Middle East

United Arab Emirates

Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed’s son dies

19/09/2015

Syria

Russia and America start talking again to avoid shooting each other in Syria

There is no let-up in airstrikes by the Syrian government against rebel-held areas, with at least 80 civilian and rebel deaths in the last 48 hours

19/09/2015

Israel

'Day of Rage' clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces

Palestinian leaders had called for ‘a day of rage’ And so it proved on Friday in Jerusalem and the West Bank, with anger on the streets in cities

18/09/2015

Turkey

Migrants have gathered close to the Turkish town of Erdine hoping to cross into Greece

Walking into Europe is the dream of several hundred migrants who have made their way through Turkey to the Greek border but it has been closed. The

18/09/2015

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Amateur footage purports to show aftermath of Syrian regime attack

18/09/2015

Turkey

Tens of thousands rally for anti-terror march in Ankara

“No to terror, yes to brotherhood”. That was the motto at an anti-terror rally in Turkey. Tens of thousands marched through Ankara many carrying

17/09/2015

World

West 'can talk to Assad about leaving, with Russia's help'

Steffan Mistura, the United Nations envoy to Syria, has arrived in the capital Damascus to discuss a peace plan. Now in its fifth year, the Syrian

17/09/2015

Syria

Senator John McCain brands US military programme to train Syrian rebels an "abject failure"

A US military programme which began in May to train Syrian rebels to combat Islamist militants in the country has been heavily criticised and on

16/09/2015

Yemen

Yemen's exiled PM returns to Aden

Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah has returned from exile to make a trip to the strategically-important city of Aden. Bahah, also the vice president

16/09/2015

Israel

Palestinian hunger striker Mohammed Allan returned to Israeli prison

Israeli authorities have returned Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan to prison, following a stint in hospital. Allan was being treated for brain

16/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey taking care stopping Aegean Sea refugees

Near the tiny village of Behramkale, refugees from Syria leave the Turkish coast and cross the Aegean Sea, heading for the Greek island of Lesbos

16/09/2015

Lebanon

Beirut: clashes between police and protesters ahead of political talks

Riot police and protesters clashed in Beirut (September 16) ahead of a second “national dialogue” meeting aimed at resolving the political crisis

16/09/2015

Syria

Assad blames Europe's refugee crisis on West's support for 'terrorists'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has spoken out for the first time about Europe’s refugee crisis. In an interview with Russian media, he blamed

16/09/2015

Syria

Syria: child malnutrition now "serious" - UNICEF

UNICEF says the level of acute malnutrition among displaced children in the Syrian cities of Aleppo, Hama and Deir-ez-Zor is now “serious”. The

16/09/2015

Egypt

Egypt: Relatives of slain tourists arrive in Cairo

Mexico’s Foreign Minister has arrived in Egpyt. Claudia Ruiz Massieu has travelled to Cairo with the relatives of eight Mexican tourists killed in

16/09/2015

Lebanon

Hunger strikers dig in to protest over Beirut rubbish crisis

Hunger strikers in Lebanon are continuing their protest at the mounds of stinking rubbish that are piling up In Beirut. The protests began in August

15/09/2015

Turkey

Refugees shun the sea for the overland route into Europe from Turkey

A new front may be opening up in Europe’s refugee crisis, with increasing numbers of people looking to head for the Greek border by land via Turkey

15/09/2015

Turkey

Turkey: Soldiers hurt by roadside bomb as conflict with PKK escalates

A roadside bomb has injured at least a dozen soldiers in eastern Turkey. The country has seen daily violence since July when a ceasefire with the

15/09/2015

Israel

Clashes continue at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem

For a third day running one of the world’s holiest places, the al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem, has been a scene of running battles between

15/09/2015

Israel

East Jerusalem: Palestinian-Israeli clashes continue into third day

Disputes in Jerusalem have escalated for the third day as clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli police were witnessed on Tuesday

15/09/2015

Kuwait

Seven sentenced to death in Kuwait mosque suicide bombing

A court in Kuwait has sentenced seven people to death over a suicide bombing in June, the state news agency reports. The attack, at a Shi’ite Muslim

15/09/2015

Turkey

At least 22 dead, hundreds rescued, as migrant boat capsizes near Turkey

At least 22 people die as a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Turkey.

15/09/2015

Kuwait

Kuwait court sentences seven to death over mosque attack

A court in Kuwait has sentenced seven people to death over a suicide bombing in June, according to state news agency KUNA. The attack, at a Shi’ite

15/09/2015

Yemen

Aircraft pound Sanaa as coalition forces close in on Yemeni capital

Gulf Arab-led coalition aircraft bombed the Yemeni capital Sanaa intensively on Monday as ground forces engaged Houthi fighters in the neighbouring

14/09/2015

Syria

Reports of Russian tanks and artillery in Syria

The Russians have reportedly reinforced positions around Bashar al-Assad’s stronghold of Latakia in western Syria with at least seven T90 tanks and

14/09/2015

Syria

Car bombs hit Syrian city of Hasaka

The eastern Syrian city of Hasaka, mostly Kurdish-controlled, has been hit by two car bombs, killing at least 26 people including six Kurdish

14/09/2015