Middle East

Israel

Discovery of ancient scroll first of its kind since Dead Sea Scrolls

The 2,000-year-old scroll is the first discovery of its kind since the unearthing of the Dead Sea Scrolls more than 70 years ago.

16/03/2021

Syria

UN says 'quiet diplomacy' between actors in Syria crucial to end war

“I am absolutely convinced that (talks) will not progress far if a Syrian-led process is not supported by a constructive international diplomacy on Syria,” the UN's special envoy for Syria said.

16/03/2021

Syria

'I might not live to see a free Syria,' activist tells Euronews

"I might not live to see a free Syria," Wafa Ali Mustafa told Euronews on the 10th anniversary of the uprising.

15/03/2021

Turkey

Turkey warns Cyprus, Greece and Israel over undersea electricity cable

Turkey has protested against a recent agreement reached between Israel, Greece, and Cyprus advancing plans to build an underwater electricity cable in the Mediterranean.

15/03/2021

Syria

Syria’s war at 10: Meet two escapees who rebuilt their lives in Europe

Razan Ibraheem, Irish Tatler's 2016 International Woman of the Year, and Ahmed Barakat, who now works for the IOM, look back with Euronews over a decade of conflict.

15/03/2021

Jordan

Six COVID-19 patients die in Jordan hospital due to lack of oxygen

The country's health minister stepped down after the incident, while Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh ordered an investigation into the deaths at the hospital in Salt, 20 kilometres north of the capital Amman.

13/03/2021

Turkey

Turkey sentences five people over 2016 assassination of Russian envoy

A Turkish court has sentenced five people to life in prison over the assassination of Russia's ambassador in 2016.

09/03/2021

World

Displaced Syrian children have 'lost connection' with own country

One in three children would rather be living outside Syria according to a Save the Children's study of 1,900 displaced children and their caregivers across Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and the Netherlands. The study found the vast majority can’t imagine a future in their parents' country of origin.

09/03/2021

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Aerials show huge blaze after oil facility strike in Syria

Footage from the air taken by a Syrian opposition group showed scores of workers struggling to extinguish a massive fire resulting from burning oil tanker trucks in an open field.

07/03/2021

Cyprus

Protesters demand withdrawal of Cyprus' 'satanic' Eurovision entry

Singer Elena Tsagrinou, insists "El Diablo" has been misinterpreted and is actually about an abusive relationship, which is "extremely relevant" in these "MeToo" times.

07/03/2021

Israel

Israel reopens economy after vaccinating nearly 40% of population

Bars and restaurants, hotels and schools could reopen on Sunday. But certain places are allowed to the vaccinated only.

07/03/2021

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Protests continue over Lebanon's crippling economic crisis

Lebanese protesters continued to block major roads and highways in Beirut for a third straight day, over the crippling economic crisis in the country.

05/03/2021

Turkey

Eleven soldiers killed after military helicopter crashes in Turkey

A military helicopter has crashed in eastern Turkey, killing 11 military personnel on board and injuring three others, the country's defence ministry said.

04/03/2021

Earth News

Israeli government was ‘not prepared’ for massive oil spill cleanup

Thousands of volunteers have stepped in to clean 12,000 tonnes of tar that washed up on the country's coastline.

03/03/2021

Yemen

Yemen faces famine as deadly as Ethiopia's in 1980s, says NGO chief

Jan Egeland called on the nations that had fought in Yemen, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to join Europe and the United States in funding the humanitarian response.

01/03/2021

Saudi Arabia

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancée calls for Saudi Prince to 'be punished'

"If the Crown Prince is not punished, it will forever signal that the main culprit can get away with murder which will endanger us all and be a strain on our humanity," Hatice Cengiz wrote on Monday.

01/03/2021

Israel

Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship

The mysterious explosion struck the Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged roll-on, roll-off vehicle cargo ship, as it was sailing out of the Middle East on its way to Singapore on Friday.

01/03/2021

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews throw stones at police in Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jews, known in Israel as Haredim, have in recent months clashed repeatedly with police enforcing coronavirus restrictions on gatherings.

28/02/2021

United Arab Emirates

Israeli-owned cargo ship docks in Dubai after mysterious blast

The unexplained blast has raised security concerns for shipping in the Gulf of Oman amid heightened tensions with Iran.

28/02/2021

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Israelis celebrate Purim with parade amid tighter COVID restrictions

The crowds turned out in spite of COVID-19 restrictions, which included a curfew spanning three nights, to curb Purim festivities amid fresh virus fears.

27/02/2021

Saudi Arabia

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi Arabia rejects US intelligence report

The US report claimed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman authorised the operation to 'capture or kill' journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

26/02/2021

Turkey

Turkey slams Dutch bid to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide

Turkey has strongly denounced a motion by the Dutch parliament to formally recognise the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide.

26/02/2021

Turkey

Three jailed for helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee to Lebanon

Three jailed for helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee to Lebanon

24/02/2021

Syria

‘Historic verdict’: Germany jails Syrian for Assad regime torture

Human rights campaigners hope the landmark ruling will set a precedent for other cases.

24/02/2021

Egypt

Shipwreck near Alexandria kills at least nine people

Rescue workers in Egypt were still searching for at least five people missing after a boat sank in Lake Mariut near Alexandria on Monday night.

23/02/2021

Turkey

Turkey accuses Greece of 'harassing' vessel in the Aegean Sea

Turkey's Minister of Defence said that four Greek fighter jets had flown close to the ship TCG Cesme, but Athens has denied the allegations.

23/02/2021