Middle East

Turkey

Erdogan condemns 'attack against humanity' after Istanbul bomb attack on police bus

A car bomb in the centre of Turkey's largest city has left at least 11 dead and three dozen wounded. The dead reportedly included seven police officers and four civilians.

07/06/2016

Turkey

Turkey: '11 dead' in Istanbul car bomb - city governor

11 dead, 36 wounded.

07/06/2016

Jordan

Suspect arrested after deadly attack on Jordan refugee camp

At least five people have been killed in an assault on a security office in the Baqaa refugee camp outside the Jordanian capital.

06/06/2016

Yemen

The plight of Yemen's children

The warring sides in Yemen have agreed to release all child prisoners they are holding during peace talks in Kuwait, but Human Rights Watch calls for a commitment to end the use of children in fightin

06/06/2016

Economy

Saudi economic reform plan ready for approval

Saudi Arabia's National Transformation Plan to move it away from reliance on oil revenue is reportedly about to be given the green light by the country's cabinet.

06/06/2016

Turkey

14 dead after school bus crashes in southern Turkey

A bus carrying school children, teachers and parents has crashed in southern Turkey killing fourteen people, six of them children.

06/06/2016

Turkey

Airbus sunk off Turkish coast as attraction for divers

With somewhat unfortunate timing, Turkish authorities have sunk an Airbus plane off the Aegean coast to serve as a tourist attraction.

06/06/2016

Israel

Jerusalem Day Flag Parade through Old City passes peacefully

Israeli youths have marched through Jerusalem’s Old City for the annual Jerusalem Day Flag Parade.

05/06/2016

Syria

Syria: monitoring group claims 40 killed in intensified fight for Aleppo

The fight for Aleppo rages on with reports of sometimes-deadly offensives against civilians, Syrian army positions and ISIL.

04/06/2016

Yemen

Houthi supporters denounce Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen

Thousands of pro-Houthi demonstrators gathered in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Friday (June 3) to denounce intensive airstrikes launched by Saudi-led Arab Allies against…

03/06/2016

Israel

Tel Aviv Gay Pride Week accused of "pinkwashing" Israeli abuses

Tel Aviv has become in the last decade a choice destination for the gay community on holiday, and Gay Pride Week which kicks off on Friday has become huge, with 200,000 people expected to…

03/06/2016

My Europe Series

Yemen: the forgotten war

More than 6,000 people have died in Yemen, half of them civilians.

03/06/2016

My Europe Series

Yemen: where are the Houthis getting their weapons from?

Insiders Editor-in-Chief Sophie Claudet met up with Pieter Wezeman, a Senior Researcher with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI specialised in arms sales and military…

03/06/2016

My Europe Series

Inside war-torn Yemen

Sophie Claudet: “Mohammed, Yemen is under siege today.

03/06/2016

My Europe Series

Yemen, the forgotten war - Special Report

It is an all-but-forgotten war in which one of the world's poorest countries is being subjected to a three-way struggle with combatants using the most modern weaponry, including some banned munitions

03/06/2016

Syria

Russia concerned about safety of workers delivering UN aid to Syria

The United Nations is finalising plans to airlift humanitarian aid to 19 besieged towns in Syria but Russia has expressed concern about the safety of aid workers, according to a senior UN…

02/06/2016

Turkey

Turks outraged at Germany's Armenian genocide recognition

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Kenya as part of an African tour, might have been expected to react strongly to the German vote.

02/06/2016

Business Series

Saudi Arabia invests heavily in Uber

Saudi Arabia's government investment fund has put $3.5 billion (3.1 billion euros) into Uber in a boost to the ride-hailing service's Middle East expansion.

02/06/2016

Syria

Fresh shelling in Syria kills 42 civilians, says monitoring group

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) monitoring group says forty-two civilians have been killed in aerial raids in the north of…

01/06/2016

Egypt

Signals picked up in Mediterranean could be doomed MS804's black box

A French naval search vessel has picked up signals that could be emanating from one of EqyptAir flight MS804’s black boxes, according to an Egyptian…

01/06/2016

Turkey

German vote on Armenian "genocide" labeled "ridiculous" by Turkish PM

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says that there is no doubt that a resolution to refer to the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule in the First World War could damage relations between

01/06/2016

Syria

US-backed push begins to retake Syria border pocket from ISIL

Reports from Syria say thousands of US-backed fighters have launched an offensive to retake a crucial swathe of land near the Turkish border from…

01/06/2016

Turkey

Clashes erupt at rally to mark third anniversary of Gezi park protests

Police clashed with activists who gathered at Istanbul's famous Istiklal street, with the aim of marching to the park. However, as every year the site was on lockdown along with Taksim Square.

31/05/2016

Syria

Many dead in Idlib as Russia and Turkey argue over blame

Russia has strongly denied its planes have carried out air strikes overnight in the rebel-held Syrian city.

31/05/2016

Syria

Syria: civilian casualties rise as air strikes hit Aleppo

Videos posted online reportedly show the aftermath of air strikes in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

30/05/2016

Turkey

Turkey: Muslim families should forget birth control says Erdogan

He has already condemned abortion, called birth control “treason”, and told women they should have at least three children.

30/05/2016