Middle East

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

Turkey

Turkish military shells Kurdish-backed positions in Syria for second day

The Turkish army shelled positions held by Kurdish-backed fighters in northern Syria for a second day on Sunday (February 14), killing two fighters

14/02/2016

Egypt

Cairo: Italian student Regeni showed signs of electrocution - forensic source

There are claims that shop surveillance video is likely to show two men, believed to be Egyptian security agents, leading an Italian student away on

14/02/2016

Turkey

Turkish forces attack Syrian and Kurdish positions in northern Syria

Turkey has confirmed its armed forces have struck at Syrian army and Kurdish positions north of Aleppo, well on the Syrian side of its border with

14/02/2016

Syria

'It's just not true' - Russia rejects claims that it's bombing civilians in Syria

Russia has rejected accusations that it’s been bombing civilians in Syria. The denial came at a security conference in Munich, as Moscow pressed on

13/02/2016

Syria

Assad says he will take back "whole country" in interview

The International Syrian Support Group has met in Munich with members told Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, intends to ride out the storm and

13/02/2016

Bahrain

Protests in Bahrain in run up to Arab Spring anniversary

Police in Bahrain have been quick to quell protests in Sitra, south of the capital Manama.

12/02/2016