Middle East

Syria

Turkish troops enter Afrin region in northern Syria

Rockets fired from inside Syria hit Turkish border towns in retaliation for Turkish incursion

21/01/2018

Turkey

Missiles fired from Syria hit two Turkish border towns

Attacks come after a day of Turkish artillery bombardments and airstrikes into Syria against Kurdish positions.

21/01/2018

Egypt

US Vice President Mike Pence visits Middle East

Mr Pence's trip to Egypt, the first leg of a Middle East tour, was marred by continuing anger over the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital last month.

21/01/2018

Syria

Syria: Turkey steps up offensive against Kurdish forces

The Turkish military is set to activate ground operations in addition to the air strikes it has launched against the US-backed YPG militia in Afrin province

21/01/2018

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Syrian soldier spends his downtime breeding pigeons in Aleppo

The scaling down of the fighting in Aleppo over the past two years has given Bassil the chance to explore his hobby of breeding pigeons.

20/01/2018

Turkey

Turkish President Erdogan says a ground operation has begun in Syria

20/01/2018

Egypt

Egypt: Sisi to run for second presidential term

The general-turned-president is widely expected to win re-election in March

20/01/2018

Syria

'Gangster jihadist' rapper who married FBI translator killed in Syr

Known during his German rap career as "Deso Dogg,” Denis Cuspert has died fighting in Syria, according to reports.

19/01/2018

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Plane salvaged from Turkish beach

Turkish engineers began a delicate operation to salvage a plane stuck on a coastal cliff on Thursday, after veering off a runway in Trabzon.

18/01/2018

Turkey

Tensions rise between Turkey & Syria

Turkey has asked Russia to assist with air activity in Syria

18/01/2018

Gaza

US holds back aid for Palestinian UN relief agency

Washington said it was being withheld for "future consideration" and wanted other countries to help fund the bill

17/01/2018

United Arab Emirates

Daredevils ride the world's 'longest and fastest urban zip line'

"You feel like you're about to fall to your death," said one person after trying the attraction

16/01/2018

Turkey

Turkey freedoms hit after ‘deeply-flawed constitutional referendum’

Freedom House say Turks are hesitant to express their views after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tightened his grip on power.

16/01/2018

United Arab Emirates

UAE angers citizens by blocking Skype—then blocks petition against it

National telecom providers said the video calling app was "unlicensed" and could not be used legally.

16/01/2018

Turkey

War in Syria: Plans for U.S.-backed border force in Syria denounced

Turkey's president vowed to "suffocate" efforts to begin training members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and create what he called a "terror army".

15/01/2018

Syria

US is 'playing with fire', Turkey warns

Turkey claims the US is 'playing with fire' over plans to set up a border force on the Syrian frontier.

15/01/2018

Travel News

Half a day in Cyprus

15/01/2018

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No victims as Boeing narrowly avoids plunge into Black Sea

Plane skidded off runway in northeastern Turkey on landing, with 162 passengers and crew on board.

14/01/2018

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Douma in East Damascus hit by mortar fire

Several people have been injured after mortar shells fell on residential area.

14/01/2018

Lebanon

Hezbollah blames Israel for car bomb attack on Hamas official

A member of the Palestinian group Hamas has been hurt in a bomb blast in the Lebanese city of Sidon

14/01/2018

Israel

Israel destroys third tunnel in two months on Gazan border

Says tunnels used to supply upsurge in rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel.

14/01/2018

Turkey

Disaster averted for 162 people as plane misses plunge into Black Sea

A Pegasus Airlines Boeing skidded off the runway in Trabazon, Turkey.

14/01/2018

World News

Turkey: Plane skids off runway landing metres from sea

Had the plane skidded three metres further it would have landed in the Black Sea, reports suggest

14/01/2018

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women attend football match for first time

The move came amid a series of reforms aimed at easing gender restrictions in the conservative Muslim country

12/01/2018

Turkey

Turkey's Good Party emerges as serious challenger to Erdogan

The Good Party has gathered ground since its foundation last October, emerging as a serious contender to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in next year's presidential elections.

10/01/2018

Turkey

Turkey extends state of emergency for a sixth time

Ankara says it needs to continue with the measures to combat security challenges

09/01/2018