Middle East

World

Turkey's polls encompass political, security and economic angst

They voted in June, now, against a backdrop of bloodshed, they are voting again, this Sunday (1st Nov.), Turkey’s electorate seeking a democratic way

29/10/2015

Turkey

Turkey celebrates Republic Day amid media restrictions and election hype

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu looked calm during a parade to celebrate Republic Day. But behind a serene

29/10/2015

Europe

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins EU's Sakharov rights prize

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for insulting Islam and for cyber crime, was awarded the

29/10/2015

Europe

Are refugees or civil rights the priority in Turkey?

Turkey’s snap elections come at a critical moment. President Erdogan aims to avoid the hung parliament from the June vote, but polls show no clear

29/10/2015

Israel

Bloodshed continues in occupied West Bank

Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian who had stabbed an IDF soldier at a military checkpoint on Thursday (October 29) as a month-long spate of

29/10/2015

Syria

Syria: Bombing intensifies before Friday's talking

Helicopters said to be flown by President Bashar al-Assad loyalists have been dropping bombs over a Damascus suburb. Although the location has been

29/10/2015

Yemen

Yemen: Saudi-led air strikes to end as attention turns to talks

Saudi-led military operations in Yemen are nearing their end with the focus now turning to political talks. That was the message from the foreign

28/10/2015

Syria

Syria: widening the conversation

The international community has welcomed Iran’s decision to join talks on Syria in Vienna. Russia, the US and Europe will be at Friday’s meeting

28/10/2015

Turkey

Istanbul: hundreds protest police raid on opposition media

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Istanbul in front of an opposition media company that was raided by police earlier on Wednesday.

28/10/2015

Turkey

Kurdish vote expected decisive in Turkish elections -- again

In Turkey’s elections this Sunday, the Kurdish vote is expected to prove decisive. Turkey has nearly 54 million voters, and in last June’s elections

28/10/2015

Turkey

Turkey's nationalists spurn AKP before polls, eye options

Turkish nationalists have hailed Devlet Bahçeli as chief since 1997. The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader took steps from the start to

28/10/2015

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Mideast: clashes in Hebron

Dozens of Palestinian protesters take to the street of Hebron demanding Israel returns the dead bodies of Palestinians who allegedly stabbed Israelis.

28/10/2015

Turkey

Turkish police storm opposition Bugun TV during live broadcast

Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul stormed the offices of opposition television station Bugun TV during a live broadcast on Wednesday (October

28/10/2015

Syria

Iran asked to join the US and Russia in Syria talks

Washington has confirmed that Iran for the first time will be invited to talks with the US and Russia over ending the Syrian conflict. The

28/10/2015

Turkey

Outrage in Turkey at take over of media outlets

Hundreds of Turkish government critics and opposition leaders have vowed to keep up a protest outside a Koza Ipek outlet namely Bugun TV in Istanbul

28/10/2015

Yemen

MSF hospital in north Yemen destroyed in airstrike three weeks after Kunduz

First, Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, and now three weeks later it is Heedan in Houthi-controlled north Yemen, another Medicins sans Frontieres

27/10/2015

Egypt

Voter apathy and low turnout mar Egypt election run-off

Egyptians voted on Tuesday in run-off elections after no clear winner emerged in the first round. Voter apathy and low turnout marked round one of

27/10/2015

Syria

Why Afghans are dying for Iran in Syria

27/10/2015

Israel

Death toll rises in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Israeli death toll in the Middle East conflict rose to 11 on Tuesday (October 27) after a 76-year-old died of injuries sustained two weeks

27/10/2015

Turkey

Everything you need to know about the parliamentary elections in Turkey

After five months, Turkey is heading for a snap election on November 1st. Voters brought the governing Justice and Development (AK) Party’s 13

27/10/2015

Turkey

Turkey:30 arrested in further raids

Police officers have carried out night-time raids in the central Turkish city of Konya. The security forces are looking for suspected ISIL militants

27/10/2015

Business Series

ECB meeting repercussions and Abu Dhabi's new challenge

Welcome to Business Middle East. This week we look at repercussions of the European Central Bank meeting, and Abu Dhabi starts a new challenge

27/10/2015

Turkey

Turkey's ruling AK party moves to seize critical media holding ahead of election

Turkey’s Public Prosecutors office is to appoint a trustee to manage Koza Ipek Holding which owns media outlets critical of the ruling AK party. The

27/10/2015

Syria

Russia bombs more Syria targets amid a renewed diplomatic push

Russian war planes have kept up their air strikes on Syrian targets as diplomatic efforts have been going on behind the scenes to find a way to end

27/10/2015

Syria

Project is launched on the rebuilding of destroyed city of Aleppo

27/10/2015

World

Interview with Didier Billion (IRIS)about Turkey's future in Europe

Give and take. After months of blocking Turkey’s negotiations to join the European Union and the growing migration crisis, German Chancellor Angela

26/10/2015