Mass grave of hundreds found in Mosul prison

Iraqi paramilitary forces announced Saturday that they had discovered a mass grave at Badush prison near Mosul containing the
11 March 2017

Air strike kills 26 in Yemen

An air strike by a Saudi-led Arab coalition on a market in Yemen killed 20 civilians and six rebels on Friday, medical and military sources
11 March 2017

Trump invites Abbas to White House

Donald Trump on Friday invited Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to visit the White House sometime soon, both sides said after the
11 March 2017

Bombs kill 44 in Damascus Old City: monitor

Twin bombs kill 44 people in the Old City of Damascus, according to the latest toll, in one of the bloodiest attacks in the heart of the Syrian capital.
11 March 2017

Iran successfully tests naval missile

Iran has successfully test-fired a naval missile which hit its target 250 kilometres away, local news agencies reported yesterday. The new
10 March 2017

Palestinian female MP arrested by Israel

A female member of the Palestinian parliament has been arrested by Israeli forces, Palestinian and Israeli security sources said yesterday.
9 March 2017

Israel MPs nod to bills quieting mosques

Israel's parliament gave preliminary approval Wednesday to two controversial measures that would limit calls to prayers from mosques,
9 March 2017

23 killed in air strikes

The toll in air strikes thought to have been conducted by a US-led coalition on a jihadist-held northern Syrian village yesterday has
9 March 2017

IS leader flees Mosul

US and Iraqi officials believe the leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has left operational commanders behind
8 March 2017

Anti-IS assaults gain ground in Iraq, Syria

Iraqi forces advanced in west Mosul and fighters in Syria seized a key supply route to Raqa yesterday as twin US-backed offensives
6 March 2017

US govt warns against annexing West Bank

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday that the United States has warned that annexing the West Bank would lead
6 March 2017

More than 65,000 flee fierce fighting

More than 65,000 people have been forced to flee fighting in northern Syria, ravaged in recent weeks by dual offensives on the
5 March 2017

BATTLE FOR WEST MOSUL

BATTLE FOR WEST MOSUL
5 March 2017

Jordan hangs 15 in mass execution

Jordan hanged 15 death row prisoners including convicted "terrorists" at dawn yesterday, its information minister said,
4 March 2017

S-300 defence system now 'operational': Iran

Iran's advanced S-300 air defence system, delivered by Russia following a July 2015 nuclear deal after years of delay, is
4 March 2017

Tens of thousands flee clashes in Syria's north

Tens of thousands of Syrian civilians have fled ferocious fighting between Russian-backed regime forces and Islamic
4 March 2017

Rebels liken battle to 'Tom and Jerry' show

Syria's opposition yesterday refused to hail the Damascus regime's recapture of Palmyra from the Islamic State group, calling both
3 March 2017

Mubarak acquitted over protester deaths

Egypt's top appeals court on Thursday acquitted Hosni Mubarak of involvement in the killing of protesters during a 2011 revolt, ending
3 March 2017

Football: Qatar population booms on back of 2022 World Cup

Qatar's population has swollen by almost 40 per cent since the emirate was chosen to the host the 2022 World Cup, official government figures have revealed.
3 March 2017

Israeli army strikes Hamas in Gaza

Israeli forces struck Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip yesterday after soldiers were fired at along the border, the Israeli army said.
2 March 2017