Middle East

Israel

Clinton encourages Israelis to carry on legacy of Rabin 20 years after assassination

Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered together in Tel Aviv to mark the twentieth anniversary of the assassination of Israeli prime minister

01/11/2015

Turkey

Turkish voters take to polls in decisive snap general election

Polling stations across Turkey are ready to receive voters for the country’s second general election of the year. The outcome will be important for

31/10/2015

Egypt

Sinai plane crash: black boxes found

The two black boxes from the Russian passenger jet that crashed in Sinai, killing 224 people, have been found. The aircraft was carrying mainly

31/10/2015

Sport

South Korea go top of Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam medals table

One hundred and seventy judoka were in action on Saturday as the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam event continued. In the minus-63-kilos class France’s

31/10/2015

Egypt

Grief and shock in Saint Petersburg as Russian plane crashes in Sinai

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared 1 November a national day of mourning after a Russian airliner crashed in the Egypt’s Sinai peninsula

31/10/2015

Israel

Grief and protest in the West Bank as seven Palestinians laid to rest

Thousands have attended a funeral procession in Hebron for five Palestinian teenagers killed in the recent upsurge of violence between Israel and

31/10/2015

Egypt

Russian passenger jet crash in Sinai - 224 people killed

A Russian passenger jet, carrying 224 people, has crashed in the Sinai peninsula killing everybody on board. The early Saturday morning flight

31/10/2015

Egypt

Anxious relatives await news of loved ones at St Petersburg Airport

Anxious relatives gathered at Pulkovo International Airport in St Petersburg desperate for news of loved ones on board the crashed aircraft

31/10/2015

Egypt

Russian plane crashes in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula with no survivors

A Russian passenger plane has crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The Kogalymavia Airbus A-321 was travelling from the Red Sea resort of Sharm

31/10/2015

Egypt

Russian passenger plane crashes in Egypt's Sinai desert

A Russian passenger plane has crashed in the Sinai desert. The Kogalymavia Airbus A-321 was travelling from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to

31/10/2015

Egypt

Russian passenger plane reported crashed in Egypt's Sinai desert

A Russian passenger plane has crashed over central Sinai, according to the Egyptian prime ministers office. The Kogalymavia A321 was traveling from

31/10/2015

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia promises "all support necessary" to Syrian allies

euronews’ Daleen Hassan poke to Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir after the talks in Vienna, which concentrated on Syria but also

30/10/2015

Turkey

Final day of campaigning before Turkey decides on new government

Turkey is entering its last day of campaigning ahead of Sunday’s snap general election. Prime Minister and leader of the ruling AK Party, Ahmet

30/10/2015

Sport

Abu Dhabi Grand Slam: day one round-up

Irina Dolgova surged to the first Grand Slam gold medal of her career on Friday in Abu Dhabi. The Russian defeated European Games silver medallist

30/10/2015

Syria

First US special forces to de deployed in Syria

The US is putting boots on the ground in Syria. America says the deployment will be an initial group of around 50 special forces for training and

30/10/2015

Syria

Fate of Assad crucial to ending Syrian war

Perhaps evidence of a coming compromise: the first known departure from Syria of President Bashar al-Assad during the more than four-year-long civil

30/10/2015

My Europe Series

From ballot to battle: the resurgence of violence in Turkey's Kurdish region

Turkey’s Kurdish population is likely to be hugely influential in the outcome of the country’s general election, but its potential electoral success

30/10/2015

Syria

Syrian 'government missiles' kill dozens in Syrian market town

More than 40 people have been killed in a missile attack near the Syrian capital, Damascus. Around 100 were wounded. The Syrian Observatory for Human

30/10/2015

Syria

Air strikes pound areas of northwest and south Syria

Syrian families were seen emerging from the rubble of destroyed houses and fleeing through the streets as strikes continued to pound northwestern and

30/10/2015

Turkey

Turkey snap election: AK Party in front but overall majority uncertain

With Turkey’s snap general election just days away, the main political parties have been campaigning hard across the country. In the latest opinion

30/10/2015

Syria

Violence rages in Syria as crisis talks begin

As talks aimed at finding a solution to the conflict in Syria get underway in Vienna, violence has raged in the country’s Hama province for another

29/10/2015

Syria

Iran takes seat in international peace talks on Syria

Iran's foreign minister arrived in Vienna on Thursday to join international peace talks on Syria for the first time.

29/10/2015

Turkey

1000-year-old Bible found in Turkey

Police in Turkey have recovered a Bible thought to be a thousand years old. The holy book,which was found in the central Turkish city of Tokat, is

29/10/2015

World

Turkey's polls encompass political, security and economic angst

They voted in June, now, against a backdrop of bloodshed, they are voting again, this Sunday (1st Nov.), Turkey’s electorate seeking a democratic way

29/10/2015

Turkey

Turkey celebrates Republic Day amid media restrictions and election hype

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu looked calm during a parade to celebrate Republic Day. But behind a serene

29/10/2015

Europe News

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins EU's Sakharov rights prize

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for insulting Islam and for cyber crime, was awarded the

29/10/2015