Middle East

Yemen

'More than 140' killed in airstrike on Yemen funeral

Houthi officials blame Saudi-led warplanes for an airstrike as thousands of mourners gathered in Sanaa. The Arab coalition denies involvement.

09/10/2016

Yemen

'Scores killed' in attack on Yemen funeral hall

Houthi officials blame Saudi-led warplanes for an airstrike as thousands of mourners gathered in Sanaa. The Arab coalition denies involvement.

08/10/2016

Turkey

Suicide bombers killed in a Turkish police operation near Ankara

Two militants suspected of planning a car bombing blew themselves up in an operation near Ankara after refusing to surrender to police.

08/10/2016

Turkey

Turkish judicial system flooded with appeal requests after coup crackdown

The Turkish judicial system has been inundated with 70,000 appeal requests by those implicated in the abortive July coup.

07/10/2016

Syria

Aleppo: a Syrian tragedy

The devastation in Aleppo's besieged rebel-held east has sparked global outrage, but world powers are failing to stop the bloodshed.

07/10/2016

Syria

Russia gets permanent Syrian air base, ponders reopening Cuban and Vietnamese bases

Russia has ratified a treaty with Syria giving it a permanent air base and conferring diplomatic immunity on its forces there.

07/10/2016

Syria

White Helmet rescuers fair game for ruthless Syrian regime says founder

Since 2013 volunteer rescue workers in the White Helmets organisation have been trying to save lives in the Syrian civil war. But Moscow and Damascus accuse them of being close to terrorist groups, an

06/10/2016

Syria

Eastern Aleppo faces annihilation says UN special envoy to Syria

The UN special envoy to Syria, Staffan De Mistura, has said eastern Aleppo faces total destruction that will result in the deaths of thousands of civilians.

06/10/2016

Turkey

Motorbike bomb explodes near Istanbul police station - official

A bomb on a motorbike exploded near a police station in Istanbul on Thursday, wounding 10 people, local officials said.

06/10/2016

Syria

Syrian army tightens grip on the besieged city of Aleppo

The Syrian army is tightening its grip on the besieged city of Aleppo.

06/10/2016

Syria

Air attack destroyed aid convoy says UN as Syrian troops close on Aleppo

Satellite imagery analysts probing the deadly attack on a UN aid convoy in Syria on September 19 claim the carnage was the result of an air strike.

05/10/2016

Yemen

Yemen : The forgotten war

With Millions malnourished and in danger of death, the civil war in Yemen rages on

05/10/2016

Syria

Renewed air strikes pound province of Aleppo

Pro-government media say the Syrian army is pressing ahead in a major campaign, supported by Iranian-backed militias and Russian air power.

05/10/2016

Sci-Tech

Piece of coal deciphered as ancient biblical text

A team of scientists at the University of Kentucky working with biblical scholars in Jerusalem have succeeded in revealing the contents of what looks like a lump of…

05/10/2016

Turkey

Turkey shuts more TV stations in post-coup clampdown

Journalists protest after Turkey closes down critical TV station.

04/10/2016

Syria

Fading hopes of peace in Syria

Peace appears to be ever-further away in Syria with daily offensives pounding residential areas and the US announcement of a suspension of “participation in bilateral channels with…

04/10/2016

Syria

USA / Russia : diplomatic breakdown over Syria

Just a few weeks ago, the world focused on US Secretary of State, John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov.

04/10/2016

Syria

ISIL targets Kurdish wedding in Syria

At least 22 people were killed and dozens wounded when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a Kurdish wedding in the city of Hasakah.

04/10/2016

Syria

US and Russia trade blame on Syria after Washington drops ceasefire talks

After repeated air raids on rebel-held parts of Aleppo, including hospitals, Washington says it has abandoned its effort to convince Russia to impose a ceasefire in…

04/10/2016

Turkey

Turkey suspends more than 12,000 police officers

Officials say it is in connection with suspected links with the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who denies claims he masterminded a failed coup in Turkey in July.

04/10/2016

Syria

Russia wants 'clarity' from US on Syria

With ties between Moscow and Washington increasingly strained, the Russian Foreign Minister has said a deal between the two countries on Syria is in limbo, blaming the US for a lack of…

03/10/2016

Egypt

Cairocomix exhibition opens in Cairo

Some say there's never been a greater need for comedy in Egypt than now.

02/10/2016

Syria

Aleppo's main hospital on rebel side bombed again

The largest hospital in the rebel held side of Aleppo has been bombed for the second time in just four days, killing at least three people.

02/10/2016

Syria

Syria: Aleppo hospital hit again as fighting intensifies

Heartbreaking images of a baby girl said to have been rescued from the rubble of a building in war-torn Syria have stirred strong emotions worldwide.

02/10/2016

Syria

US-Russia diplomatic stalemate on Syria, as deadly air strikes hit Aleppo

With fighting raging on the ground in Syria, the war of words between the US and Russia drags resulting in diplomatic deadlock.

01/10/2016

Syria

Russia to send more warplanes to Syria - reports

As reports claimed Russia was sending more warplanes to Syria, a US State Department spokesman described the peace process as 'on life support'.

01/10/2016