Middle East

Israel

Palestinian wounds four in attack at Israeli market, police

At least four people have been injured after a Palestinian man opened fire at an Israeli market, authorities said.

09/02/2017

Turkey

The woman who returned from the dead to face an impossible choice

For months, Turkish television viewers have been gripped by an extraordinary tale of international kidnapping; of a wife trapped between two "husbands", when choosing one would mean the death of the other.

09/02/2017

Syria

The families in Aleppo trying to rebuild their lives

A month and a half after Aleppo was recaptured by the government whole streets are littered with the debris of war.

09/02/2017

Syria

Kremlin says Russian jets killed three Turkish soldiers in botched attack

Kremlin admits killing three Turkish soldiers in a botched air strike in northern Syria

09/02/2017

Israel

Tensions flare on Israel-Gaza border

A group affiliated with the so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for firing rockets towards Israel from Egypt.

09/02/2017

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Syrian rebels close in on ISIL town in Aleppo Province

Amateur video purports to show Syrian rebels clashing with Islamic State forces in the town of al-Bab in Aleppo Province, as the Turkish military says rebels supported by Turkish armed forces seize co

09/02/2017

Syria

Senior al-Qaida operative killed in US airstrikes, Pentagon

In total 11 al-Qaida members were killed in airstrikes in Syria, the Pentagon announced.

09/02/2017

Gaza

Gaza blames Israel for tunnel blast 'killing two Palestinians'

The authorities in Gaza say two Palestinians were killed by an Israeli bomb attack on a tunnel near the Egyptian border.

09/02/2017

Yemen

UN launches Yemen aid appeal in bid to avert famine

The United Nations has appealed for nearly 2 billion euros to provide life-saving assistance to avert famine in war-ravaged Yemen.

08/02/2017

Israel

Rights groups challenge controversial new Israeli settler law

Rights groups in Israel have petitioned the country’s Supreme Court against a new law which legalises settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West…

08/02/2017

Turkey

Mass sackings in latest Turkish government purge

Thousands of public workers sacked in Turkish government crackdown.

08/02/2017

Israel

Abbas says Israel is building a single, apartheid state

Abbas pours scorn on Israeli settlement vote

07/02/2017

West Bank

The West Bank reacts to Israel's settlement legislation

Israel’s move to retroactively legalise thousands of settler homes in the West Bank has proved contentious.

07/02/2017

Syria

Airstrikes kill dozens in Syrian rebel-held Idlib

Dozens dead in Idlib airstrikes

07/02/2017

Syria

'Human Slaughterhouse' - Amnesty report on a Syrian jail

As many as 13,000 people most of them opposition supporters have been executed at a military prison near Damascus.

07/02/2017

Israel

Israeli Knesset votes in favour of legalising 4,000 settler homes

The Israeli parliament has approved a controversial bill to “legalise” some 4,000 settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West…

06/02/2017

Syria

Syria: ISIL stronghold of al-Bab 'surrounded', supply routes 'cut off'

ISIL stronghold of Al-Bab is surrounded, a monitoring group says. The UN issues a report claiming the jihadist group is 'militarily on the defensive.'

06/02/2017

Israel

Britain and Israel seek closer ties as diplomatic winds change

New year, new opportunities.

06/02/2017

Syria

Watch: What have these child refugees 80 years apart got in common?

They were born on different continents more than three quarters of a century apart but are united by one common thread – escaping war.

06/02/2017

Turkey

Hundreds detained in Turkey anti-ISIL raids

In the biggest round-up in Turkey's efforts to thwart ISIL, close to 450 people are detained nationwide in an overnight operation.

05/02/2017

Sport

Marcel Kittel does the double in Dubai

Kittel punches the peloton with victory in Dubai

04/02/2017

Target

3D printing for medical purposes highlighted at Dubai's 'Arab Health'

Dubai's 42nd Arab Health exhibition focuses on automation and innovation technology

03/02/2017

Israel

Israeli settlement expansion ''may not be helpful" to peace, says new US administration

The White House has said the construction of new Israeli settlements “may not be helpful” in achieving peace with the Palestinians.

03/02/2017

Turkey

Merkel attempts to smooth relations with Turkish leader

The German Chancellor is making her first visit to Turkey since a failed coup attempt there last July

02/02/2017

West Bank

West Bank: last home cleared in illegal Amona settlement

Authorities reported at least 32 police officers have been injured during the planned evacuation which lasted two days.

02/02/2017

Syria

Syria says army plans more anti-ISIL offensives near Aleppo

The Syrian army has said that recent advances against the self-proclaimed Islamic State northeast of Aleppo are a starting point for further operations against the extremist…

02/02/2017