Middle East

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

Gaza

Israel restores power to Gaza

Electricity supplies were almost cut in half in June last year after the Palestinian Authority said it would no longer pay for the power in an attempt to force Hamas to give up control of Gaza.

08/01/2018

Syria

Syrian forces break rebel siege of army base

More than 200 trapped Syrian troops are freed after a government offensive near Damascus

08/01/2018

Israel

Netanyahu: 'Shut down UNRWA'

The Israeli Prime Minister has stopped short of backing an immediate halt of U.S. aid to Palestinians, but called to dismantle a U.N. agency for refugees

07/01/2018

Jordan

Arab ministers counter-attack on Jerusalem status

Diplomats from six Arab countries have pledged to seek international recognition of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

06/01/2018

Israel

Israel overweight hedgehogs put on post-Christmas diets

Ten hedgehogs were put on strict diets and exercise regimes after eating too much on Israel's streets

04/01/2018

Israel

Israel takes step to make death sentences easier

Prime Minister Netanyahu says capital punishment may be appropriate "in certain cases".

03/01/2018

Israel

President Trump takes aim at aid for Palestinians

President Trump asks why the US should continue to help fund Palestinians if, in the words of his tweet, they are not willing to talk peace. His comments come amidst ongoing protests over Washington's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

03/01/2018

Israel

Israel tells illegal Africans to leave before April or face jail

Clampdown to focus on illegal immigrants and will incarcerate, not deport, those found to be breaking the law.

02/01/2018

Egypt

The changing face of pole dancing in Egypt

How women-only pole dancing classes are inspiring women in Egypt to have more confidence.

02/01/2018

Israel

Israel tightens grip on Jerusalem

New legislation deals a fresh blow to hopes of a two-state solution to the conflict with the Palestinians.

02/01/2018

Israel

Likud calls on Israeli government to annexe Jewish settlements in West

Move would cement illegal land grab claim Palestinians.

01/01/2018