Middle East

Turkey

Crackdown on Turkish mayors provokes anger and frustration

28 local and regional mayors have been suspended on suspicion of 'supporting terrorist organisations.'

11/09/2016

Yemen

At least 21 killed in Yemen air strikes

At least 21 civilians have been killed in two separate air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in the north of the country while 10 soldiers die in a suicide bombing.

11/09/2016

Turkey

Fierce fighting and air strikes continue in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Operation Euphrates Shield will "continue decisively". A truce is due on Monday.

11/09/2016

Saudi Arabia

Two million Muslims take part in Hajj pilgrimage

Some two million Muslims have converged on Mount Arafat for the second and most important day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

11/09/2016

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Syria: Young child being rescued – Jets struck a market place

Video posted to social media shows rescuers searching through the debris of damaged buildings hit by airstrikes said to be in the town of Douma in Syria’s Damascus…

11/09/2016

Syria

Deadly fighting rages on in Syria ahead of US-Russia brokered truce

Dozens are believed to have been killed in an air strike on a market in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib, just days before a US-Russia-brokered ceasefire is due to…

10/09/2016

Syria

Syrian government agrees to US-Russia deal

There has been a mixed reaction to news of the agreement as some hope for a political transition while others fear it may never come to pass.

10/09/2016

Turkey

EU-Turkey should 'talk more to and less about each other' - Mogherini

Federica Mogherini has encouraged the European Union and Turkey to “talk more to each other and a little bit less about each other.

09/09/2016

Syria

Syria: top commander of former Nusra group 'killed' near Aleppo

A top commander of the militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed in an airstrike near the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, rebel sources have…

09/09/2016

Gaza

Israel constructing underground barrier along boundary with Gaza

Israeli sources cited by Reuters news agency said that construction has begun on an underground barrier along a small stretch of its boundary line with Gaza.

08/09/2016

Yemen

Civilians reported killed by 'Saudi-led coalition airstrike' in Yemen

At least nine civilians including four children have been killed in Yemen in an air-strike near the capital Sanaa, according to local residents.

08/09/2016

Syria

US-Russia talks on Syria stall

Russia and the US have discussed possible cooperation to defeat terrorist groups in Syria.

08/09/2016

Syria

Syrian forces retake key Aleppo district

Syrian army forces and their allies have recaptured the whole Ramousah district of Aleppo, according to a monitor.

08/09/2016

Saudi Arabia

Iran and Saudi Arabia in pilgrimage row

Regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have had an unusually harsh exchange in the lead up to the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca.

07/09/2016

Saudi Arabia

The Hajj: An explanation for beginners

What is the Hajj?

07/09/2016

Sci-Tech

More than a mirage: tropical biodome opens in Dubai

Boasting hundreds of species of tropical flora, fauna and wildlife, The Green Planet has opened in Dubai.

07/09/2016

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'Domino Drop Shot' world record broken in Dubai

A bar in Dubai has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest domino drop shot.

07/09/2016

Syria

Dozens ill after alleged Syrian government chlorine attack on Aleppo

An alleged chlorine gas attack on the Syrian city of Aleppo is said to have led to dozens of people including children being treated in hospital for suffocation.

07/09/2016

United Arab Emirates

Dubai removes doors separating civil servants' offices

Dubai’s ruler has followed up a surprise visit to government buildings by ordering office doors be removed.

07/09/2016

Saudi Arabia

As Hajj pilgrims flock to Mecca, Saudi Arabia and Iran trade jibes

After last year's devastating stampede, Iran and Saudi Arabia's top clerics quarrel over management of the pilgrimage

07/09/2016

Syria

Gas allegedly used by Syrian government forces in latest Aleppo bombing

Medical sources in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo say that President Assad’s forces may have again used chlorine bombs in a gas attack on a rebel-held residential…

06/09/2016

Cinema

'The War Show': a video diary of the Syrian conflict

Screened at the Venice Film Festival, 'The War Show' is a documentary about the Syrian conflict told from the point of view of a former radio DJ and her friends.

06/09/2016

Syria

Wave of ISIL-claimed bombings in Syria kills at least 40

Six bombings claimed by the self-styled Islamic State hit government-held areas and a Kurdish-controlled province on Monday.

05/09/2016

Israel

Sudden collapse kills two in Tel Aviv carpark accident

An inquiry has been promised following the death of at least two people in Tel Aviv when a carpark under construction collapsed.

05/09/2016

Syria

The two sides of Aleppo: Relaxing with death on your doorstep

People lounge around a hotel swimming pool as a singer entertains them… It is not the sort of scene you would expect to see in Aleppo, the divided city that has become the focus of fighting in Syria’s

05/09/2016

Economy

Saudi Arabia and Russia signed an oil deal - but what does it mean?

Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to cooperate over oil, with a task force to recommend measures and actions, but no immediate action by the world's two top producers.

05/09/2016