Middle East

Turkey

PKK admits it planted Elazig bomb in Turkey

A car bomb exploded outside the police headquarters in the city of Elazig on Thursday. At least five people died and 146 were injured, 14 seriously.

19/08/2016

Syria

Russia signs on to 48-hour Aleppo ceasefire for aid deliveries

The United Nations has welcomed Russia saying it will support a 48-hour ceasefire in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo with the first "humanitarian pause" next week.

19/08/2016

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: abandoned migrant workers refuse free flights home

Thousands of migrant construction workers – abandoned by their employers in filthy desert camps in Saudi Arabia amid the kingdom’s economic slump – say they will not accept a government offer of free

18/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey: blasts blamed on PKK militants leave more than a dozen dead

At least 14 people are reported dead – mostly police and soldiers – and around 300 injured after three bomb blasts in Turkey’s southeast.

18/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan blames Gulen supporters over latest bombings

Turkey’s president has accused followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen of being involved in the latest bombings to hit the country.

18/08/2016

Syria

Heartbreaking images from Syria

A picture can be worth far more than a thousand words

18/08/2016

Turkey

Are Kurdish peace talks finished forever?

Turkey has again been rocked by deadly bombings, with the Kurds are being blamed for the latest attacks in the south-east.

18/08/2016

Turkey

Three separate bomb blasts in Turkey kill 11 and injure more than 200

Nearly a dozen people have been killed and more than 200 wounded in Turkey following multiple blasts in the south east of the country.

18/08/2016

Turkey

Qatar Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Istanbul

Flames can be seen shooting from A330's port engine

18/08/2016

Syria

Video of bloodied Syrian boy captures horror of Aleppo

A video of a boy sitting dazed and bloodied in the back of an ambulance after surviving an airstrike in Aleppo has highlighted the desperation of the Syrian civil war and the struggle for control of t

18/08/2016

Syria

Appalling accounts of death and abuse in Syria's prisons

Amnesty International says the conditions amount to "human rights abuses"

18/08/2016

Turkey

Deadly explosions hit Turkey

At least six people have been killed and nearly 200 wounded in two seperate car bomb blasts in Turkey.

18/08/2016

Turkey

Turkey releasing thousands of criminals to free jail cells for those arrested over coup

Turkey could release as many as 93,000 prison inmates to make room for the many thousands of suspects being arrested over last month's failed military coup.

17/08/2016

Turkey

Tens of thousands of prisoners freed in Turkey

The government has given no reason for the reform, which is part of a series of measures outlined in two state-of-emergency decrees.

17/08/2016

Syria

Russia changes tactics and uses an Iranian base to launch airstrikes inside Syria

Russian military jets have taken off from an Iranian airbase to launch strikes at Syrian targets in a move which will cut flight times and increase bombing payloads.

17/08/2016

Turkey

Tensions rise over EU-Turkey migrant deal

Turkey is threatening to walk away from a deal to stem the migrant flow to Europe over the failure by Brussels to deliver on waiving visa restrictions.

16/08/2016

Syria

UN 'gravely concerned' over situation in Aleppo

In a statement the UN said it was concerned for the safety of civilians, including 100,000 children due to an upsurge in fighting between government forces and rebels in the eastern rebel-held area of

16/08/2016

Yemen

UN condemns targeting of schools and hospitals in Yemen

The Saudi led military coalition continues to bombard Yemen from the air.

16/08/2016

Syria

War in Syria: Russia uses Iran airbase for the first time

Russian military jets have taken off from a base in Iran, targeting ISIL fighters and other militant groups in Syria.

16/08/2016

Syria

Russia raises prospect of joint military action with US in Aleppo

Syrian troops have repelled a rebel advance near Aleppo forcing opposition forces to retreat from positions they seized a day earlier.

16/08/2016

Yemen

Several dead in air strike on MSF hospital in Yemen

A Saudi-led coalition airstrike has hit a hospital in northern Yemen, killing at least 11 and wounding 19, according to Médecins Sans Frontières.

15/08/2016

Turkey

More mass arrests in Turkey as police raid Istanbul law courts

Turkish police have raided offices at three Istanbul courts after arrest warrants were issued for 173 judicial staff.

15/08/2016

Turkey

Six dead in car bombing in southeast Turkey

At least six people have died in a car bombing outside a police station in southeast Turkey.

15/08/2016

Syria

ISIL tactics on exporting terror abroad

Since the restoration of the caliphate on June 29, 2014 under the rule of the self-proclaimed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the so-called Islamic state called on foreign jihadists to take their terror c

15/08/2016

World

Being a mother and refugee at Jordan's Zaatari camp

Being a mother or a refugee can be tough enough, but what is it like to be both?

14/08/2016

Syria

Syria: Residents return to Manbij after ISIL is forced out

Thousands of displaced residents have streamed back into Manbij in northern Syria, now that the last ISIL extremists have fled their former stronghold.

14/08/2016