Middle East

Turkey

Turkey: journalists' espionage trial to be held behind closed doors

A Turkish court has accepted president Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a complainant in the trial of two prominent Turkish journalists, facing life prison

25/03/2016

Syria

US military 'killed several key ISIL terrorists this week' - Ash Carter

Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, one of the Islamic State (ISIL) group’s purported top commanders, has been killed in a US military operation in

25/03/2016

Syria

Top ISIL commander 'likely' killed in US raid in Syria

Islamic State group’s second-in-command been killed by an airstrike in Syria, the US believes. Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, one of ISIL’s top

25/03/2016

World

Netanyahu offers Belgium Israel's help in fight against terror

Following comments by several of his ministers after the Brussels attacks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured Belgium of his

24/03/2016

Israel

Brussels must be a wake-up call for Europe says Israeli security expert

In this longer version of an on-air interview with Israeli security expert Yoram Schweitzer, euronews' Damon Embling gets the view on Europe's security dilemma from a man living in a state that has st

24/03/2016

Israel

‘Execution’ claims as video shows shooting of wounded Palestinian

Video alleged to show Palestinian youth being shot in the head while immobile on the ground

24/03/2016

Turkey

All you need to know about the EU-Turkey refugee deal

The first migrant-asylum seeker exchange took place between the EU and Turkey on Monday, April 4, 2016. It comes two weeks after a landmark deal on

24/03/2016

Syria

Syrian government forces retake Palmyra

Claim has been made by state television

24/03/2016

Turkey

Najim Laachraoui reported to be second Brussels airport bomber

AFP news agency, citing police sources, has identified Najim Laachraoui as the second Brussels Airport suicide bomber. The Belgian, of Moroccan

23/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey's Kurdish minority celebrate Newroz festival

Turkey’s Kurdish minority marked the annual spring festival of Newroz on Monday (March 21)with a call for peace talks to resume between Ankara and

21/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey on high alert after Saturday's suicide bombing

A high profile football match in Istanbul was called off and the stadium evacuated two hours before kick-off on Sunday with the Turkish authorities

21/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey says ISIL member carried out Istanbul suicide bombing

The Turkish government says the suicide bomb attack in Istanbul on Saturday was carried out by a member of the self-proclaimed Islamic State

20/03/2016

Turkey

Foreign victims pay heavy price in Istanbul suicide blast

It was Turkey’s fourth suicide attack this year. But this time all four people killed and many of the dozens injured on a busy shopping street in

19/03/2016

Turkey

Istanbul in shock after deadly suicide bomb attack

Istanbul is reeling from a suicide bomb attack which wounded at least 36 people, the fourth such attack on Turkish soil this year.

19/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey: central Istanbul hit by suicide bomb

Three Israelis and one Iranian citizen are among the dead after an explosion tore through the centre of Istanbul, according to Turkish media.

19/03/2016

Sport

Syrian refugee sets sights on Rio Olympics

Yusra Mardini was among Syria's brightest swimming stars before being forced to flee her home due to the war

18/03/2016

World

Syrian government: "Europe is guilty of many strategic mistakes"

On Monday, Russia surprised the international community with the announcement that it is to begin the partial withdrawal of its troops from Syria

18/03/2016

Turkey

Fighting talk for the EU from Turkey's president

Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses leaders of hypocrisy over migrants, human rights and terrorism

18/03/2016

Cinema

'Rabin The Last Day' a reflection on the nature of peace

Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai’s docu-drama takes us back to the moments prior to the assassination of Israeli Prime Minster Yitzhak Rabin in 1995

18/03/2016

World

David Grossman: Israelis 'more prone to fanaticism and fundamentalism'

World renowned author and peace activist David Grossman is very much attached to his homeland of Israel, but is also a harsh critic of its politics

17/03/2016

World

Assad's future at heart of peace talks

The High Negotiations Committee the HNC is a negotiating committee formed by various opponents of the Bashar al- Assad regime and is present at the

17/03/2016

Syria

Syria: five years of crisis

An abridged timeline of the Syrian civil war.

17/03/2016

Syria

PYD Kurds create 'unconstitutional' federation in northern Syria

The Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party, or PYD, has joined forces with several allied groups to declare the creation of an autonomous federation

17/03/2016

Europe News

Cyprus warns it will veto EU-Turkey deal: exclusive

Cyprus will veto a planned EU-Turkey deal on refugees unless Ankara recognises the country’s Greek Cypriot government, President Nicos Anastasiades

17/03/2016

Egypt

Egypt uncovers secret chamber behind Tutankhamun's tomb

Egypt says it has unearthed further evidence that a secret chamber may lie behind King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Radar scans performed in November suggest

17/03/2016

Israel

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan has died aged 71

Former head of Israeli security agency Mossad Meir Dagan has died of cancer at 71. A pugnacious retired army general, Dagan took over the Mossad in

17/03/2016