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Syria victory in sight

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with French media aired yesterday that his forces are on the road to victory after
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Gaddafi wanted to marry me in 90s: Algerian MP

Algerian Member of Parliament and former media personality Zahia Benarous reveals that late Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi proposed to her in the 1990s but she turned him down, according to Al Arabiya, a Middle Eastern news website.
9 January 2017, 14:17 PM

Four soldiers killed, 17 injured in Israel

A Palestinian rammed a truck into a group of Israeli soldiers visiting a popular tourist spot in Jerusalem yesterday, killing four and wounding 17 others, authorities said.
8 January 2017, 20:37 PM

Two Saudi 'jihadists' shot dead in raid

Saudi security forces on Saturday shot and killed two suspected jihadists including an explosive belt maker during a police operation in
8 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Israel cuts $6 million in UN funding

Israel on Friday suspended about $6 million in funding to the United Nations to protest a Security Council resolution demanding an end
7 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Fuel truck blast kills 43

A fuel truck exploded in the busy centre of a rebel-held town near Syria's border with Turkey yesterday, killing dozens of people and wounding dozens more, several sources said.
7 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Russia begins Syria pullout

Russia's military yesterday said it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, as the regime intensified its bombardment of a
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Four freed from Gitmo arrive in Saudi Arabia

Four Yemenis released from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay arrived Thursday in Saudi Arabia to a tearful reunion with relatives, after
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Israeli PM quizzed again in graft probe

Police questioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday for a second time as part of a probe into whether he illegally
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Qaeda chief slams Islamic State 'liars'

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has denounced what he said was a dishonest propaganda campaign by rival jihadist group the
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Clashes near Damascus despite truce

Syrian pro-government forces clashed with rebels around the main water source for Damascus yesterday, a monitor said, threatening
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM

70pc of east Mosul retaken

Iraqi forces have retaken around 70 percent of eastern Mosul from Islamic State militants and expect to reach the river bisecting the
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Israeli soldier guilty of manslaughter

An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank was
4 January 2017, 18:00 PM

UAE bans wild pets

The private ownership of wild animals has been outlawed in the United Arab Emirates, where keeping exotic creatures
4 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Dozens get flogging, jail in Saudi Arabia

Dozens of foreign workers have been sentenced to flogging and jail for unrest during protests over unpaid wages by Saudi Binladin
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Netanyahu grilled over graft charges

Police grilled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for three hours on Monday evening as part of a graft probe that has shaken
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM

6,878 killed in 2016, says UN

Violence claimed the lives of at least 6,878 civilian Iraqis last year, the United Nations said on Monday, as the Iraqi government
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Hajj talks: Iran denies receiving Saudi invite

Iran has denied receiving any invitation from Saudi Arabia for talks on the hajj, after a row between the arch-foes saw its pilgrims stay at
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Syria fighting rages despite truce

Syria's army advanced yesterday as it battles to capture a rebel region that is key to the capital's water supply, launching strikes and
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Israeli cop to question PM

Israeli police were expected to question Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday over whether he illegally accepted gifts from
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM