Middle East

Israel

Jerusalem: at least five injured in vehicle attack

Israeli police say at least five people have been injured after a suspected Palestinian motorist rammed his vehicle into them. It happened on a main

06/03/2015

West Bank

Palestinian leadership halts security ties with Israel

The leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) has voted to suspend all security cooperation with Israel, a move which could further escalate tensions.

06/03/2015

Syria

Syria: Civilians pay heavy price amid fierce fighting for Aleppo

The battle for Aleppo is raging and civilians are paying the price. Reports say at least 22 have been killed in a government barrel bomb attack as

05/03/2015

Syria

Using humour to defuse the ISIS bomb

05/03/2015

Syria

Europe needs to 'have the will to fight terrorism' declares Syria's Assad

Bashar al-Assad gives his views on who is funding ISIL, Europe's efforts to fight terrorism and the UN's failure to eradicate war.

05/03/2015

Israel

Netanyahu's Congress speech no election clincher say Israelis

Bibi's speech to Congress divides opinion in Israel, just like everything else in this fractious election campaign

05/03/2015

Egypt

Court in Cairo postpones parliamentary elections

A court in Egypt has delayed the country's parliamentary elections due to start on March the 22nd

03/03/2015

Israel

Netanyahu: Fears and lies

Benjamin Netanyahu is currently Washington’s uninvited guest, deciding the electoral boost back home is worth the White House snub. In any case

03/03/2015

Business Series

Political tensions in Turkey and Greece over key economic moves

The recent interest rate cut in Turkey and the latest kiss of life to the Greek economy have been the source of intense debate within both those

02/03/2015

Egypt

Nine wounded in bomb attack on Cairo court

WATCH: At least nine people have been wounded in a bomb attack on a court building in Cairo. An explosive device went off under a vehicle. The

02/03/2015

Turkey

Turkey: Thousands turn out for funeral of writer Yasar Kemal

Thousands gathered in Istanbul on Monday to say a final farewell to Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey’s best-known writers. The works of the 91-year-old

02/03/2015

Syria

Prayers in Syria as fears grow for 200 Christians held captive by ISIL

As fears grow for an estimated 200 Assyrian Christians still in the hands of ISIL after mass abductions in northeast Syria last week, worshippers

02/03/2015

World

Manufacturing jihad - Nicolas Hénin explains what he learned about ISIL

Held hostage by Islamic State militants French journalist Nicolas Hénin speaks to euronews about his experiences and his new book examining why people join the Islamic State group.

02/03/2015

Turkey

Rally in Istanbul to denounce violence against women

A rally has been held in Istanbul to voice outrage over a 20-year-old woman's brutal death

01/03/2015

Egypt

Elections could be delayed in Egypt over legal hitch

Egypt looks at new timetable for elections due to begin on March the 22nd

01/03/2015

Turkey

Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm

Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his followers to lay down their arms, in step towards ending the 30 year-old insurgency in Turkey.

01/03/2015

Turkey

Turkish author Yasar Kemal dies at 92

Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey’s best-known writers, has died at the age of 92. He passed away in hospital in Istanbul following respiratory and organ

01/03/2015

Turkey

Jailed Kurdish leader calls for and end to the PKK's armed struggle against Turkey

The jailed leader of Turkey’s largest rebel Kurd group has called for it to disarm and end to its thirty year armed struggle. Abdullah Ocalan said

28/02/2015

Syria

Syrians start to return to Kobani as Kurds fight off ISIL

Up to 3,000 Syrians return to a largely-demolished Kobani after four months of clashes between Kurdish rebels and ISIL militants.

27/02/2015

Gaza

Artist Banksy uses pussy power to highlight Gaza devastation

The squalid living conditions in Gaza have been highlighted by Banksy, the eminent but anonymous British street artist, who has posted a

26/02/2015

Turkey

Former Miss Turkey faces jail for "insulting" Recep Erdogan on Instagram

26/02/2015

Egypt

Series of homemade explosions rock Cairo

Egyptian security officials said a series of explosions on Thursday in Cairo has killed at least one person and wounded seven. The blasts were the

26/02/2015

Syria

Revised reports suggest ISIL has abducted over 200 Assyrian Christians in Syria

In Syria, fresh reports revise the number of Assyrian Christians believed to have been abducted by ISIL from 90 to over 200.

26/02/2015

Israel

US tensions with Israel increase over Iran's nuclear programme.

US-Israeli relations appear to be in danger of sinking to their lowest level in recent years. The issue at stake is Iran. Israel’s Prime Minister

25/02/2015

Sport

Qatar 2022: FIFA rules out compensation

FIFA have ruled out any prospect of Europe’s football clubs receiving financial compensation over the planned winter World Cup in Qatar. Speaking at

25/02/2015

Yemen

French government demand "speedy release" of woman kidnapped in Yemen

Police have stepped up their search for the French woman and her driver who were snatched while driving through Sanaa in Yemen on Tuesday. French

25/02/2015