Middle East

Bahrain

Euroviews. Fifa's chance to show they put people ahead of money is now: View

10/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey brands US supplying arms to Syrian Kurds 'unacceptable'

Washington's NATO ally is outraged at President Trump's decision to arm the YPG.

10/05/2017

Syria

US to arm Syrian Kurds in battle with ISIL to retake Raqqa

Despite objections from NATO ally Turkey, the Pentagon is to supply weapons to Kurdish YPG forces battling ISIL militants in Syria.

09/05/2017

West Bank

Giving peace a chance: Abbas is ready to meet Netanyahu

The Palestinian President is prepared to hold talks with Israel's PM, under the sponsorship of US leader Donald Trump.

09/05/2017

Syria

Syria: Rebels evacuated from besieged Damascus suburb

For the first time in Syria’s conflict, rebels and their families have been evacuated from a district of Damascus besieged by regime forces.

09/05/2017

Gaza

Israel accuses Barghouti of breaking hunger strike

Israel claims Barghouti has broken his hunger strike

08/05/2017

Economy

TurkStream gas pipeline: work starts

Russia's Gazprom says construction has started on the TurkStream undersea gas pipeline through the Black Sea.

08/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey: More than 600 arrests in anti-drugs crackdown

Security forces in Turkey made 645 arrests in a nationwide crackdown on drug dealing, early on Monday.

08/05/2017

Business Series

Royal Jordanian proves trolling fills planes

Social media is the new battleground for airlines chasing passengers and Jordan's national carrier is flying higher than most with witty trolling.

08/05/2017

Israel

Israel sued for millions over 2015 firebomb attack

Relatives of a Palestinian family killed in a 2015 firebomb attack blamed on Jewish settlers are suing the Israeli government for damages.

08/05/2017

Israel

Israel a step closer to becoming a "Jewish state"

Israel's cabinet has breathed fresh life into attempts to codify the country's status as a Jewish state. A ministerial committee has approved a revised version of a bill first proposed in 2011.

07/05/2017

Israel

Hamas elects Ismail Haniyeh to lead political office

The Palestinian movement Hamas has elected Ismail Haniyeh to lead its political office.

06/05/2017

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Jumping over the fire!

Thousands of people marked the Roma festival of Hidirellez in Edirne in Turkey on Friday.

06/05/2017

Syria

Fighting reported in Hama, as 'safe zones' come into force

Syrian government forces have reportedly been clashing with rebels in the northwestern province of Hama, shortly after a Russia-led deal to establish ‘safe zones’ came into…

06/05/2017

Israel

UNESCO: Israel is "occupying power" of Jerusalem

UNESCO member states have endorsed a contentious resolution referring to Israel as the "occupying power" of Jerusalem.

05/05/2017

Syria

Russia: no access for US-led coalition warplanes over Syria safe zones

Moscow has said warplanes from the US-led international coalition will not be able to fly over safe zones in Syria which have been agreed on at international talks in…

05/05/2017

Syria

Children from Aleppo town compete in local 'Olympics'

Children in a rebel-held Aleppo province town have been getting a taste of normal life thanks to an athletics competition.

05/05/2017

Israel

Trump to visit Middle East in first foreign trip

US President Donald Trump has announced his first foreign trip, on the same day that he signed an executive order, making it easier for churches to dabble in…

05/05/2017

Yemen

Jamila: Dead aged 7 as famine takes hold of Yemen

Jamila was seven.

04/05/2017

Yemen

Seven-year-old Jamila is another victim of Yemen's civil war

In the midst of Yemen’s civil war and after suffering from worms for two years Jamila Ali Abdu gave in to disease and hunger in the malnutrition ward of Yemen’s Hodeidah…

03/05/2017

Europe News

MEPs mark World Press Freedom Day

MEPs have called for jailed journalists in Turkey to be freed.

03/05/2017

Jordan

Archbishop of Canterbury prays at River Jordan

Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has prayed at the River Jordan, historically believed to be the site of Jesus’ baptism.

03/05/2017

Syria

Russia, US agree better cooperation over Syria

Russia and the US have signalled that better efforts at cooperation will be made regarding the civil war in Syria.

03/05/2017

Jordan

The Martian experience in Wadi Rum, Jordon

Mars is but a flight away at Wadi Rum Jordon

02/05/2017

Syria

ISIL suicide squad attacks refugee camp in Syria

ISIL attacks refugee camp in Syria more than 30 killed

02/05/2017

Turkey

Erdogan urges EU to cooperate, or lose Turkey's membership bid

Turkey's president Erdogan urges the EU to cooperate, or lose the country's membership bid.

02/05/2017