Israel 'biggest threat' to world peace

Iran yesterday said that Israel's atomic arsenal is the biggest danger to world peace, a day after US President Donald Trump vowed to
16 February 2017

Air raid on Yemen funeral kills eight

An air strike killed eight women and a child at a funeral reception near the Yemeni capital, witnesses said yesterday, adding to the
16 February 2017

Assad hails US travel ban

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad defended President Donald Trump's ban on Syrians entering the US, saying it targeted "terrorists" and
16 February 2017

West Mosul bracing for worse

As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of
15 February 2017

UN warns of 'catastrophe'

The top UN official in Damascus has warned of a "looming humanitarian catastrophe" in four besieged towns in Syria, calling for
14 February 2017

Iraqi airstrike hits IS commanders

The Iraqi air force has targeted a meeting of commanders from the Islamic State group that its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have
14 February 2017

Trump sons to launch Dubai golf course

US President Donald Trump's sons are to inaugurate a branded golf course in Dubai on Saturday, the first public launch for the business
14 February 2017

'Islamophobia' fuelling terrorism: UN chief

"Islamophobia" in parts of the world is fuelling terrorism, the head of the United Nations said on a visit to Saudi Arabia
13 February 2017

IS to destroy more of Palmyra in Syria

ISIS' vandalism of one of Syria's most important historic sites looks set to escalate as Russian intelligence suggests that
13 February 2017

HRW raps Pak for 'forced' repatriation of Afghans

The number of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan, already at the highest level in years, may increase this year if
13 February 2017

CIA chief honours Saudi crown prince

The heir to Saudi Arabia's throne has been awarded a medal by the new director of the US Central Intelligence Agency,
12 February 2017

Rockets hit Iraq Green Zone

Rockets were fired at Baghdad's Green Zone Saturday after Iraq's most violent protest in years saw seven people
12 February 2017

Turkish troops, rebels enter key IS-held town

Turkish troops and Syrian rebels yesterday entered the Islamic State-held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, as government forces also approached the jihadist bastion, a monitor said.
11 February 2017

You 'better be careful'

Donald Trump dialed up the rhetoric against Iran on Friday, warning the country's president he "better be careful" about his words.
11 February 2017

Syria rebel fire kills 3 in Red Crescent centre

Rebel fire on an aid distribution centre in Syria's Aleppo city has killed three people, including a Red Crescent volunteer
9 February 2017

32 killed in Yemen port clashes

Thirty-two combatants were killed Wednesday in the battle for a key coastal town in western Yemen between
9 February 2017

Qatar okays draft law for domestic workers

Qatar has approved a draft law which would provide legal protection for tens of thousands of female domestic
9 February 2017

Yemen: Where hungry children turn to begging

After Mustafa's father was killed in Yemen's conflict between the government and Shia Huthi rebels, the 15-year-old
9 February 2017

IS claims rocket fire at Israel resort from Egypt

The Islamic State group yesterday said that it fired rockets at the Israeli resort of Eilat from the Sinai Peninsula in a
9 February 2017

NGOs challenge settler law in SC

Israeli and Palestinian rights groups petitioned the Supreme Court yesterday asking it to strike down a new law
8 February 2017