Middle East

Syria

Syrian government rockets kill 18 people in Aleppo

At least 18 people were killed in Aleppo on Monday (September 21) in Syrian government rocket strikes on two rebel-held residential neighbourhoods

21/09/2015

Turkey

100,000 attend 'anti-terrorism rally' in Istanbul, Turkey

A sea of Turkish flags and 100,000 people gathered in Istanbul on Sunday (Septermber 20) to rally against the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), the

20/09/2015

Israel

Israel police to fire live bullets at stone-throwers in Jerusalem

Israeli has vowed to use “any means necessary” to curb stoning-throwing attacks against its citizens. Police officers have been authorised to fire

20/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey's PM calls on Syrian migrants to end protest near Greek border

Turkey’s prime minister is calling on Syrian migrants to end a protest in the city of Edirne, near the country’s border with Greece. Thousands have

20/09/2015

Egypt

Sherif Ismail heads new Egypt government

Egypt has a new government one month ahead of a general election with Sherif Ismail as its prime minister. President al-Sisi has kept the former

19/09/2015

Turkey

Greece poised for new wave of migrants from Turkey

Several thousand migrants and refugees spend Friday (September 18) night in an open-air sports arena after another failed attempt to walk to Turkey’s

19/09/2015

United Arab Emirates

Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed’s son dies

19/09/2015

Syria

Russia and America start talking again to avoid shooting each other in Syria

There is no let-up in airstrikes by the Syrian government against rebel-held areas, with at least 80 civilian and rebel deaths in the last 48 hours

19/09/2015

Israel

'Day of Rage' clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces

Palestinian leaders had called for ‘a day of rage’ And so it proved on Friday in Jerusalem and the West Bank, with anger on the streets in cities

18/09/2015

Turkey

Migrants have gathered close to the Turkish town of Erdine hoping to cross into Greece

Walking into Europe is the dream of several hundred migrants who have made their way through Turkey to the Greek border but it has been closed. The

18/09/2015

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Amateur footage purports to show aftermath of Syrian regime attack

18/09/2015

Turkey

Tens of thousands rally for anti-terror march in Ankara

“No to terror, yes to brotherhood”. That was the motto at an anti-terror rally in Turkey. Tens of thousands marched through Ankara many carrying

17/09/2015

World

West 'can talk to Assad about leaving, with Russia's help'

Steffan Mistura, the United Nations envoy to Syria, has arrived in the capital Damascus to discuss a peace plan. Now in its fifth year, the Syrian

17/09/2015

Syria

Senator John McCain brands US military programme to train Syrian rebels an "abject failure"

A US military programme which began in May to train Syrian rebels to combat Islamist militants in the country has been heavily criticised and on

16/09/2015

Yemen

Yemen's exiled PM returns to Aden

Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah has returned from exile to make a trip to the strategically-important city of Aden. Bahah, also the vice president

16/09/2015

Israel

Palestinian hunger striker Mohammed Allan returned to Israeli prison

Israeli authorities have returned Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan to prison, following a stint in hospital. Allan was being treated for brain

16/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey taking care stopping Aegean Sea refugees

Near the tiny village of Behramkale, refugees from Syria leave the Turkish coast and cross the Aegean Sea, heading for the Greek island of Lesbos

16/09/2015

Lebanon

Beirut: clashes between police and protesters ahead of political talks

Riot police and protesters clashed in Beirut (September 16) ahead of a second “national dialogue” meeting aimed at resolving the political crisis

16/09/2015

Syria

Assad blames Europe's refugee crisis on West's support for 'terrorists'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has spoken out for the first time about Europe’s refugee crisis. In an interview with Russian media, he blamed

16/09/2015

Syria

Syria: child malnutrition now "serious" - UNICEF

UNICEF says the level of acute malnutrition among displaced children in the Syrian cities of Aleppo, Hama and Deir-ez-Zor is now “serious”. The

16/09/2015

Egypt

Egypt: Relatives of slain tourists arrive in Cairo

Mexico’s Foreign Minister has arrived in Egpyt. Claudia Ruiz Massieu has travelled to Cairo with the relatives of eight Mexican tourists killed in

16/09/2015

Lebanon

Hunger strikers dig in to protest over Beirut rubbish crisis

Hunger strikers in Lebanon are continuing their protest at the mounds of stinking rubbish that are piling up In Beirut. The protests began in August

15/09/2015

Turkey

Refugees shun the sea for the overland route into Europe from Turkey

A new front may be opening up in Europe’s refugee crisis, with increasing numbers of people looking to head for the Greek border by land via Turkey

15/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey: Soldiers hurt by roadside bomb as conflict with PKK escalates

A roadside bomb has injured at least a dozen soldiers in eastern Turkey. The country has seen daily violence since July when a ceasefire with the

15/09/2015

Israel

Clashes continue at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem

For a third day running one of the world’s holiest places, the al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem, has been a scene of running battles between

15/09/2015

Israel

East Jerusalem: Palestinian-Israeli clashes continue into third day

Disputes in Jerusalem have escalated for the third day as clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli police were witnessed on Tuesday

15/09/2015