by a Saudi-coalition won control of a strategic dam in central Yemen from Houthi forces on Tuesday but lost...

ANALYSIS: Saudi Arabia's new oil policy works in reclaiming market share 30 Sep 2015 - 10:06 am

By Alex Lawler LONDON: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is slowly regaining market share following its 2014 decision to no longer support prices,...

Saudi FM: Assad must go or face 'military option' 30 Sep 2015 - 08:35 am

UN, United States: Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad must leave office or face being turfed out by force, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said...

Sporadic clashes hit Jerusalem and West Bank 30 Sep 2015 - 01:48 am

Palestinians from Jalazoun Palestinian refugee camp throw stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes near Al Aqsa mosque compound, near the camp adjacent...

Coalition denies role in wedding bombing 30 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

A pro-government fighter rides a motorbike in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz yesterday. Sana’a: The Saudi-led anti-rebel coalition denied yesterday that its warplanes...