Middle East

Cyprus

The city in Cyprus where time travel is possible

When the clocks went back in October most Europeans were happy to gain an extra hour of sleep.

06/12/2016

Syria

Russia and China block UN call for Aleppo truce

Discord at the UN as Russia and China block moves for a temporary truce in the Syrian city of Aleppo

06/12/2016

Turkey

Turkey receives first Israeli ambassador since Mavi Marmara row

Turkey has received its first ambassador from Israel since the two countries broke off ties six years ago after an attempt to break the blockade of Gaza ended in…

05/12/2016

Syria

Russia and US to talk Aleppo rebel withdrawal as Syrian army advances

Syrian government forces and their allies have advanced into another rebel-held part of eastern Aleppo – according to an opposition official and the UK-based monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory f

05/12/2016

Syria

Syrian army advances on Aleppo airport

The Syrian army and its allies have advanced deeper into rebel-controlled areas, taking over a major access road leading to Aleppo International Airport.

05/12/2016

Syria

Gains made by both sides in battle for Aleppo while evacuation deals have been brokered in southern Syria

Gains are believed to have been made both by rebels and regime forces in the battle for Aleppo.

03/12/2016

Syria

Clown of Aleppo 'killed in Syrian or Russian air strike'

Reports from Syria say a social worker known as the “Clown of Aleppo” who helped the besieged city’s children has been killed in an air strike.

02/12/2016

Syria

Fresh fears for civilians as fighting rages in Aleppo

Syrian government forces say they gained more ground in Aleppo on Thursday.

01/12/2016

Turkey

Russia and Turkey find common ground on Syria

They are on opposing sides of Syria’s civil war.

01/12/2016

Syria

UN warns Aleppo risks becoming a 'graveyard'

At least 26 people are killed in latest artillery bombardments on Aleppo's rebel zone including some who had fled from frontline area.

01/12/2016

Yemen

Chorus of condemnation greets Houthi government in Yemen

Many international organisations including the UN have criticised the move by Yemen's Shi'ite Houthi rebels to form a government in Sana'a.

30/11/2016

Syria

Aleppo: 'Dozens of civilians killed' fleeing Syrian army advance

Syria’s army and its allies are tightening their grip on rebel-held parts of eastern Aleppo.

30/11/2016

Syria

Two Turkish soldiers go missing in Syria

ISIL fighters claim to have captured two Turkish soldiers in northeren Syria.

30/11/2016

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU-Turkey ties face test and Brexit notes cause stir

This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

29/11/2016

Turkey

Turkey: Fire at schoolgirls' dormitory kills 12

A fire at a dormitory for schoolgirls in southern Turkey on Tuesday left twelve people dead, eleven of them teenagers.

29/11/2016

West Bank

Fatah re-elects Mahmoud Abbas

The Palestinian President has opened the first congress of his Fatah party for seven years. An estimated 1,300 delegates gathered to elect new leaders and discuss longer-term policy.

29/11/2016

Syria

Thousands flee Aleppo fighting

An estimated 16,000 people have been displaced as a result of Syrian government advances on rebel-held districts of Aleppo.

29/11/2016

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'Thousands uprooted' in eastern Aleppo as Syrian Army advances

Videos uploaded to social media websites purport to show thousands of residents from eastern Aleppo streaming into the Kurdish-controlled Sheikh Maqsoud district of the city after the Syrian Army and

29/11/2016

Syria

Syrian army captures a third of rebel-held territory in east Aleppo

Rebels lose a third of their territory in eastern Aleppo as Syrian government forces press on with their advance in a bid to take back the city.

29/11/2016

Saudi Arabia

When talking of loathsome regimes, Juncker thinks of Saudi Arabia

Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, mused why no one ever grilled him on the interactions with Saudi Arabia when discussing the “loathsome” regimes that have dealings with the…

28/11/2016

Syria

Civilians flee rebel-held eastern Aleppo as Syrian regime tightens grip

Men, women and children are fleeing the frontline in Aleppo as fierce fighting in the war-shattered Syrian city intensifies.

28/11/2016

Syria

Syrian army breaks through into key al-Sakhour district of eastern Aleppo

Rebel-held territory in eastern Aleppo has been split in two after Syrian government forces captured the key district of al-Sakhour.

28/11/2016

Israel

Israel 'strikes ISIL target' on Syrian side of Golan Heights

The Israeli military says it has struck an ISIL target on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights.

28/11/2016

Syria

Syrian army advances into rebel Aleppo

Thousands of civilians are fleeing the fighting between rebels and government forces in eastern Aleppo.

28/11/2016

Syria

Syrian army forces 'retake' key district in eastern Aleppo

Hundreds of residents of eastern Aleppo have fled the shifting front lines, as Syrian government forces continue their push to cut the rebel-stronghold in two.

27/11/2016

Syria

Siege of Aleppo: battle reaches crescendo

Syrian pro-government forces are believed to have reclaimed the largest rebel-controlled district in Aleppo.

27/11/2016