Middle East

Turkey

EU Commission slams Turkey in annual report on country's accession prospects

The report is highly critical of Ankara's crackdown on human rights and civil liberties

17/04/2018

Syria

False alarm triggers Syrian state air defences

State TV carried reports of missiles being fired at two air bases

17/04/2018

Syria

OPCW inspectors allowed access to Douma

Chemical weapons experts have finally been given permission to enter Douma on Wednesday after Western alliance accused Russia of blocking access

17/04/2018

Europe News

EU calls on Russia to bring Syria back to talks

Foreign Ministers back Britain, France and the United States

16/04/2018

Turkey

NATO chief defends air strikes on Syria

NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, was speaking after a meeting with the Turkish Foreign Minister in Ankara

16/04/2018

Turkey

Trial begins in Turkey of US pastor Andrew Brunson accused of terror links

Turkish authorities accuse Brunson of links to both an outlawed Kurdish insurgent group and the network of the U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen.

16/04/2018

Syria

Syrians remain defiant despite allied air strikes

The Western alliance air strikes on Syria's alleged chemical weapon sites have been widely condemned across the country

16/04/2018

Syria

Relief in Damascus after Allied strikes

The Western allies say there will be no more attacks for the moment

15/04/2018

Syria

Western companies are not welcome in Syria to help with the rebuild

Russian MPs met with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus straight after the western airstrikes to talk about rebuilding infrastructure in the devastated country after seven years of war.

15/04/2018

Syria

Eastern Ghouta recaptured by Syrian army. Control of the region vastly increases the security of the Assad regime

Over 40,000 rebels and their families have moved north to Idlib province

15/04/2018

Syria

Syria: Chemical weapons inspectors to visit site of suspected gas attack

A team from the global chemical weapons watchdog OPCW is due in Douma, where up to 75 people were killed on April 7, triggering military strikes by the US, UK and France.

15/04/2018

Syria

Russia says the western strikes on Syria are 'unacceptable and lawless'

Meanwhile, Iran's pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani also warned that the US-led missile attack on Syria would lead to further destruction in the Middle East.

14/04/2018

Syria

Syrians gather along the streets of Damascus to condemn the air strikes

Syrians chanted pro-government slogans and waved Syrian flags showing solidarity to the Syrian Presidency.

14/04/2018

Syria

Watch: US military releases video of Tomahawk missiles being fired towards Syria

In a media briefing on Saturday, the Pentagon said it had successfully hit every target.

14/04/2018

Gaza

Explosion in Gaza kills four Palestinians - local health ministry

Four Palestinians dead in Gaza explosion says local health ministry.

14/04/2018

Syria

Read Trump, May and Macron’s full statements on Syria strikes

The full statements about the joint action by the US, UK and France in Syria.

14/04/2018

Syria

What we know about the strikes on Syria

Find out what was targeted, who was involved and how the world has reacted.

14/04/2018

Cult

Yemeni artist Ahmed Jahaf

Artist Ahmed Jahaf lives in Sanaa and uses to his work to raise international awareness of the what is happening in his country

13/04/2018

No Comment

Hundreds of Palestinians have been wounded along Gaza's border at another mass protest

A total of 528 Palestinians were wounded either by live fire or overcome with tear gas.

13/04/2018

Gaza

30 Palestinians shot and wounded in latest clashes with Israeli troops

Israel says it has responded appropriately in accordance with the rules of engagement.

13/04/2018

World

The Culture Summit: Art as an agent of social change

Award-winning British photojournalist Jimmy Nelson takes us on a journey to the hidden corners of the world, putting indigenous communities into perspective through his camera lens at the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi. We also master martial arts with a real-life Power Ranger at Middle East Comic Con.

13/04/2018

Syria

Where do different countries stand on Syria missile strikes?

As Moscow and Washington traded threats of retaliation over an alleged chemical attack in Syria, where do other countries stand on a military response?

13/04/2018

Syria

'Escalation' fears grow as US ponders Syria strike

President Trump's Defence Secretary says a Syria strike could cause the conflict to spiral out of control.

13/04/2018

Earth News

Miniature-sized dishes promote Turkish cuisine

"It tastes exactly the same," says the miniature food cook.

12/04/2018

Turkey

Couple becomes culinary sensation with miniature-sized dishes

A Turkish couple has taken its hobby of cooking traditional dishes in miniature size to YouTube fame.

12/04/2018

Israel

Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

Two minutes of silence were observed nationwide in memory of the six million Jews killed by the Nazis during the Second World War

12/04/2018