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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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

Amnesty report on mass hangings 'false': Syria

Syria's justice ministry yesterday dismissed as "completely false" an Amnesty International report alleging up to 13,000
8 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Six Afghan Red Cross workers 'killed by IS'

Suspected Islamic State gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound
8 February 2017, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

Saudi attempts self-immolation in Makkah

Saudi police arrested an apparently "mentally disturbed" man who tried to set himself on fire at Islam's holiest site, the
7 February 2017, 18:00 PM

20 killed, 41 injured

A suicide bomber on foot ripped through a crowd of Afghan Supreme Court employees yesterday, killing at least 20
7 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump reveals US's 'real face'

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday said he was grateful to US President Donald Trump for
7 February 2017, 18:00 PM

IS besieged in last bastion

The Islamic State group is "completely besieged" in its last major stronghold in Syria's Aleppo province, a monitor said yesterday, as
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Dozens of people killed

Dozens of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan were killed after heavy snow and avalanches hit over the weekend.
5 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Iran vows to missile strike if security threatened

A Revolutionary Guards commander said Iran would use its missiles if its security is under threat, as the elite force defied new US
4 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Iran vows 'roaring missiles' if threatened, defies new sanctions

A Revolutionary Guards commander says Iran will use its missiles if its security is under threat, as the elite force defies new US sanctions on its missile programme by holding a military exercise.
4 February 2017, 13:30 PM

Qaeda overruns 3 Yemeni towns

Al-Qaeda in Yemen overran three southern towns just days after a deadly US raid targeting its commanders, before withdrawing from
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Air raids cut water to IS Syria bastion

Water to the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion of Raqa has been cut after suspected coalition raids on the city's main pipeline, a
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM

UN rights expert for stopping illegal Israeli settlement

United Nations rights expert Michael Lynk calls on UN Security Council and the General Assembly to explore effective diplomatic and political measures to stop Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.
3 February 2017, 11:26 AM