Middle East

Yemen

Urgent medical supplies and other aid due in Yemen

Some 48 tons of aid is due to arrive in Yemen on Wednesday or Thursday

08/04/2015

Sport

Two suspects detained over Fenerbahce team bus attack

Turkish police have detained two people suspected of involvement in an attack on a bus that was carrying Fenerbahce players. The driver was hit in

07/04/2015

Syria

Yarmouk Palestinians crushed between ISIL and Assad

On the periphery of the Syrian capital, Yarmouk Camp, now largely destroyed, is in fact a city, with buildings, not tents. As a camp, it was

07/04/2015

Yemen

Calls grow for humanitarian access as Yemen casualties rise

As civilian casualties mount in Yemen's civil war, international calls grow for humanitarian aid to be allowed in.

07/04/2015

Syria

Syria: UN calls for aid access to besieged Yarmouk refugee camp

The UN Security Council says crimes against Palestinian refugees in Syria’s besieged Yarmouk camp must not go unpunished. The UN is also calling for

07/04/2015

Turkey

Turkish coast guards rescue over 50 Syrian migrants as their boat sank

At least 51 Syrian migrants have been rescued by Coast Guard teams as their boat sank off Turkey’s Aegean coast in two separate incidents. Videos

07/04/2015

Yemen

Russia leads calls for a ceasefire in Yemen

A Saudi-led coalition claims to have hit rebel Houthi weapons depots in an around Yemen’s capital Sanaa . Yemen's capital bombarded by new round of

07/04/2015

Turkey

Turkey suspends top football fixtures after Fenerbahçe bus attack

The Turkish Football Federation has suspended top division league and cup matches for a week after a gunman shot at the Fenerbahçe team bus on

06/04/2015

Sport

Volvo Ocean Race: Abu Dhabi sail to leg five victory

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing won leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race on Monday. Skipper Ian Walker and his crew completed the 6,776 nautical mile leg from

06/04/2015

Syria

Palestinians put pressure on Damascus over Yarmouk crisis

The desperate plight of Palestinians trapped amid fighting in Syria prompted dozens of people to demonstrate outside the UN headquarters in Gaza. One

06/04/2015

Turkey

Twitter blocked in Turkey after prosecutor hostage photo goes viral

Access to Twitter and YouTube have been blocked in Turkey. The move come less than one week after Istanbul prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz died when

06/04/2015

Culture news

Lesser known United Arab emirate hosts major contemporary art biennial

This 12th edition of the Sharjah contemporary art Biennial in the United Arab Emirates is as cutting edge as ever. More than fifty artists from

06/04/2015

Yemen

Water and food shortages in Yemeni city of Aden amid ongoing battles

Water and food shortages are being reported in the Yemeni city of Aden amid ongoing deadly fighting. The UN says at least 500 people have been killed

06/04/2015

Yemen

Yemen's Houthi rebels make gains on Aden

There have been heavy clashes between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in the city of Aden. Eyewitnesses have reported dozens have

06/04/2015

Syria

Palestinians mobilise to save Yarmouk refugees after ISIL attack

A video posted online on Sunday purported to show militants from the self-proclaimed Islamic State advancing into the mostly Palestinian refugee camp

05/04/2015

Syria

Christians in Iraq and Syria celebrate Easter and pray for better days

Easter has been celebrated by Christians in the Kurdish city of Irbil in Iraq. Many of those who came to the St Joseph Cathedral were internal

05/04/2015

Syria

Syria: Civilians in 'acute danger' at Yarmouk refugee camp, warns UN

The United Nations is sounding the alarm over the “desperate” plight of civilians trapped amid fierce fighting in the largely Palestinian Yarmouk

05/04/2015

Sport

Gun attack on Turkish football team bus

A coach carrying the Fenerbahce football team came under gun attack on Saturday after their 5-1 victory over Rizespor.

05/04/2015

Yemen

Yemen: No halt to Saudi-led airstrikes despite calls for humanitarian pause

Saudi-led airstrikes have continued in Yemen in efforts to push back Shi’ite Houthi rebels. But 11 civilians including children were killed in one

05/04/2015

Turkey

Football: Fenerbahçe team bus attacked following 5-1 win

A bus carrying Turkish football team Fenerbahçe was attacked following an away game against Rizespor, according to local television reports. The away

05/04/2015

Yemen

Yemen: France evacuates 44, as pro-government forces announce progress

In Yemen: France evacuates 44 people from Balhaf, as the Saudi-led coalition announces progress in the fight against Houthi rebels in Aden.

04/04/2015

Egypt

Egypt: Mubarak retrial begins in corruption case

The retrial began in Egypt on Saturday of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak and his two sons for allegedly diverting public funds earmarked for the

04/04/2015

Yemen

Casualties rise in Aden clashes as Saudi-led coalition pushes back Houthis

Nearly 200 people are said to have died in the fighting that has embroiled the southern Yemeni city of Aden for nine days. The figure comes from a

04/04/2015

Yemen

Yemen: Saleh supporters protest against Saudi-led air strikes

03/04/2015

Cinema

"The Trial of Viviane Amsalem": an Israeli woman's battle to get a divorce

Israeli filmmakers, siblings Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz, describe the difficulties faced by women in Israeli society with simplicity and intelligence.

03/04/2015

Yemen

Yemen: Suspected al-Qaeda militants liberate inmates of Mukalla prison

Some 150 inmates were freed when suspected al-Qaeda militants stormed a prison in the Yemeni port town of Mukalla. One of the escapees was provincial

03/04/2015