Middle East

Turkey

50 years of Turkish steps towards and back from the European Union

Turkey’s first steps towards accession to Europe go back more than 50 years, when Ankara asked for an association agreement with the European Economic Community.

24/11/2016

Turkey

Three Turkish soldiers die in air strike in Syria

It happened at around 3am local time during the course of a Turkish-led Syrian rebel operation, according to a statement from the Turkish military.

24/11/2016

Israel

Arrests made as Israel fires rage for third consecutive day

Israeli police make arrests in connection with raging forest fires in Haifa and the West Bank.

24/11/2016

Turkey

Car bomb blast kills two in southern Turkish city of Adana

A car bomb attack in Turkey has killed at least two people and wounded more than 30 others in the southern city of Adana.

24/11/2016

Israel

Israel police to probe Netanyahu lawyer's role in German submarine deal

The attorney-general has ordered an inquiry into a contract for three submarines over a possible conflict of interest.

23/11/2016

Yemen

Airstrike kills 12 civilians in Yemen

Twelve civilians have been killed in Yemen in another airstrike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition that’s been fighting Shiite Houthi rebels since March…

23/11/2016

Syria

Syria offers Russia priority in reconstruction contracts following civil war destruction

As fresh reports emerge of possible chemical attacks on eastern Aleppo, Syria offers Russia priority in reconstruction contracts.

22/11/2016

Turkey

Turkey issues arrest warrant for Syrian Kurdish leader

Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for the Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim, whose group is a key force fighting ISIL in northern Syria.

22/11/2016

Turkey

Turkey withdraws controversial 'child bride' bill

Turkey’s governing AK Party is withdrawing a controversial bill on underage marriage.

22/11/2016

Turkey

Turkey's AK Party withdraws controversial bill on underage marriage

Opposition and rights groups have said the legislation could allow men accused of sexually abusing girls to avoid punishment.

22/11/2016

Turkey

More than 15,000 dismissals in Turkey's post-coup purge

Hundreds of public institutions and media outlets have also been shut down over alleged links to a failed coup in July, according to an official decree.

22/11/2016

Cyprus

Cyprus calls for peace as unity talks stall

Thousands of Greek and Turkish Cypriots have held a rally in Nicosia calling for peace.

22/11/2016

Turkey

Thousands protest against a proposed child sex law in Turkey

Thousands took to the streets in Turkey to protest against a bill proposed by the ruling party, which critics say would legalise rape.

21/11/2016

Syria

Aleppo's bloody week

Aleppo’s children are the victims of the ongoing fighting: among them school children in the government-controlled west of the city and a girl in a rebel-held district in the…

21/11/2016

Gaza

Media & conflicts: the Israeli-Palestinian case

The Middle East remains a region that draws the attention of the public because of the many conflicts in the area. According to INFOCORE, a study that investigates the role the media plays in violent

21/11/2016

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Children's hospital targeted in Aleppo

Footage obtained from the Associated Press agency appears to show the moment a children’s hospital is struck by warplanes in Aleppo.

21/11/2016

Target

International innovation in Istanbul's Teknopark

This is the second episode in our series Target Turkey.

21/11/2016

Turkey

NATO chief Stoltenberg calls for military alliance to enlarge

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has urged member states to enlarge the military alliance by ratifying the accession of Montenegro during a summit in…

21/11/2016

West Bank

[360° video] The Last Keffiyeh, how Facebook saved a Palestinian symbol

Founded in 1961, Hirbawi Textiles almost shut its doors until Kuwaiti activists launched a Facebook page and saved the business.

20/11/2016

Sport

Stensen ends season as European top dog

Henrik Stensen has finished the year as golf’s European number one for a second time in his career.

20/11/2016

Syria

'Time running out for east Aleppo' UN envoy warns

While diplomacy falters, the fighting rages on. A rebel shelling killed eight children at a school in western Aleppo, while a barrel bomb killed a family of six in the rebel-held east.

20/11/2016

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Boy and girl rescued through the rubble in Aleppo

Video footage uploaded on social media purports to show two children being rescued from the rubble of damaged buildings allegedly in Yaqid al Adas, in Aleppo…

20/11/2016

Israel

Living with occupation, a look at everyday life for East Jerusalem's Palestinians

Five years after the Palestinian Territories applied to be considered the UN's 194th member state, conditions in East Jerusalem are getting worse.

20/11/2016

Yemen

Hopes and fears as 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen comes into effect

The truce announced by the Saudi-led coalition aims to end 20 months of fighting, in which more than 10,000 people have died.

19/11/2016

Egypt

Egyptian Journalists Union head sentenced to two years in jail

An Egyptian court has sentenced the head of a journalists’ union to two years in prison, a ruling condemned by rights groups.

19/11/2016

Syria

Syria: hospitals in eastern Aleppo 'bombed out of use'

Hospitals in besieged rebel-held districts of the Syrian city have been hit by intense airstrikes in recent days, several sources say.

19/11/2016