Middle East

Cyprus

Greece, Britain and Israel help fight massive forest fire in Cyprus

Greece, Britain and Israel have sent planes and helicopters to Cyprus to help fight one of the biggest forest fires to hit the island in years.

21/06/2016

Turkey

Turkish police stop Istanbul gay pride event with tear gas and plastic bullets

Turkish police used tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators who gathered for a gay pride rally in Istanbul in defiance of a government ban.

19/06/2016

Turkey

Turkish riot police disperse protesters after attack on Radiohead fans

Police in Istanbul fired tear gas, rubber pellet and water cannon on Saturday (June 18) to disperse protesters that gathered, angered by an attack the previous night on a record store that was celebra

19/06/2016

Egypt

Egypt court gives Mursi another life sentence over spying case

Egypt’s former President Mohamed Mursi has been given another life sentence after a court in Cairo found him guilty of espionage and leaking state secrets.

18/06/2016

United Arab Emirates

Ramadan for foreigners - as explained in the UAE

Ramadan is well underway, one of the most important periods on the Islamic calendar.

17/06/2016

Syria

Syria: US diplomats urge anti-Assad military strikes

As US-led air power pounds ISIL in Syria, dozens of State Department officials want the Assad regime to feel the force of American military might.

17/06/2016

Syria

Two-day pause in fighting comes into effect in Aleppo

The battle for the northern city between Russian-backed Syrian government forces and rebel groups has left hundreds dead.

16/06/2016

Egypt

Black box recovered from wreckage of EgyptAir plane crash

The cockpit voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir flight 804 has been found, according to the Egyptian investigation committee.

16/06/2016

Syria

ISIL committing genocide against Yazidis - UN

The so-called Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS) is committing ‘genocide’ against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, according to UN investigators.

16/06/2016

Egypt

EgyptAir crash: wreckage spotted in several locations, say investigators

Egypt says it has found wreckage of the EgyptAir plane which crashed in the Mediterranean last month.

15/06/2016

Europe News

Turkey misses deadline for visa-free travel in EU

Turkey has missed a deadline set by the EU to meet 72 conditions in order to get visa-free travel for its citizens.

15/06/2016

Turkey

Kurdish militants claim Istanbul blast and warn tourists Turkey is not safe

An offshoot of the Kurdish militant group the PKK said on Friday that it carried out a suicide bombing in Istanbul earlier this week and warned that Turkey is no longer safe for foreign…

10/06/2016

Turkey

Kurdish TAK militants claim deadly Istanbul bombing

A Kurdish militant group believed to be linked to the outlawed PKK says it carried out Tuesday’s deadly bomb attack in Istanbul.

10/06/2016

Israel

Tel Aviv attack: Ramadan entry permits suspended for thousands of Palestinians

Funerals have begun to take place for the two male and two female Israelis shot dead in Wednesday’s attack on an open-air market in Tel Aviv.

09/06/2016

Syria

Disillusioned Syrian refugees return home

Months of living rough in makeshift camps have taken their toll. Some Syrians are now reportedly paying smugglers to return home.

09/06/2016

Israel

Israel suspends Ramadan entry for 83,000 Palestinians after Tel Aviv attack

Israel has suspended Ramadan entry permits for thousands of Palestinians following a shooting in Tel Aviv which killed four people.

09/06/2016

Israel

Police arrest two suspects following shooting at Tel Aviv shopping centre

At least four people have been killed in a shooting attack in Tel Aviv.

09/06/2016

Israel

Two suspects are detained following shooting at Tel Aviv shopping centre

Israeli police have arrested two suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting at a shopping centre in Tel Aviv At least four people died in the attack and several more more were…

08/06/2016

Syria

Residents in town ‘liberated from ISIL rule’ hold colourful celebrations

08/06/2016

Turkey

First funerals held for victims of Istanbul car bomb attack

Mourners gather for the first funerals after a car bomb attack in Istanbul killed 11 people and injured 36 others.

08/06/2016

Turkey

Three killed in car bomb attack on police station in southeast Turkey

At least three people have been killed and 30 wounded in a car bomb attack on a police station in southeastern Turkey.

08/06/2016

Turkey

Istanbul fearful after fourth bomb attack this year

Turkey's President Erdogan has condemned the latest bomb blast in Istanbul targeting police.

07/06/2016

Economy

Saudi Arabia unveils austerity Gulf style

Saudi Arabia's just-approved economic reform plan includes more than tripling government earnings from non-oil revenues over the next five years and cutting public-sector salaries.

07/06/2016

Turkey

A year so far of serial attacks on Turkey attributed to the outlawed PKK and so-called Islamic State

Turkey has for several months been on high alert with the long running Kurdish conflict erupting again after hopes it was close to…

07/06/2016

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