Middle East

Syria

Turkish PM says Syria border must be cleansed of threats

Turkey’s prime minister says any Kurdish entity at its border will not be tolerated.

27/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey opens world's biggest suspension bridge in Istanbul

Turkey has opened the world’s biggest suspension bridge in Istanbul.

26/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey: car bomb targeting Cizre police HQ kills at least 11 people

A car bomb attack on a police headquaters in the Turkish town of Cizre has killed at least 11 people.

26/08/2016

Syria

Rebels and residents to evacuate besieged Syria town

One of the longest stand-offs in Syria’s five year conflict is coming to an end.

26/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey: car bomb attack on Cizre police building kills at least 8 people

A car bomb attack on a police headquaters in the Turkish city of Cizre has killed at least nine people.

26/08/2016

Syria

Kerry and Lavrov arrive in Geneva for talks on Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva ahead of talks on Friday to work through an agreement on fighting the so-called Islamic State group in…

26/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey: PKK blamed for attack on main opposition leader

Turkey’s main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu escaped unhurt on Thursday after his convoy came under fire in the northeastern Black Sea province of Artvin.

25/08/2016

Syria

Turkey vows to push back PYD fighters from Syrian border

Turkey’s Defence Minister says its armed forces are hoping to push the Syrian Kurdish PYD fighters further east in Jarablus within a week.

25/08/2016

Syria

Syrian government troops behind two toxic gas attacks, report concludes

It has long been suspected and now an official investigation reportedly concludes that government troops were behind two toxic gas attacks in Syria.

25/08/2016

Turkey

Biden reassures Erdogan but Turkey-US tensions persist over Gulen

President Erdogan has received an apology from US vice president for not visiting Turkey earlier after the failed coup attempt.

24/08/2016

Syria

Turkish-backed rebels enter ISIL-held Jarablus in Syria

Turkish tanks have been in action inside Syria, taking part in an offensive to try to drive the self-proclaimed Islamic State from the border area.

24/08/2016

Syria

Erdogan wants to contain Syria's Kurdish rebels at all costs

In a joint operation with the US military Turkey has launched its largest incursion into Syria yet, with the aim of taking control of the border town of Jarablus away from…

24/08/2016

Sport

Abu Ghaush treated to a hero's welcome

Jordan’s first ever Olympic medalist Abu Ghaush was treated to a hero’s welcome as he arrived back home on Tuesday night.

24/08/2016

Turkey

Biden seeks to reassure Turkey of US support after criticism over coup

The US Vice President Joe Biden has voiced support for Turkey during the highest-level visit by a Western diplomat since the failed coup in mid-July.

24/08/2016

Syria

Turkey sends tanks into Syria

A Turkish-backed operation has begun to rid Syria’s northern border of ISIL militants and the Kurdish PYD, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed.

24/08/2016

Syria

Syrian Kurdish and government forces agree Hasaka ceasefire

The aim is stop fighting in the Syrian city of Hasaka.

23/08/2016

Syria

Turkey bombards ISIL positions in northern Syria

Turkey has bombarded ISIL and Kurdish militia positions in northern Syria, following a wedding suicide bombing which killed more than 50 people.

23/08/2016

Israel

Israel grants 'permission' for Hebron settlement expansion

Israeli authorities have confirmed the process of expanding an Israeli settlement in the West Bank city of Hebron has begun.

23/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey backtracks on who was behind Gaziantep wedding blast

Turkey's prime minister backtracks on an earlier statement by the country's president that Saturday's attack at a Kurdish wedding in Gaziantep was carried out by a child.

22/08/2016

Syria

Turkey's fighting talk ups ante in Syria's long and complex war

Turkey is upping the ante against ISIL, with Ankara saying its “ready to do what it takes” to drive the militants out.

22/08/2016

Turkey

Ankara vows to 'completely cleanse' ISIL militants from border region

A victim of a wedding party attack has been laid to rest, as Turkey vows to “completely cleanse” ISIL militants from its border region.

22/08/2016

Syria

The iconic images of children suffering in war

Viewers are almost immune now to the dusty aftermath of air strikes on city streets in Syria on their television screens.

22/08/2016

Israel

Multiple Israeli air strikes hit Gaza Strip after Palestinian rocket attack

People in the Gaza Strip have been surveying the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes.

22/08/2016

Syria

French forces bombard ISIL as new fighting complicates Syria's war

French forces have bombarded ISIL targets in the Syrian city of Raqqa, apparently destroying a heavy weapons storage and maintenance centre.

22/08/2016

Turkey

Turks hold government responsible for latest deadly attack

A suicide bombing which killed at least 51 people during a wedding in the Turkish city of Gaziantep sparked anti-government protests on Sunday.

21/08/2016

Yemen

Huge rally in Sanaa in support of Houthis and former Yemen President Saleh

Yemen has seen one of its biggest mass rallies since the 2011 overthrow of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

20/08/2016