Inside Emirates' burning plane: See how passengers and crew react

A video taken by a passenger of an Emirates plane which was involved in an accident on landing at Dubai airport, shows chaos inside the flight. The Emirates EK521 aircraft caught fire while landing at the airport with 275 people on board.
4 August 2016, 06:53 AM

Russian strikes, regime roll back rebel gains in Aleppo

Syrian regime forces bolstered by Russian air strikes recaptured territory overnight in the southwest suburbs of the
3 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Russian copter downed

Five people on board a Russian military helicopter were killed yesterday when it was shot down over Syria, in the single deadliest incident for Moscow since it intervened in the war.
1 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Carry out jihad in Russia

Islamic State called on its group members to carry out jihad in Russia in a nine-minute YouTube video on Sunday.
1 August 2016, 18:00 PM

War-hit Syria may splinter

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency has said he is not optimistic about the future of Syria remaining one country.
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Traitors' graveyard

It's a barren plot on the outskirts of Istanbul, its stony ground baking under the merciless summer sun. A single sign gives a macabre clue as to the intended use of the arid patch.
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

'Vicious' cycle of violence, hunger

More than 56 million people in 17 countries affected by prolonged conflicts are struggling to feed themselves,
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Fear mounts for Aleppo

The UN yesterday urged Russia to give it control of humanitarian passages out of Aleppo in northern Syria where besieged residents
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Leaving UN-backed peace talks: Yemen

Yemen's government delegation to UN-brokered peace talks in Kuwait said it will leave today, signalling the collapse of
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Maternity hospital bombed in Syria

A maternity hospital in north-western Syria has been bombed, causing casualties among patients and staff, a UK charity says. Save the Children says the bomb, from an air strike, has hit the entrance to the hospital in rural Idlib province.
29 July 2016, 15:43 PM

Al-Nusra splits from Qaeda

The head of Al-Nusra Front in Syria said his jihadist group was breaking ties with al-Qaeda and changing its name, in remarks broadcasted yesterday by Al-Jazeera.
28 July 2016, 18:34 PM

US slams new Israeli settlement plans

The United States has slammed as "provocative" Israeli plans to build hundreds of new settlement homes in annexed east
28 July 2016, 18:16 PM

Pregnant Afghan woman mutilated

A woman is critically ill in northern Afghanistan after her husband nearly beat her to death, and cut part of her genitals, family
28 July 2016, 18:04 PM

IS bomb attack kills 44 in Syrian Kurdish city

A massive bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State group kills at least 44 people and wounded dozens in the Kurdish-majority Syrian city of Qamishli.
27 July 2016, 12:37 PM

87 migrant bodies wash up in Libya

The number of bodies of migrants recovered on a Libyan beach since the weekend has risen to 87, a media official from the
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Dozens killed in Aleppo air raids

Air strikes in Syria's divided city of Aleppo have killed dozens of people, according to a monitor, as fighting intensifies across
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM

IS suicide bomber kills 12 in Iraq

A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed 12 people at a crowded checkpoint north of Baghdad yesterday, security and medical officials said.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Clashes rock Manbij as SDF deadline passes

Islamic State group militants yesterday clashed with US-backed fighters in the Syrian town of Manbij, pursuing their
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Philippines' ex-leader Arroyo freed

Former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo was released from detention yesterday following nearly five years in a
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Syria rebels 'behead boy'

Videos have emerged online that appear to show Syrian rebels taunting and then beheading a boy they say is a
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM