Middle East

World

Syria is an example of UN Security Council's failure, says OHCHR chief

Defending human rights “He is the UN High Commisssioner for Human rights. A tremendous responsibility in such troubled times. In the midst of the

21/04/2016

Yemen

Yemen peace talks set to start on Thursday

Talks to end the war in Yemen are set to get underway in Kuwait later on Thursday (April 21). The UN-backed talks were supposed to start on Monday

20/04/2016

Saudi Arabia

Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia amid US 'terror bill' debate

US President Barack Obama is in Riyadh to meet Saudi King Salman and attend a Gulf nations summit on stability, counter-terrorism and Iran.

20/04/2016

Business Series

Kuwait oil workers end strike, crude prices fall

Oil prices slipped again on Wednesday as energy workers in Kuwait ended a three-day strike that had cut the country's production of crude by nearly half.

20/04/2016

Culture news

Cairo feels the beat at contemporary arts festival

Contemporary dance, theatre, music, film and literature – it’s all come to Cairo for the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival. The festival is billed

20/04/2016

Egypt

Egyptian police officer shoots man dead over a cup of tea

A police officer has been arrested in Egypt allegedly for shooting one man dead and injuring two others reportedly after an argument over a cup of

19/04/2016

Culture news

Flashy cars take over Dubai for Gulf Car Festival

More than 300 custom-made cars were on display at the latest edition of the“Gulf Car Festival in Dubai”:http://carculture.ae/gulf-car-festival-2016/

19/04/2016

Israel

Jerusalem fears return of dark days of bombings

After a period when Jerusalem commuters were again at ease with public transport that had been targeted in suicide attacks in the past, people went

19/04/2016

Israel

Israeli PM vows to hunt down Jerusalem bus bombers

Israel’s Prime Minister has vowed to track down those responsible for a bus bombing in Jerusalem on Monday. At least 21 people were injured in the

19/04/2016

Syria

Syrian opposition stays away from Geneva peace talks

A bad day for the UN’s man in Geneva, Staffan de Mistura, who faced empty chairs when he sat down with the main Syrian opposition, who decided to

18/04/2016

Israel

Israel police say Jerusalem bus blast was a bomb

Israeli police have confirmed that a small bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem on Monday during the evening rush hour. Eye witnesses said an empty

18/04/2016

Syria

Government and rebel forces launch new attacks in Syria

The upsurge in fighting in Syria that has cast a huge cloud over peace talks has involved attacks from both government and rebel forces. Pictures

18/04/2016

Israel

Israeli police confirm bomb injures 16 on Jerusalem bus

Police have confirmed a small bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem on Monday during the evening rush hour. Eye witnesses has said an empty bus caught

18/04/2016

Economy

No crude freeze deal, what does it mean for the oil industry?

After OPEC and non-OPEC producers failed to reach a deal to freeze oil output euronews got analysis from Spencer Welch, a director with IHS Energy in London.

18/04/2016

Economy

Disappointment over oil supply cap failure pushes crude prices down

Oil price tumbled on Monday and OPEC's credibility has been seriously undermined with the failure of talks to try to freeze the production of crude.

18/04/2016

Egypt

Hollande raises issue of human rights in Egypt

French President Francois Hollande has raised the issue of human rights on his visit to Egypt. The French leader is in the country to witness the

17/04/2016

Lebanon

Hollande wraps up Lebanon trip with visit to Syrians due to be resettled in France

The second and final day of the French president’s visit to Lebanon took him to the Bekaa Valley camp for Syrians, in the east of the country

17/04/2016

Saudi Arabia

US transfers 9 Yeminis to Saudi Arabia from Guantanamo Bay

The United States has transferred nine Yemeni men to Saudi Arabia from the US military prison at Guantanamo under a long-sought diplomatic deal

17/04/2016

Bahrain

Petrol bomb attack kills police officer in Bahrain

Attackers have thrown petrol bombs at a police patrol north of Bahrain’s capital, killing one officer and critically wounding two others, according

17/04/2016

Lebanon

French President kicks off middle east tour in Lebanon

Francois Hollande begins his four-day regional visit by talking arms and refugees in Beirut

16/04/2016

Israel

Hollande and Abbas discuss the Middle East conflict

French President Francois Hollande said that an international conference to tackle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the best way to bring peace

16/04/2016

Syria

'Urgent need' for Syria regime to stop violating ceasefire, says Kerry

There is an “urgent need” for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop violating the ceasefire in Syria, US Secretary of State John

16/04/2016

Egypt

Protests in Cairo over Egypt-Saudi Tiran and Sanafir island deal

Thousands in the Egyptian capital Cairo have protested President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia. Sisi’s

15/04/2016

Turkey

Iran criticised by leaders of Muslim nations at Istanbul summit

Iran has come in for criticism from leaders of more than 50 Muslim nations at a summit in Istanbul

15/04/2016

Syria

An emotional return home to Palmyra

I have my “children and my health, that’s what matters,” said So’ad Daher. The 63-year-old was one among a few hundred residents of Palmyra to make a

15/04/2016

Yemen

Yemen's Rouna Dam collapses after heavy rain

Heavy rain in Yemen is being blamed for the collapse of the Rouna Dam. At least sixteen people were killed in separate flooding in the governorates

15/04/2016