Middle East

Syria

Rescue group says residents flee Eastern Ghouta

The Damascus suburb is home to around 400, 000 people and has been subject to an extensive bombing campaign by forces loyal to President Assad.

04/03/2018

Syria

'Families flee' as pro-Assad forces advance in Eastern Ghouta

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says pro-government forces have recaptured 10 percent of the embattled rebel enclave.

04/03/2018

Syria

Afrin: dozens of fighters killed in Turkish air strike

Dozens of fighters killed in a Turkish air strike in Afrin

03/03/2018

Syria

Syrian Army advances in eastern Ghouta

The Syrian Army advances in eastern Ghouta as international calls to respect the UN-agreed ceasefire continue

03/03/2018

World

Cruise control: Private jets and superyachts

The Inspire Middle East team is on the ground at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo to discover the latest trends in private jets, and find out how the capital is realizing its ambitions to become a hub for business plane travel in the region.

02/03/2018

Syria

Syria begins ground assault in Eastern Ghouta as UN aid convoys wait

No deal yet on evacuation of wounded or more aid convoys, but UNICEF says Damascus may allow a convoy with aid for 180,000 of the 400,000 civilians trapped in the region.

02/03/2018

Israel

Israeli PM Netanyahu questioned over corruption case

The Israeli prime minister and his wife were questioned by police over a corruption scandal involving Israel's largest telecommunications company.

02/03/2018

Syria

The UN tells the Syrian Humanitarian Task Force "You are failing"

Civilians too frightened to use five-hour daily ceasefires to flee, and window too short to allow aid to get through says UN.

01/03/2018

Turkey

Turkey vows to continue Afrin offensive despite Syria ceasefire

Ankara says the UN Security Council's resolution only affects Eastern Ghouta and not its military operation

01/03/2018

Syria

UN claims Pyongyang provided materials for chemical weapons in Syria

Damascus denies using chemical weapons but a UN investigation says North Korea shipped equipment that could have been converted

28/02/2018

Turkey

Turkish teacher 'given job back' 18 months after his death

He was tortured for being a traitor of Turkey, says a human rights group, and denied dignity even in death. Now authorities say he is innocent and have reinstated him as a teacher.

28/02/2018

Syria

Aid agencies await truce in Syria's Ghouta

Moscow's call for a daily five-hour "humanitarian pause" failed to halt the bombing over rebel-held Ghouta on Tuesday, and there was no sign of any UN aid deliveries or medical evacuations.

28/02/2018

World News

Israel backtracks in church tax row

It follows a protest by Christian leaders in Jerusalem who closed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

27/02/2018

Syria

"We can't control a war zone": UN replies to sex abuse claims in Syria

The UN's relief agency has condemned sex exploitation allegations in Syria but says there is no evidence for latest claims

27/02/2018

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Rescues follow after strikes on Syrian city of Saqba

White Helmets search rubble for bodies of children following strikes on Saqba.

27/02/2018

Turkey

Turkish president slammed for 'martyrdom' comment to girl, 6

Recep Tayyip Erdogan was comforting a crying child at a political rally when he made the bizarre comments in front of television cameras.

27/02/2018

Syria

UN spokesman: Syria's Ghouta truce has broken down, fighting rages on

The truce was supposed to last a brief five hours, but even that failed. The UN says there's no way to get supplies in or civilians out of embattled Ghouta.

27/02/2018

Saudi Arabia

Saudi king reshuffles top military posts, adds first female deputy

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman reshuffled some of the kingdom’s top military officers and several deputy ministers on Monday in a broad shakeup seen as elevating younger officials in key economic and security areas.

27/02/2018

Syria

Rebel-held Ghouta's 'humanitarian pause' now underway

Moscow said on Monday it would establish an 'evacuation corridor' enabling people to leave the besieged Damascus suburb.

27/02/2018

Turkey

'No debate anymore in Turkey' says opposition leader Aksener

In an exclusive interview Good Party leader Meral Aksener accuses Turkey's president of acting like a dictator.

26/02/2018

Syria

Desperate conditions in Eastern Ghouta

Euronews spoke to a local doctor and aid worker about the plight of civilians, and about their faith in prospects for desperately-needed relief.

26/02/2018

Syria

Fighting flouts Syrian ceasefire

Critics say Syrian troops appear to be attempting to eliminate opposition resistance in Ghouta before the truce can be enforced

26/02/2018

Syria

Call for 'steps on the ground' in eastern Ghouta

Air strikes by the Syrian government on the rebel-held enclave are reported to have continued despite a ceasefire resolution passed by the UN Security Council.

25/02/2018

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Ultra-orthodox Jews mourn passing of spiritual leader in Jerusalem

Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach held controversial positions on, amongst other things, military service.

25/02/2018

Israel

Church leaders close Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre church to protest on n

Church leaders said in a statement the municipality's move to tax commercial assets owned by the church seemed like an "attempt to weaken the Christian presence in Jerusalem".

25/02/2018

Syria

Iran, Syria to continue attacking 'terrorists' in Damascus suburbs

The comments came after the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Saturday demanding a 30-day truce in Syria to allow aid access and medical evacuation.

25/02/2018