Middle East

Syria

Help finally arrives for some besieged Syrian towns

Aid convoys have reached some besieged areas of Syria where hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped.

26/09/2016

Jordan

Jordanians condemn slaying of cartoonist Nahed Hattar

Jordanians have condemned the killing of a writer who was shot outside the court where he was standing trial.

26/09/2016

Syria

Attack and counter-attacks continue in the battle for Aleppo

There has been no let up in the battle for Aleppo and surrounding areas.

26/09/2016

Cyprus

UN chief pledges help on talks to reunify Cyprus

United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon has promised to lend his support to rival Cypriot leaders as they engage in complex talks aimed at reunifying the divided island…

26/09/2016

Syria

Russia accused at UN of 'barbarism' and 'war crimes' in Syria

There was a bitter war of words on Sunday at a specially-convened meeting of the UN Security Council over Syria – as diplomatic efforts to broker peace give way to…

25/09/2016

Turkey

'Hands off our shorts': Women rally in Turkey after brutal assault

Donning shorts and defending their right to dress as they please, women’s rights advocates in Turkey have rallied in defence of a nurse, attacked on a bus in Istanbul this month by a man who reportedl

25/09/2016

Syria

Syria: UN's Ban Ki-moon 'appalled by chilling military escalation' in Aleppo

The death toll in Aleppo is said to have risen above 200 in just two days, provoking a strong reaction from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

25/09/2016

Syria

Syria: Assad forces tighten grip on Aleppo

Russian-backed Syrian forces seized strategic territory to the north of Aleppo on Saturday, marking the first major ground advance of an offensive to retake rebel-held zones and bring the entire city

24/09/2016

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Toddler and a little girl rescued from rubble in Aleppo

Amateur video shows a baby boy and a little girl being rescued from the rubble in Aleppo, after the Syrian city is hit by a wave of heavy air strikes.

24/09/2016

Syria

American-Russian Syrian diplomacy gets bogged down as bombs fall on Aleppo

Russia and the United States continue their stumbling diplomacy over Syria on the margins of the UN General Assembly, with little sign of progress.

23/09/2016

Syria

Russian aid reaches Aleppo

Following heavy airstrikes, which killed 90 people, reportedly involving Russian jets, Russian humanitarian aid is being distributed in parts of Aleppo.

23/09/2016

Turkey

Road rage on Istanbul bus leaves 11 in hospital

The latest example of road rage comes from Turkey, where an argument between a passenger and the driver on an Istanbul bus got out of hand, leaving 11 people…

23/09/2016

Syria

Syria: Unprecedented airstrikes hit Aleppo killing over 90

The Syrian Army’s offensive in rebel-held eastern-Aleppo is said to have been the heaviest in months.

23/09/2016

Egypt

More bodies recovered from sea after Egypt migrant tragedy

Rescuers in Egypt have pulled more bodies from the sea, two days after a boat sank as it carried migrants towards Europe.

23/09/2016

Cinema

'Clash': Egyptian nail-biter is Egypt's Oscar entry

A hit in Cannes where it opened the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section, ‘Clash’ by Mohamed Diab has been selected as Egypt’s entry to the Oscars.

23/09/2016

Syria

Civil defence centres 'targeted' as Syrian army's Aleppo offensive intensifies

The Syrian army’s new offensive in the rebel-held east of Aleppo has intensified.

23/09/2016

Syria

Syrian Army announces new offensive in rebel-held eastern Aleppo

The Syrian Army, has announced a new offensive in the rebel-held east of Aleppo, days after a week-long ceasefire crumbled.

23/09/2016

Syria

Syria's Assad says US 'lacks will' to work with Russia to defeat terrorists

Embattled Syrian President Bashar al Assad has hit out at the US, saying it has no will to work with Russia to defeat ISIL and other groups seen as terrorist in…

22/09/2016

Syria

The UN resumes aid deliveries to Syria as overnight airstrikes hit Aleppo

The United Nations has said it will resume aid operations to Syria by sending trucks to a besieged district near Damascus.

22/09/2016

Egypt

Four people smugglers arrested in Egypt after migrant boat capsizes

Four suspected people smugglers have been arrested in Egypt after at least 42 people were killed when a boat carrying hundreds of African migrants capsized off the Egyptian…

22/09/2016

Yemen

Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen city of Hodeidah kill 20

At least 20 civilians have been killed by an airstrike in Yemen.

22/09/2016

Egypt

Tragedy at sea as another migrant boat sinks in the Med

At least 43 people have been killed and scores more are missing after a boat carrying almost 600 migrants capsized off the coast of Egypt.

22/09/2016

Syria

UN to resume aid deliveries in Syria

Officials say Aleppo is not on the list of destinations for deliveries that could resume as early as Thursday.

21/09/2016

Israel

New acting Latin Patriarch for Jerusalem voices his fears for Christianity in the Middle East

The new acting Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has voiced his fears for the fate of Christians in the Middle East saying their presence in the region is under…

21/09/2016

Syria

Claim and counterclaim as US and Russia row over destroyed aid convoy

The short lived truce in Syria brokered by the US and Russia is in tatters after a UN aid convoy was destroyed.

21/09/2016

Turkey

Attacker shot after storming Israeli embassy in Ankara

An Israeli official said an attacker who tried to storm the Israel embassy in the Turkish capital has been captured.

21/09/2016