Middle East

Turkey

Istanbul attack: Families and friends mourn

Another of the 39 victims of the New Year’s Day massacre in Istanbul has been buried as family and friends mourned.

03/01/2017

Israel

Police question Israeli PM in corruption probe

Israeli police have questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under caution at his official residence in Jerusalem as part of an inquiry into corruption.

03/01/2017

Syria

Syrian rebels freeze peace talks 'until ceasefire is fully implemented'

Syrian rebel groups have threatened to boycott peace talks being prepared for later this month in Kazakhstan.

03/01/2017

Turkey

The Reina nightclub attack: everything you need to know

ISIL says the attack was an "act of revenge" for Turkish involvement in Syria. Ankara arrests eight, says it is close to finding the alleged attacker.

02/01/2017

Economy

Istanbul attack is a further blow to Turkey's tourism industry

The Istanbul New Year's nightclub shooting is yet another major blow to Turkey's tourism sector with tourist revenue down by around a third from 2015.

02/01/2017

Turkey

First funerals held for victims of Istanbul nightclub shooting

People have also been laying flowers outside the nightclub, which has been covered over with curtains.

02/01/2017

Turkey

Nightclub killings: "I pretended to be dead, so he wouldn't keep shooting at me"

Some survivors of the Istanbul nightclub shooting rampage say they were lucky to escape

02/01/2017

Turkey

Reina club massacre: When laughter turned to tears

Revellers at the Reina club, one of Istanbul’s best known nightspots, had no idea of the horror that was to follow as they counted down to 2017.

02/01/2017

Turkey

Turkey nightclub attack - what we know

Whoops of delight fill the festively-decorated Reina nightclub in Istanbul as the countdown into a new year begins.

02/01/2017

Turkey

ISIL claims responsibility for Istanbul nightclub attack

A statement about the attack, which killed 39 people, appeared on a social media site used in the past by ISIL to claim attacks

02/01/2017

Turkey

Turkey vows to defy terrorists as hunt for nightclub gunman continues

A massive security operation is underway in Turkey as police hunt for the gunman who opened fire on New Year revellers in an Istanbul nightclub.

02/01/2017

Turkey

Turkey steps up manhunt for nightclub gunman who killed dozens

As the hunt intensifies for the gunman behind Turkey’s New Year nightclub massacre, security forces are seeking clues at the scene of the bloodbath.

01/01/2017

Turkey

Erdogan vows Turkey will stand firm against terror

Security services had been on heightened alert for New Year in Turkey and across Europe.

01/01/2017

Syria

Syria rebels threaten to declare ceasefire 'null and void'

With violence persisting in some parts of Syria, rebel groups are threatening to declare the latest ceasefire “null and void” unless attacks stop.

31/12/2016

West Bank

Palestinian woman shot by Israeli police 'was attempting knife attack'

Israeli police say a Palestinian woman, shot and injured by security forces on Friday, had been trying to carry out a stabbing attack.

31/12/2016

Syria

Key players Russia and Turkey back Syrian peace talks

Russian backed peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition have been penciled in for next month in Kazakhstan, if the cease-fire continues.

30/12/2016

Syria

Clashes continue but Syrian ceasefire appears to hold in civilian areas

No new civilian casualties in Syria but clashes strain ceasefire.

30/12/2016

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Airstrike targets Syrian school hours before ceasefire

Just hours before a ceasefire came into effect in Syria, amateur footage captured the terrifying aftermath of an airstrike on a school in the rebel-held area of Arbin, Damascus, which is reported to h

30/12/2016

Syria

Syria ceasefire comes into force, but observers report gunfire

Peace talks on Syria are expected within a month, if the truce holds.

29/12/2016

Syria

Russia and Turkey announce Syrian ceasefire without extremist groups

Syria, Russia and Turkey have declared that a ceasefire will come into effect at midnight on Thursday in Syria - but it won't include Islamic state or a group which once had links to al-Qaida.

29/12/2016

Syria

Syrians express both hope and doubt over ceasefire

In the hours leading up to the declaration of a partial ceasefire in Syria residents in Damascus expressed their hope that it will hold.

29/12/2016

World

The Emirati Amal Al Qubaisi aims to build a common strategy with the EU against terrorism

The Emirati Amal Al Qubaisi is the President of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates – the region’s first female leader of a national assembly and is one of the most influential wo

29/12/2016

Turkey

Turkish court grants bail to three writers on trial in Istanbul

Asli Erdogan - who is not related to the country's president - is among nine journalists and writers who have gone on trial in Istanbul

29/12/2016

Egypt

Egyptian government was 'informed' of murdered student's actions shortly before disappearance

The Egyptian Secret Services have once again been implicated in the suspicious death of Cambridge student Giulio Regeni, whose mutilated body was found in February on the outskirts of…

29/12/2016

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Palestinian child caught in IDF stakeout

A group of Israeli Defence Force soldiers apprehended 7-year-old Palestinian boy, Muamen Murad Mahmoud Shteiwi on Friday, December 23, during the weekly protest in the West Bank village of Kafr…

29/12/2016

Turkey

Nine writers on trial in Turkey accused of supporting Kurdish militants

Novelist Asli Erdogan - who is not related to the country's president - is among those on trial

29/12/2016