Middle East

Turkey

Turkish Kurds protest against airstrikes and mass arrests

A peaceful demonstration in Istanbul has also taken place against the deadly ISIL attack on the mainly Kurdish town of Suruc

26/07/2015

Turkey

Tension in Turkey amid anger over airstrikes on Kurds and mass arrests

Clashes have broken out over the airstrikes on Kurds and the arrest of hundreds of people across the country

26/07/2015

Israel

Clashes erupt at al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem

Palestinian youths have clashed with police who entered the al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem, after skirmishes erupted when Israeli hardliners tried

26/07/2015

Turkey

Two Turkish soldiers killed in apparent retaliation for bombing of Kurdish militants

Ankara has launched a crackdown against the PKK-Kurdistan Workers Party, as well as airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria

26/07/2015

Yemen

Houthi militants reject Saudi-coalition truce in Yemen

Forces fighting with the Saudi-led coalition fought Houthi militia for control of Yemen’s largest air base north of Aden. The violence continued

26/07/2015

Turkey

Protests erupt in Turkey and Iraq over Ankara's operations against IS and Kurdish militants

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Ankara to protest against Monday’s suicide bombing, blamed on Islamic State militants, as well as condemn

26/07/2015

Turkey

Turkey defends strikes on PKK and ISIL in Iraq and Syria

Video footage obtained by Reuters on Saturday (July 25) showed the aftermath of Turkish air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in Iraq

26/07/2015

Lebanon

[Watch] Rubbish crisis forces residents to wear face masks in Beirut

Officials are struggling to reach an agreement on where to dump waste, with the closure of a major landfill site last week

25/07/2015

Turkey

Turkish strikes on PKK in Iraq put peace process at risk

Turkish forces have launched airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. It comes amid fresh attacks on ISIL targets in Syria.

25/07/2015

Turkey

Why Turkey and the PKK are resuming a conflict

25/07/2015

Turkey

Turkey expands airstrikes targeting PKK in Iraq and fresh attacks on ISIL

Turkey has carried out fresh attacks on ISIL targets in Syria, as well as striking military positions of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party or PKK in

25/07/2015

Turkey

Turkey 'bombs PKK' in Iraq as well as ISIL in Syria

Turkish warplanes launched strikes against camps of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, according to local media.

25/07/2015

Turkey

Turkey: a change of heart about IS?

The fighter jets continue to take off. It is clear Turkey plans to pursue its campaign against the self-titled group Islamic State. As well as

24/07/2015

Syria

Westerners volunteer with Kurdish militia against ISIL

Westerners are also committed combatants against the Islamic State jihadist movement in Syria. They have been fighting at the side of the Kurdish

24/07/2015

Turkey

Why has Turkey only now joined the fight against ISIL?

24/07/2015

Cinema

John Turturro picks up Lifetime Award at Jerusalem Film Festival

The 32nd edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival kicked off with Hollywood glamour, as John Turturro attended the opening. The US actor, writer and

24/07/2015

Turkey

Turkish airstrikes in Syria could signal new role in fight against ISIL

Ankara has also dropped its earlier refusal to allow US warplanes to launch strikes from a Turkish base

24/07/2015

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Eight Palestinians injured by tear gas

24/07/2015

Turkey

Turkey fighter jets strike ISIL targets in Syria

Turkey steps up its fight against ISIL, fighter jets strike IS targets in Syria while police launch anti-terror raids in Istanbul.

24/07/2015

Egypt

Ferry and cargo vessel in fatal collision on the River Nile

As many as 21 people, including two children, have been killed after a cargo boat collided with a ferry on the River Nile in Egypt. "Party boat"

23/07/2015

Turkey

Turkey: tit-for-tat attacks continue along Syrian border

A soldier has been killed and another wounded in Turkey by cross-border gunfire near the border town of Kilis. BREAKING – Local sources: Armed

23/07/2015

Syria

UN envoy 'concerned' about barrel bombs killing civilians in Syria

The United Nations envoy for Syria says government barrel bomb airstrikes have caused widespread civilian death and destruction in the city of

23/07/2015

Syria

Spain warns discretion needed as journalists go missing in Syria

Spanish authorities call for discretion in the case of three journalists missing in Syria since mid-July.

22/07/2015

Turkey

Suruç: Turkish officials identify attacker

On Monday this week, the square outside the Amara Cultural Centre in the Turkish town of Suruç, was thronged with well-wishers. They had gathered to

22/07/2015

Syria

Syria: Spanish journalists missing, presumed kidnapped

Three Spanish journalists have gone missing after entering Syria in mid-July. Spanish media reports the group are believed to have been kidnapped

21/07/2015

Turkey

What is behind Turkey’s Suruc attack?

21/07/2015