Middle East

Lebanon

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah threatens to hit Israel's Dimona nuclear facility

The Leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has reportedly threatened to strike Israel’s Dimona nuclear reactor in the south of the country.

16/02/2017

Gaza

Residents evacuated from flooded Gaza camp

Rescue workers have evacuated the elderly from theır homes flooded wıth sewage and raın water ın a refugee camp ın the northern Gaza Strıp.

16/02/2017

Syria

Syria conflict: fierce fighting in southern city of Daraa

In Syria, heavy clashes have continued between government and opposition forces in Daraa.

16/02/2017

Yemen

Fatal air strike kills women and children at a funeral party in Yemen

Women and children dead in Sanna after fatal air strike

16/02/2017

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Winter wonderland for camels in Turkey

It’s not only children that enjoy the snow. Van, an eastern region of Turkey, has had a hard winter but the camels have been enjoying the weather.

16/02/2017

Kuwait

Iran looks to improve ties with Gulf neighbours

President Hassan Rouhani has called for greater unity between Shiite and Sunni Muslims during his first official visit to the Arab Gulf since being elected in…

16/02/2017

Sport

Hermans takes control of Tour of Oman

Ben Hermans proved to be the fastest man on day two of the Tour of Oman.

15/02/2017

Egypt

Egypt's long road to economic recovery

Five years on from the revolution that saw the fall of the Mubarak regime, and Egypt is still on its knees.

15/02/2017

Turkey

The woman who returned from the dead to face an impossible choice

She’s the victim of a gripping and extraordinary tale of kidnap that escaping would mean death for either her or the father of her three children.

15/02/2017

Turkey

Robotic arm used to save puppy from well

15/02/2017

Sport

Kristoff takes spoils after spills in Tour of Oman opener

Alexandre Kristoff is celebrating victory after day one of the Tour of Oman.

14/02/2017

Syria

Report chronicles deliberate destruction of Aleppo by Russia and Assad

Russia and the Assad regime in Syria pursued the deliberate and systematic destruction of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a new report concludes.

13/02/2017

Israel

Netanyahu looks to reboot relations with the US

Israel's prime minister meets Donald Trump for the first time since he became US President, and hopes for a friendlier relationship than with his predecessor.

13/02/2017

Gaza

Hamas elects Yahya Sinwar as Gaza leader

The Palestinian group Hamas has elected a commander of its armed wing as overall leader in Gaza.

13/02/2017

United Arab Emirates

Tolerance is a part of our DNA, says United Arab Emirates minister

Euronews’ Daleen Hassan spoke to Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, United Arab Emirates’ minister of tolerance during the World Government Summit 2017 in Dubai.

13/02/2017

Economy

IMF's Lagarde: Trump good for US in the short term, but less so for world trade

International Monetary Fund's Christine Lagarde says Trump's policies likely good for US economy in the short term but repercussions for global trade.

13/02/2017

Syria

Lavrov to discuss Syria with Tillerson in Germany, say reports

Talks would signal intensification of efforts by Trump administration to forge a joint approach with Moscow

13/02/2017

Syria

Turkey says its troops won't stop until ISIL are ousted from northern Syria

Turkish backed rebels fighting as part of the Free Syrian Army claim to have taken control of a key road leading into the city of al-Bab.

13/02/2017

Syria

Syrian rebels say close to taking strategic ISIL stronghold of al-Bab

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels say they have reached the centre of the strategically important ISIL held city of al-Bab, in northern Syria.

12/02/2017

Sport

Sonka flying high in Red Bull Air Race season-opener

The 2017 Red Bull Air race series got underway in Abu Dhabi with the stunning city skyline as its backdrop.

11/02/2017

Syria

Battle for al-Bab hots up as four forces converge on ISIL-held Syrian town

With all the protagonists in the Syrian conflict facing each other in al-Bab, anti-ISIL forces are struggling to maintain unity as they attempt to retake the town from the Islamic militants.

11/02/2017

Syria

Russia intervenes to stop Syrian army and rebels fighting

Russia has reportedly intervened to halt fighting between the Syrian army and Turkish backed FSA rebels in northern Syria.

10/02/2017

Markets

OPEC producers really are pumping less, boosting crude prices

Oil prices jump on word that OPEC producers have achieved over 90 percent of the output cuts they had pledged.

10/02/2017

Turkey

Academics and students protest post-coup crackdown in Turkey

Summery sackings spark protest in post-coup Turkey

10/02/2017

Syria

Syrian President Assad: ISIL has "definitely" infiltrated refugees to the West

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he believes beyond any doubt that “terrorists” have “definitely” masked themselves as refugees

10/02/2017

Turkey

Turkey begins funerals for soldiers killed in Russian airstrike

The funerals have begun for the three soldiers who were killed in a Russian airstrike in Syria on Thursday.

10/02/2017