Middle East

Syria

UN unanimously adopts resolution on Syria chemical weapons

The UN security council has adopted a resolution which aims to identify the perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks in Syria which have killed and injured increasing numbers of civilians.

07/08/2015

Gaza

Israeli air strike on Gaza Strip leaves four wounded

The Israeli Air Force has attacked a Hamas training camp in the Gaza Strip in response to three rockets fired from the coastal enclave at Israel

07/08/2015

Syria

Syria: hundreds missing after strategic town falls to militants

Militants from the self-titled group Islamic State have taken control of a strategic town in central Syria. Al-Qaryatain lies south-east of Homs. It

07/08/2015

United Arab Emirates

Dubai: big is beautiful

07/08/2015

Turkey

Fighting intensifies as Turkey moves against Kurds inside Turkey

Three people have been killed and seven wounded in clashes between Turkish security forces and suspected PKK militants in the Kurdish town of Silopi

07/08/2015

World

Perspectives: how European media covered the opening of Egypt's new Suez Canal

Each week, euronews takes a look at how European media cover one of the big stories from the past seven days. This week Egypt’s new Suez Canal opened

07/08/2015

Syria

Syria: hundreds disappear after militants take strategic town

It is claimed hundreds of people have disappeared from a strategically-located town in central Syria after it was seized by militants. The UK-based

07/08/2015

Yemen

French woman held captive in Yemen since February freed

A French woman who was abducted in Yemen in February has been freed and is expected in Paris on Friday morning, according to a statement from the

07/08/2015

Turkey

Ceremony in Turkey marks 100 years since Gallipoli August offensive

A ceremony attended by the Australian Governor General Peter Cosgrove has been held in Turkey to mark the 100th anniversary of the August offensive

07/08/2015

Egypt

Egypt opens Suez Canal in lavish ceremony

Egypt has opened a major expansion to the Suez Canal to much fanfare. The project is being trumpeted as the basis of an economic turnaround for the

06/08/2015

Egypt

Deadline expires on Friday in Egypt for kidnapped Croatian worker

The new Suez canal may have opened to great fanfare but the future of the Croatian worker kidnapped by a terrorist group is far from bright. Their

06/08/2015

Egypt

Celebrations begin to open New Suez Canal in Egypt

Extravagant ceremonies have begun in Egypt to celebrate the inauguration of the new Suez Canal.

06/08/2015

Egypt

Egyptian president unveils pet Suez Canal project

It is a pet project that comes with a cool price tag of nearly eight billion euros. A second Suez Canal has been a top priority for Egyptian

06/08/2015

Egypt

Suez Canal expansion to open on Thursday

Egypt is due to open an expansion to the Suez Canal on Thursday designed to allow larger vessels to use the waterway, to cut transit times and to

05/08/2015

Israel

Israel approves detention without trial in crackdown on Jewish extremists

Israeli authorities on Tuesday jailed a suspected Jewish militant without trial. Mordechai Meyer has been placed under “administrative detention”

05/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey struggles in sweltering summer heat

Turkey is basking in a heatwave. In some parts of the country, including Adana in the southeast, the thermometer has been hitting 50 degrees celcius

04/08/2015

Turkey

Turkish troops killed in remote-controlled mine attack

Two Turkish soldiers have been killed after a mine exploded as a military convoy made its way through Sirnak province in southeast Turkey

04/08/2015

Cyprus

UK extends Tornado air campaign against ISIL in Iraq

The United Kingdom is to extend its Tornado air campaign against ISIL in Iraq until March 2017. RAF Tornados will continue strikes against Islamic

04/08/2015

Yemen

Yemen conflict: Hadi loyalists seize largest military base from Houthis

It is claimed fighters loyal to Yemen’s exiled president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have seized the country’s largest military base from Houthi forces

04/08/2015

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Syria jet crash leaves many dead

04/08/2015

Syria

Syrian warplane crashes in rebel-held town, casualties reported

At least 27 people have been killed and dozens injured after a Syrian army fighter jet crashed into a busy marketplace in the northwestern town on Ariha.

03/08/2015

Israel

Palestinians and Jews hold vigils for victims of extremism

Hundreds of members of the gay community and their supporters held a vigil in the Jerusalem’s main square for a sixteen year old girl who died after

02/08/2015

Egypt

US-Egypt relations return to 'stronger base' says John Kerry

US secretary of state John Kerry has said that the United States and Egypt are returning to a “stronger base” in bilateral ties. Speaking after talks

02/08/2015

Turkey

Turkey: two soldiers killed in suicide attack blamed on PKK

Two soldiers have been killed and 24 others wounded in a suicide attack in eastern Turkey. It is claimed militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party

02/08/2015

Israel

Israelis against recent violence in region as clashes rage in West Bank

Hundreds of Israelis have gathered across the country to condemn recent violence in the region including the death of a Palestinian infant in an

02/08/2015

Israel

West Bank: Hundreds attend funeral for Palestinian protester amid increased tensions

Amid increased tension in the West Bank, hundreds have attended the funeral of an 18-year-old Palestinian protester. The Israeli military says it

01/08/2015