Middle East

Syria

Syria conflict: Rebels launch new assault in Damascus

Two days before new Syria peace talks, rebels and jihadist allies stormed a government-held area in northeast Damascus on Tuesday.

21/03/2017

Turkey

Turkish officials halt campaign rallies in Germany, say organisers

German authorities already cancelled several rallies, leading to President Erdogan accusing Berlin of using 'Nazi' tactics.

21/03/2017

Israel

Room at the Inn: Banksy's Walled Off Hotel welcomes its first guests

When is a hotel opening simultaneously a political statement and a work of art?

20/03/2017

United Arab Emirates

'World's best teacher' wins $1 million prize

A Canadian who works in a remote school among the Inuit community in the Arctic has been named as the world’s best teacher.

20/03/2017

Syria

Syrian forces bombard rebel positions on the outskirts of Damascus

Syrian forces engaged in fierce fighting with rebels and jihadists on Sunday, responding to an onslaught with intense bombardments.

19/03/2017

Turkey

Germany and Turkey diplomatic crisis deepens after Erdogan accuses Merkel of using ''Nazi measures''

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blasted Chancellor Angela Merkel, accusing her of using’‘Nazi measures’‘.

19/03/2017

Lebanon

Beirut tax protest turns angry

Thousands of people marched through Beirut to protest against a broad tax hike they say unfairly targets the less affluent sectors of the country's population.

19/03/2017

Turkey

Turkey accuses Germany of supporting cleric blamed for failed coup

Turkey has accused Germany of supporting a US based cleric it blames for last year’s coup.

19/03/2017

Syria

Homs: hundreds leave the city's last bastion

Eyewitnesses say rebels and their families have begun leaving their last bastion in the Syrian city. The Russian-backed deal with the government is expected to be among the largest evacuations of its

18/03/2017

Israel

UN buries report accusing Israel of 'apartheid'

UN withdraws report accusing Israel of 'apartheid'

18/03/2017

Yemen

Dozens of Somali refugees killed in airstrike off Yemen

More than 40 Somali refugees have been killed when the boat they were travelling in was attacked, according to the International Organisation for Migration.

17/03/2017

Economy

The economic costs of Syria's civil war

Syria's economy is crippled by six years of civil war and sanctions mean China is increasingly stepping in to supply the country.

17/03/2017

Syria

Deadly airstrike hits Syrian mosque during evening worship killing up to 58

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports air strikes have hit a mosque in the rebel-held village of al-Jina in the northwest of the country.

17/03/2017

Cyprus

How millions of songbirds are being illegally slaughtered to supply Cypriot restaurants

An estimated 2.3 million songbirds were illegally killed last autumn in Cyprus where they are served in restaurants as a local delicacy

17/03/2017

Egypt

Ancient Egyptian statue not Ramses II but Psamtek I

Egyptian statue not Ramses II, but King Psamtek I

17/03/2017

Syria

Dozens killed in air strike on mosque in Syria

At least 42 people have been killed and dozens wounded, when an air strike hit a mosque in the rebel-held village of al-Jina, near Aleppo in Syria.

17/03/2017

Turkey

Turkey says Dutch parties have same "mindset" despite election result

Turkey’s war of words with the Netherlands has deepened after its foreign minister dismissed the Dutch election results.

16/03/2017

Turkey

Turkish foreign minister predicts 'religious war' in Europe

Turkey has increased its verbal attacks on Europe following the Dutch election, warning that the continent is on the verge of collapse into “religious war”.

16/03/2017

Turkey

Turkey-Netherlands spat continues as Dutch cows sent back

As Turkish anger at the refusal by the Netherlands to let the Turkish foreign minister speak at a Rotterdam rally escalates, 40 Dutch Holstein cows have been sent back from…

16/03/2017

Syria

Twin suicide bomb attacks kill dozens in Syria

At least 31 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in two suicide bomb attacks in Damascus.

15/03/2017

Turkey

EU leaders hit back at Erdogan as Turkey threatens migrant deal

EU leaders have staunchly backed the Netherlands in its diplomatic row with Turkey.

15/03/2017

Syria

Suicide blasts in Damascus on six year Syria conflict anniversary

Six years to the day since the start of Syria’s conflict, twin suicide attacks brought terror to Damascus on Wednesday.

15/03/2017

Africanews

Egyptian military to print high school exam papers to curb leakage

After last year's national high school examination leakage, Egypt's education ministry is proposing to use the military to strengthen efforts in preventing exam malpractices.

15/03/2017

Turkey

Pro-Erdogan cyber attack puts swastikas on Twitter

In a massive cyber attack, Twitter accounts belonging to organisations like Amnesty International and UNICEF have been hacked, apparently by supporters of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip…

15/03/2017

Syria

Syria war: 6 years; 5 million refugees; 400,000 dead

Syria’s civil war has raged on for six years.

15/03/2017

Europe News

EU and Turkey - drifting further apart?

Tensions continue to boil, as Europe and Turkey seemingly drift further apart.

14/03/2017