Middle East

Turkey

Profile: the off-duty cop who shot a Russian ambassador

The picture of off-duty cop Mevlut Mert Altintas standing calmly behind his soon-to-be murder victim has chilled as much as it has shocked.

21/12/2016

Turkey

Conspirator or lone wolf ? - Russia and Turkey investigate envoy's killer

Russian and Turkish investigators are working together to determine whether the assassination of Moscow envoy, Andrei Karlov, was the work of a lone gunman or part of a wider…

21/12/2016

Syria

UN sends in more observers of "complicated" Aleppo evacuation

The evacuation of civilians and rebel fighters from eastern Aleppo could be completed within two days according to Turkey which helped mediate the exodus.

20/12/2016

Syria

Syrian army urges rebels to speed up Aleppo evacuation

The military has broadcast messages saying it is poised to enter the last rebel enclave, as estimates vary as to how far the process has to go.

20/12/2016

Turkey

Photographer tells of dramatic moment he captured ambassador's murder in Turkey

As other petrified onlookers dived for cover during the cold-blooded murder of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, one stood firm and kept his cool.

20/12/2016

Turkey

Shots fired outside US embassy in Ankara

The United States embassy and its consulates in Istanbul and Adana have closed for normal operations on Tuesday after a man fired shots outside the Ankara…

20/12/2016

Turkey

Ambassador assassination "a provocation" says Russia and Turkey

The assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, brought a swift response from the leaders of both countries.

19/12/2016

Turkey

Russia's ambassador to Turkey assassinated, gunman 'neutralised'

Moscow has confirmed that its ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, has died of his wounds after being shot in the Turkish capital.

19/12/2016

World

Aleppo in ruins as Assad celebrates a good 2016

Aleppo the target of a relentless human violence

19/12/2016

Syria

Syria war claims, counterclaims and conspiracy theories

“In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies,” the quote from Winston Churchill seems apt to describe the current battle underway in…

19/12/2016

Syria

UN approves monitors for eastern Aleppo

The UN Security Council has called for officials from the world body to be allowed to monitor the evacuation of people from eastern Aleppo.

19/12/2016

Syria

Aleppo child blogger Bana Alabed evacuated from city

Seven-year-old blogger Bana Alabed has been safely evacuated from the Syrian city of Aleppo.

19/12/2016

Jordan

Jordan police seize 'arms and explosives' after Karak terror attack

Jordanian authorities say they’ve seized weapons and explosives from a house used to plan terrorist attacks which led to ten people being killed on Sunday.

19/12/2016

Syria

Syria: people leave rebel-besieged villages as evacuations step up

Seven-year-old Bana Alabed is reportedly among evacuees from Aleppo in a two-way process from government and rebel-controlled areas.

19/12/2016

Syria

Evacuation of rebel-held enclave in eastern Aleppo resumes

Fighters and families board buses in Aleppo as evacuations of the destroyed eastern part of the city begin once more

19/12/2016

Israel

Disgraced ex-Israeli president to be freed from jail

The disgraced former Israeli president, Moshe Katsav is to be freed on parole after serving five years of a seven year jail term for rape.

18/12/2016

Jordan

Canadian tourist among several killed in Jordan castle shooting

A Canadian female tourist is among at least ten people killed in a shootout between gunmen and security officials in and around a medieval castle in southern Jordan, authorities…

18/12/2016

Syria

Evacuation buses burned out near Aleppo

Rebels have reportedly attacked and burned several buses sent to evacuate people from two Shia villages in Idlib province.

18/12/2016

Yemen

Dozens die in Yemen suicide attack

Officials say soldiers were queuing up to collect their salaries near a military base in the Khor Maksar district of Aden when an ISIL attacker blew himself up.

18/12/2016

Syria

Will the UN send observers to Syria?

The Security Council is meeting to vote on a resolution to guarantee that UN officials can monitor evacuations from the besieged parts of the Syrian city.

18/12/2016

Syria

Syrian government vows to rebuild as tourists visit war ravaged city

18/12/2016

Turkey

Turkey mourns again after 14 soldiers die in car bomb blast

17/12/2016

Turkey

Turkey blames PKK for deadly car bomb attack in Kayseri

Turkey's president blames the PKK Kurdistan Workers Party for a car bomb attack that killed at least 13 people.

17/12/2016

Syria

New deal agreed for Aleppo evacuation

Fresh agreement will allow wounded civilians to be evacuated from the villages of Kefraya and Fua as well as from two towns near the Lebanese border.

17/12/2016

Turkey

Many dead and wounded in Turkish bus blast

The Dogan news agency says the bus, which was reportedly transporting military personnel, was hit by the blast in the central city of Kayseri.

17/12/2016

Syria

Syria Aleppo: thousands of trapped civilians wait as evacuation halts

17/12/2016