Putin rules out ceasefire

The presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia on Friday failed to agree on a ceasefire that would forestall a Syrian goverment offensive in rebel-held Idlib province which the United Nations fears could cause a humanitarian catastrophe involving tens of thousands of civilians.
7 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Turkey jails filmmaker for movie portraying execution of Erdogan

A Turkish filmmaker is convicted of membership of a terrorist group for a feature film that portrayed President Tayyip Erdogan having a gun pointed at his head as his family lay dead all around him, the state news agency says.
7 September 2018, 11:46 AM

Syria preparing chemical weapons in Idlib: US envoy

There is “lots of evidence” that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in Idlib in northwest Syria, the new US adviser for Syria says, as he warns of the risks of an offensive on the country’s last big rebel enclave.
7 September 2018, 08:15 AM

US ambassador sees Golan remaining in Israeli hands 'forever'

US ambassador to Israel David Friedman expects the annexed Golan Heights to remain under Israeli control "forever", according to an excerpt released of an interview he gave to an Israeli newspaper.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

ROYAL FAMILY RIFT: Saudi prince plays down speculation

Saudi King Salman's brother has played down controversial remarks he made to anti-Saudi protesters in London that sparked furious speculation about possible discord within the royal family.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel shuts its Paraguay embassy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the closure of Israel's embassy in Paraguay, his office said, after the South American
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Uncertainty looms over peace talks

Scheduled peace talks in Geneva between Yemen's government and Huthi rebels hung in the balance yesterday as both sides traded ultimatums and a UN envoy scrambled to mediate.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump denies he demanded Assad's killing

US President Donald Trump denied Wednesday having discussed wanting to kill Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, a key claim in a new book by Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Hundreds of civilians flee Idlib

Hundreds of Syrian civilians fled Idlib province yesterday as the presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey readied for last-ditch talks on the fate of the last rebel bastion.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

IS to lose all Syria territory by 2019

The Islamic State group will have been driven from all the territory it once controlled as a self-declared "caliphate" before the end of the year, French military chief Francois Lecointre said yesterday.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

UN calls for calm after six killed

The United Nations envoy to Iraq yesterday called for "calm" in Basra, after six died in the bloodiest day of protests over poor public services in the southern city.
5 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel court clears way for demolition

Israel's top court yesterday upheld an order to raze a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, clearing the way for the demolition to go ahead despite international pressure.
5 September 2018, 18:00 PM

20 killed as twin blasts hit Kabul

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wrestling club in a Shia neighbourhood of the Afghan capital Kabul yesterday, and a second blast struck after the emergency services and journalists arrived at the scene.
5 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Call grows to avert 'massacre'

International calls mounted yesterday to avoid a "massacre" by regime forces in Syria's last rebel-held province of Idlib, two days before a summit between key powers backing the government and opposition.
5 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Syria strike kills eight pro-regime fighters

An air strike near a US base in southeastern Syria has killed at least eight pro-government fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human
3 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel could hit Iranian weaponry in Iraq

Israel yesterday signalled that it could attack suspected Iranian military assets in Iraq, as it has done with scores of air strikes in war-
3 September 2018, 18:00 PM

People trapped as clashes rage in Tripoli

Clashes raged on the outskirts of Libya's capital Tripoli yesterday trapping residents indoors and hampering rescue efforts, emergency
3 September 2018, 18:00 PM

US acts like 'wild wolves'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday vowed Ankara would pursue non-dollar transactions in trade with Russia and other countries, accusing the US of behaving like "wild wolves."
2 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Iran plans to boost ballistic, cruise missile capacity

Iran plans to boost its ballistic and cruise missile capacity and acquire modern fighter planes and submarines, the Iranian state news
1 September 2018, 18:00 PM

TRUMP'S DECISIONS

On February 15, welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, Trump halts Washington's quest for a two-
1 September 2018, 18:00 PM