Middle East

Syria

Fierce fighting breaks out in northwestern Aleppo

A Syrian pro-rebel media outlet said on Saturday rebels had taken the area of western Aleppo in a counter-offensive on government-held parts of the city.

30/10/2016

Israel

The Palestinian Territories' 'delicious' one and only brewery faces constant adversity

Milk and honey are not the only things that flow from the olive tree-peppered hills of Ramallah. There is also beer.

30/10/2016

Syria

Life in hell: a doctor's view from west Aleppo

An exclusive interview with a doctor inwest Aleppo

29/10/2016

Turkey

Turkey marks Republic Day

Speaking at the event, the president likened events leading up to the founding of the country to the failed coup against his government on 25 July, 2016.

29/10/2016

Syria

Aleppo hospitals deal with patient surge after offensive

Hospitals in Western Aleppo are dealing with a surge in patients caught up in a rebel attack on government forces, who have the east of the city under siege.

29/10/2016

Yemen

Cholera outbreak worsens, as UN agency warns over malnutrition in war-torn Yemen

Eighteen months of war has left the country with few functioning medical facilities and clean water supplies.

28/10/2016

Syria

Russia 'asks to resume air strikes' in Aleppo as rebel offensive begins

Syrian rebels say they are pushing forward with a huge offensive aimed at breaking a weeks’ long government siege on eastern Aleppo.

28/10/2016

Europe News

EU's 'dirty deal' with Turkey is a 'betrayal' of European values, says Turkish journalist

Can Dundar is the former editor-in-chief of Cumhumriyet, a newspaper that is staunchly critical of the Turkish government.

28/10/2016

Syria

Infant death toll rises in fresh Syria attacks

Syrian rebels have shelled two neighbourhoods in government-held western Aleppo, killing at least five children and a baby, a monitoring group reports.

28/10/2016

Syria

France, US say Russia or Syria responsible for air strike on Idlib school

Moscow has denied it was responsible for the attack in Idlib.

27/10/2016

Jordan

Jordanian female plumbers aim to get more women into work

Maryam Mutlaq and 29 classmates are now qualified plumbers.Only 14% of women in Jordan work, but Maryam and her classmates don't see why.

27/10/2016

Syria

Syria: schoolchildren among 26 killed in airstrikes - reports

Syrian or Russian airstrikes have killed at least 26 people, most of them schoolchildren, in a village in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province – according to rescue workers and a monitoring…

27/10/2016

Turkey

Clashes erupt in Diyarbakir over mayor arrests

Clashes erupted following the arrest of the joint mayors of the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir in Turkey, accused of having links to militants.

26/10/2016

Syria

Syrian allied forces warn Turkey over Aleppo

A field commander allied to the Syrian regime warned Turkey that any move towards their positions would be met 'decisively and with force.'

26/10/2016

Syria

Russia to extend air strike moratorium, as opposition alleges bombing in Aleppo

Fighting rages around Aleppo, as Russia says it will extend a moratorium on air strikes on the besieged Syrian city into a ninth day.

25/10/2016

Turkey

Explosion hits Turkish tourist resort of Antalya

At least 10 people were injured on Tuesday in an explosion outside a chamber of commerce building in the southern Turkish city of Antalya.

25/10/2016

Syria

Russia "currently not considering" fresh truce in Aleppo

Fighting has flared in the city and the province of Idlib after a three-day unilateral ceasefire declared by Moscow ended at the weekend.

24/10/2016

No Comment

Drone footage shows Aleppo 'moonscape'

Drone footage released by a pro-rebel media group based in Aleppo shows the extend of the destruction of the city.

24/10/2016

Sport

Kangert wins Abu Dhabi Tour as Cavendish claims final stage

Astana’s Estonian rider Tanel Kangert claimed overall victory at the Abu Dhabi Tour on Sunday following the fourth and final stage that was won by Britain’s Mark…

23/10/2016

Syria

Syria crisis: Aleppo fighting intensifies as ceasefire collapses

Fierce fighting and air strikes have broken the third-day of a four-day unilateral ceasefire in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human…

23/10/2016

Syria

Syrian government forces blamed for 2015 chemical weapons attack

Investigators have said Syrian government forces were behind a third chemical weapons attack last year.

22/10/2016

Syria

UN human rights chief accuses 'Syria and its allies' of war crimes in Aleppo

The UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein, did not mention Russia by name and said all sides in the conflict had violated international law.

21/10/2016

Lebanon

Hariri gambles on Aoun to break Lebanon political deadlock

Saad Hariri has taken a bold gamble endorsing Michel Aoun for Lebanon's presidency. Despite Aoun's closeness to nemesis Hezbollah, Hariri may pick up the prime minister's job.

21/10/2016

Syria

Syria: Aleppo ceasefire begins

Leaflets dropped over rebel-held parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo urged people to take their chance to get out, as a so-called ‘humanitarian pause’ in air strikes formally came into effect on…

20/10/2016

Cyprus

Cypriots and soldiers in songbird stand-off

20/10/2016

Yemen

UN-backed truce comes into force in Yemen

Truce begins in Yemen as aid workers hope to use the peace to help parts of the country cut off for months

20/10/2016