Middle East

Turkey

Erdogan claims Turkey's "right to retaliate" after Ankara bombing

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted immediately to the bombing, issuing an “official statement condemning the

17/02/2016

Syria

First big aid shipment delivered in Syria

The UN has confirmed that the first large shipments of aid have made it through to five besieged towns in Syria. Aid convoys with food and medical

17/02/2016

Sport

Tour of Oman: Boasson Hagen claims stage two

Norway’s Edvald Boasson-Hagen timed his sprint perfectly to claim the second stage of the Tour of Oman on Wednesday. The 28-year-old looked in great

17/02/2016

Turkey

At least 28 dead as car bomb targets military in Turkish capital Ankara

A bomb attack in the heart of the Turkish capital Ankara – apparently targeting the country’s military – has killed nearly 30 people and injured more

17/02/2016

Turkey

Car bomb targeting military buses kills 28 in Turkish capital Ankara

A large explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara has killed 28 people. Officials said a vehicle laden with explosives detonated as military buses passed close to Turkey's military headquarters.

17/02/2016

Yemen

Yemen struggles to see way out of war

The war in Yemen approaches its 11th month in an atmosphere of mounting civilian casualties, accuses the UN, which says it has the figures to prove

17/02/2016

Egypt

Egypt's best known journalist Mohamed Heikal dies at 92

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, the Arab world’s best known political commentator, died on Wednesday at age 92, Egyptian state television reported

17/02/2016

Turkey

Erdogan: Turkey will 'give as good as it gets' against Kurdish forces

Turkey’s president has insisted that the country’s military will not stop shelling Kurdish positions in Syria in response to cross-border fire. It

17/02/2016

Syria

Modern warfare brings ancient Aleppo to its knees

Syrian government forces are tightening the noose on the city of Aleppo, which since almost the very start of the Syrian civil war has mostly been in

17/02/2016

Syria

Syria aid convoys on way to deliver supplies to starving civilians

Aid convoys in Syria are said to be on their way to deliver supplies to people trapped in besieged areas. Lorries have been seen leaving Damascus

17/02/2016

Turkey

Politics invades the pitch in Turkish football

Football. is Turkey's most popular sport. But, with the ongoing clashes in the largely Kurdish southeast, the pitch is being invaded more and more frequently by politics.

17/02/2016

Sport

Cycling: Jungels takes Tour of Oman opener

Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels won the opening stage of this year’s Tour of Oman for his first victory for the Etixx-QuickStep team since joining the

16/02/2016

Syria

Turkey mulls ground operation in Syria

Turkey’s foreign minister said some countries wants boots on the ground in Syria. But he said the offensive must be carried out jointly, like the

16/02/2016

Syria

Russia rejects 'war crime' accusations after hospital airstrikes

Russia has strongly rejected accusations of war crimes after dozens of people were killed in strikes on medical facilities in rebel-controlled areas

16/02/2016

Economy

Saudi Arabia and Russia agree oil output freeze but only if others do the same

Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela and Qatar have agreed to freeze their country's oil output, but only if other major producers do the same. There will now be talks with Iran and Iraq.

16/02/2016

Syria

Claim and counter claim over Syria 'war crime' hospital bombings

The latest slaughter in Syria is a war crime say France and Turkey. For the United Nations, Monday’s missile attacks on hospitals and schools in

16/02/2016

Syria

Turkey points finger at Russia over Syria hospital attacks

Visiting Ukraine, Turkey’s prime minister pointed the finger at Russia over the strikes in Azaz. Earlier he’d warned Kurdish rebels of a harsh

15/02/2016

Syria

Syria hospital and school strikes kill 'up to 50' - UN

The United Nations says up to 50 people have been killed in missile attacks on hospitals and schools in northern Syria. Médécins Sans Frontières –

15/02/2016

Israel

Violence escalates in Israel and West Bank

The Palestinian Health Ministry says at least 25 people were wounded in clashes with Israel Defence Forces at a refugee camp near the West Bank city

15/02/2016

Syria

Idlib hospital attack apparently deliberate, says MSF president

Humanitarian organisation, Médécins Sans Frontières, says deadly attacks on a hospital it supports in Idlib province appear to have been deliberate

15/02/2016

Syria

Syria: a deadly political chess game

Saudi Arabia's role in the Syrian conflict is evolving as it sends warplanes to a Turkish base has openly declared it is willing to intervene on the ground if the US-led coalition introduces ground tr

15/02/2016

Syria

'Up to 50 dead' including children in hospital strikes in Syria

The United Nations says up to 50 people have been killed in missile attacks on hospitals and schools in Syria. Médécins Sans Frontières reports seven

15/02/2016

Syria

Syria: at least 14 dead as missile strikes hit hospitals in Azaz and Idlib

A Turkish security official says at least 14 civilians have been killed in Russian missile attacks on the northern Syrian border town of Azaz. The

15/02/2016

Israel

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert starts 19-month jail term for corruption

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert began a 19 month jail term for corruption on Monday – making him the country’s first ex-head of government

15/02/2016

Syria

Turkey urged to stop assaults on Kurdish militias in Syria

France calls on Turkey to halt assaults on Kurdish militia Saudi Arabia prepared to participate in Syrian ground offensive Obama and Putin agree

15/02/2016

Syria

Russia and US to boost cooperation to implement Syria ceasefire deal, says Kremlin

Russia and the US have agreed to intensify diplomatic and other cooperation to implement an agreement on Syria, struck in Munich. That, from the

14/02/2016