Fighting in Yemen kills 50 people

More than 50 people were killed in Yemen in the past two days in fighting pitting an Arab coalition against Houthi fighters backed by troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, medical sources and residents said yesterday.
8 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Six injured in West Bank car, knife attacks

Car-ramming and stabbing attacks wounded six Israelis in the West Bank yesterday while two alleged Palestinian assailants were shot, authorities said, the latest in a weeks-long wave of violence. At least one attacker was killed.
8 November 2015, 18:00 PM

21.7% turnout in first round of Egypt run-off

The first round run-off in Egypt's parliamentary election produced a turnout of 21.7 percent, officials announced Friday, reflecting
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Dozens killed in Yemen clashes

Dozens of Yemeni Shia rebels and pro-government fighters have been killed in clashes in several southern provinces as Saudi-led coalition aircraft targeted the Iran-backed insurgents, military officials said yesterday.
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM

No let up in violence

Israeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian who ran at them with a knife in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, police said, as a
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Assad's future should not ruin Syria talks

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said talks on the Syria crisis had unacceptably been taken "hostage" by the question of President
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM

No survivor in Sinai airliner crash

A Russian airliner crashes in central Sinai killing all 224 people on board, Egyptian officials say.
31 October 2015, 07:44 AM

IS attack on Saudi shia mosque kills 2

Two people were killed Monday in a suicide bombing at a mosque in the Saudi city of Najran that was claimed by the Islamic State group, which has repeatedly targeted Shiites in the Sunni-ruled kingdom.
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

'IS captives tied to Palmyra artifacts and blown up'

The Islamic State jihadist group executed three people in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by binding them to three historic columns and blowing them up, a monitoring group said Monday.
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Israel jails cleric for inciting Al- Aqsa violence

An Israeli court yesterday ordered the jailing of a firebrand cleric whose Islamist group has been accused of inciting a wave of violence over Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Afghan NSA warns of risk from IS, al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda has re-established a presence in Afghanistan and the Islamic State group has become a serious threat, the Afghan national security adviser warned, saying the country was in danger of again becoming a safe haven for terrorists and calling for US and Nato military backing to help drive them out.
26 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Bid to ease tensions over Al-Aqsa stumbles

Efforts to douse Israeli-Palestinian tensions over Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound ran into trouble yesterday when the Islamic trust which administers the holy site accused Israeli police of blocking the agreed installation of cameras.
26 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Israel and Jordan strike deal on Jerusalem holy site

Israel and Jordan have agreed on moves aimed at reducing tensions surrounding a prominent holy site in Jerusalem.
25 October 2015, 04:34 AM

Israel 'using excessive force'

Israeli forces have been using "disproportionate violence" against Palestinian children as they killed at least ten this month during the ongoing unrest that engulfs Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.
22 October 2015, 18:16 PM

S Arabia risks going broke in 5 yrs: IMF

Saudi Arabia risks running out of financial assets in less than five years amid a drop in oil prices, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
22 October 2015, 18:13 PM

Saudi prince avoids sex assault charges in US

Los Angeles prosecutors say they will not press charges against a Saudi prince accused of sexual assault. Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud, 28,
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

UN chief warns of 'abyss' as violence rages on

UN chief Ban Ki-moon yesterday warned Israelis and Palestinians they were at a "dangerous abyss" and must act quickly to calm nearly three weeks of unrest before it spirals further out of control.
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Rebels get more weapons for battle

Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies south of Aleppo say they have received new supplies of US-made anti-tank missiles from states that oppose President Bashar al-Assad since a major government offensive began there on Friday.
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Int'l presence not needed at Jerusalem

US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday that a proposed international presence at the Jerusalem holy site at the center of escalating Israeli, Palestinian tension and violence is not needed.
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Syria conflict: Air strikes 'kill 40 IS militants'

40 militants with the so-called Islamic State are killed in air strikes in Syria, a British-based monitoring group reports.
19 October 2015, 05:02 AM