Middle East

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

Egypt

Egyptian archaeologists discover an ancient cemetery south of Cairo.

This latest discovery is in an area known to house ancient catacombs from the Pharaonic Late Period and the Ptolemaic dynasty.

24/02/2018

Syria

Syria: At least 500 killed in Eastern Ghouta

The main city of Ghouta, Douma, was subject to a flood of fire killing at least 29 people on Saturday, including 17 children.

24/02/2018

Syria

UN Security Council delays vote on Syria ceasefire

The delay was called amid Russian demands to change a draft resolution that calls for a 30-day armistice.

24/02/2018

Syria

Eastern Ghouta, 23/02/2018: No Comment

This video shows scenes of injury, destruction and death.

23/02/2018

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No Comment: 'No words to describe children's suffering' in Syria

UNICEF said it had no words left for what's been happening in eastern Ghouta. The only way to understand is to see it. (The scenes are disturbing and upsetting.)

23/02/2018

World

Upstarting the Middle East: youth and innovation

Careem, Jordanian startups and the investment in UAE’s youth

23/02/2018

Syria

Turkish warplanes strike convoy entering Syria's Kurdish-held Afrin re

Turkey said convoy carried fighters and arms, whilst Kurdish forces said it carried civilians, medicine and food.

23/02/2018

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Egyptian police save falling child

Three Egyptian policemen saved the life of a five-year-old boy as he fell from a third-floor-balcony in the city of Assuit.

22/02/2018

Kuwait

Hundreds of Filipino workers leave Kuwait amid diplomatic row

A Kuwaiti court has sentenced a Lebanese man and his wife to death after they were convicted in absentia of killing a Filipina maid in a case that triggered a crisis between the Philippines and the Gulf Arab state

22/02/2018

Syria

UN calls for ceasefire as Ghouta bombing continues

Aid groups say Russian and Syrian warplanes have pounded the last rebel enclave for a fifth straight day hitting civilian targets

22/02/2018

Syria

The situation in East Ghouta 'can't be described with words,' says act

Unprecedented levels of bombing and shelling pounded Syria’s opposition-held enclave East Ghouta on Wednesday (February 21).

21/02/2018