Middle East

Economy

Humanitarian Summit spotlight on the economics of aid

With tens of millions of people displaced from their homes and even their countries, the practicalities of the refugee crisis have been in focus at the UN organised Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul.

25/05/2016

Syria

Kurdish-led militias launch offensive against ISIL-held Raqqa

A US-backed alliance of Kurdish-Arab militias has started to clear ISIL fighters from the area north of the Raqqa which is the extremists de facto capital in…

24/05/2016

Turkey

UN chief Ban voices disappointment as World Humanitarian Summit closes

Turkey’s President Erdogan and UN chief Ban Ki-moon have closed the 1st World Humanitarian Summit, voicing disappointment so few high-profile leaders attended

24/05/2016

Turkey

World Humanitarian Summit calls for shift of emphasis from response to prevention of refugee crisis

Turkey has been much of the focus of the refugee crisis and now at the first World Humanitarian Summit the two day programme is hoping the talking and discussion will lead to priority action

24/05/2016

Turkey

Out with the old... Cabinet changes in Turkish AKP reflect pro-Erdogan stance

Turkey is ushering in a potentially groundbreaking, constitution-changing political age.

24/05/2016

Syria

Syria: US-backed fighters launch offensive to retake ISIL's Raqqa

A US backed coalition of Kurdish fighters in Syria has reportedly launched a major offensive to capture ISIL’s de-facto capital, Raqqa.

24/05/2016

Sci-Tech

Saving Green Turtles in the Gulf

Chasing the Green Turtle off the coast of the Gulf.

24/05/2016

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Ecumenical meeting at the Vatican

Pope Francis meets the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the highest ranking imam in Egypt, at the Vatican.

24/05/2016

Culture news

Istanbul hosts International Theatre Festival

Some of the finest theatre companies and dance groups from Turkey and around the world are gathered in Istanbul for the International Theatre…

24/05/2016

Syria

ISIL-claimed bombings on Assad strongholds are condemned by US and Russia

Bomb blasts which killed nearly 150 people and injured another 200 in the Syrian coastal towns of Jableh and Tartous have been condemned by both the US and…

24/05/2016

Turkey

Controversial World Humanitarian Summit opens

Despite criticism from some NGO’s that it is simply ‘a fig-leaf of good intentions’ the first World Humanitarian Summit has opened in…

23/05/2016

Turkey

Germany's Merkel tells Turkey to meet all terms for visa-free travel

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Turkey it must fulfill all the conditions set by the EU before its citizens get visa free travel to the…

23/05/2016

Syria

Calls for action to stop the targeting of hospitals and clinics in war zones

To deliberately attack a hospital is considered a war crime but such strikes against them have become increasingly common.

23/05/2016

Yemen

ISIL targets army recruits in deadly Yemen bombing

Yemen’s government has suffered one its deadliest attacks to date.

23/05/2016

Turkey

Humanitarian Summit seeks solutions in Istanbul

The World Humanitarian Summit, the first of its kind,is taking place in Istanbul.

23/05/2016

Egypt

Hunt intensifies for black boxes of crashed EgyptAir flight

The hunt for the black boxes of the crashed EgyptAir flight has been stepped up.

22/05/2016

Turkey

Turkey's new PM to push through Erdoğan's constitutional change

Turkey's ruling AK party has unanimously elected Transport Minister Binali Yildirim as the new party leader.

22/05/2016

Egypt

Blacks boxes hold the keys to unlock EgyptAir mystery

The search for the fuselage and the black box recorders of the downed EgyptAir flight MS804 is the number one priority for the air crash investigators.

22/05/2016

Egypt

Family and friends remember Egyptair flight attendant Yara Hani Tawfik

Hundreds of family and friends gathered at a church in Cairo to bid farewell to Egyptair flight attendant Yara Hani Tawfik, just one of the 66 people on board the plane which crashed in the…

22/05/2016

Egypt

EgyptAir MS804: First images of recovered debris released

The hunt for missing EgyptAir flight MS804 intensified on Saturday as Egypt’s military released a video of the first debris found during its search in the Mediterranean…

21/05/2016

Israel

Netanyahu reshuffle means Israel being taken over by 'extremists'

Reports from Israel say Benjamin Netanyahu has offered the job of defence minister to his far-right rival Avigdor Lieberman in a move to strengthen his…

20/05/2016

Turkey

Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition to fight move to strip MPs of immunity

Turkey’s parliament has voted to strip its members of immunity from prosecution; a move likely to see the pro-Kurdish opposition sidelined.

20/05/2016

Egypt

Family and friends mourn EgyptAir flight MS804 victims

There were emotional scenes in Cairo as relatives, friends and colleagues gathered to grieve for the victims of flight MS804.

20/05/2016

Egypt

EgyptAir crash: 'debris found' from flight MS804

Egypt’s military says debris from missing EgyptAir flight MS804 has been found in the Mediterranean.

20/05/2016

Egypt

Body part and suitcases found in search for missing EgyptAir MS804

Egypt’s military says it has found parts of debris of missing EgyptAir flight MS804, in the Mediterranean, nearly 300 kilometres north of the city of…

20/05/2016

Egypt

Families wait for news on Egyptair flight MS804

In Paris, many family members rushed to the airport for news, with some catching flights to Egypt in the hopes of finding out more.

20/05/2016