Middle East

Syria

UK and US volunteers fight ISIL on Syria frontline

Several Britons and Americans have joined the decisive battle for Raqqa against the extremist group.

18/07/2017

Turkey

Turkish court rules human rights activists must remain in jail

The group has been detained pending trial for membership of a terrorist organisation

18/07/2017

Turkey

Protests as Turkey extends emergency rule

Several arrests during protests over widescale sackings under Turkey's continuing emergency rule

17/07/2017

Turkey

Turkey extends emergency rule for another three months

Turkey extends emergency rule for another three months on Monday, almost a year after it was imposed in the wake of last July's failed military coup.

17/07/2017

Qatar

UAE denies hacking Qatari state websites

The United Arab Emirates was not responsible for an alleged hack of Qatari websites, the UAE's minister of state for foreign affairs said on Monday.

17/07/2017

Yemen

Yemen fights back against cholera epidemic

Authorities in Yemen begin clean-up operation in Sanaa to combat deadly cholera outbreak

17/07/2017

Turkey

Turkey: Erdogan backs death penalty for coup supporters

On the anniversary of the failed coup attempt, Turkey’s president openly backs reinstating the death penalty for supporters of the putsch.

16/07/2017

Egypt

Images of Egypt tourist attacker emerge

16/07/2017

Turkey

Erdoğan marks anniversary of failed coup

people flock to mark event despite crackdown

15/07/2017

Qatar

France wants an end to Qatar crisis

French foreign minister in Qatar for talks

15/07/2017

Egypt

German tourists murdered in Egypt

German authorities 'dismayed and angry' at the muder of two nationals

15/07/2017

Turkey

Turkey purge continues with 7,000 public sector workers dismissed

15/07/2017

Israel

Two police officers among five killed in Jerusalem shooting

14/07/2017

Turkey

After Turkey's coup, a life in exile

Euronews speaks to two men exiled by Turkey's government about the impact on their lives.

14/07/2017

Israel

Five dead in Jerusalem shooting

Two police officers have died in a shooting outside Jerusalem's holiest site. The three gunmen were killed at the scene.

14/07/2017

Turkey

What has changed in Turkey since the coup attempt?

14/07/2017

Turkey

No way to implement justice

Turkish journalist slams the courts and media

14/07/2017

Turkey

Journalist helped stop 2016 coup attempt in Turkey

Hande Firat was the Ankara correspondent for a major Turkish newspaper and helped stop last year's coup attempt by broadcasting the President live from her mobile phone. In this interview she looks back on the frightening sequence of events.

14/07/2017

Turkey

Courts overwhelmed a year after Turkey's attempted coup

13/07/2017

Turkey

Anniversary of Turkish coup

A year ago, the Armed Forces attempted a coup in Turkey. Hundreds died, it lasted less than a day, and many face lengthy prison sentences as a result.

13/07/2017

Turkey

'I was offered $250,000 for Erdogan coup phone'

13/07/2017

Turkey

Five ISIL suspects killed in police raid in central Turkey

The deaths in the city of Konya came as Turkish authorities launched a series of raids on suspects from the self-proclaimed Islamic State group.

12/07/2017

Sport

Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei killed in training accident

12/07/2017

West Bank

West Bank: 'Two Palestinians killed' during IDF opearation

Palestinian medical officials say Israeli forces killed two Palestinian youths on Wednesday.

12/07/2017

Qatar

Gulf states keep sanctions against Qatar

Qatar and US sign deal to cooperate over combating terrorism funding but Doha's critics keep up their sanctions

11/07/2017

Cyprus

Cyprus: the wounds of a divided island

For the past two years the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akıncı, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Nicos Anastasiades, have made a push for peace which has now stalled.

11/07/2017