Middle East
No role for Assad post-conflict - Friends of Syria
23/05 02:44 CET
President Bashar al-Assad will have no role to play in a peaceful Syria. That is according to the participants of a meeting Jordan of the Friends of Syria, a group of Western nations trying to broker a peace deal proposed by the US and Russia. It builds on last…
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Egypt - 22/05 20:44 CET
Freed hostages prompt security issues in Sinai
The release of seven security men by their kidnappers in Sinai has…
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Lebanon - 22/05 18:25 CET
Lebanon: Spillover of violence from Syria
Anti-government fighters in Syria are continuing to clash with the army…
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Egypt - 22/05 14:34 CET
Egyptian security officers are freed by Islamist kidnappers
Seven Egyptian security officers kidnapped in Sinai last week have been…
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Egypt - 22/05 08:03 CET
Sinai: Egyptian hostages released - army spokesman
Seven Egyptian security officers kidnapped in Sinai last week have been…
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Syria - 22/05 02:24 CET
Major diplomatic push underway over Syria
A major diplomatic push is underway for negotiations to end the civil war…
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Syria - 21/05 15:35 CET
Golan Heights: Fresh tension after Israeli vehicle attacked
There is fresh tension on the ceasefire line in the Israeli-occupied…
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Saudi Arabia - 21/05 12:45 CET
Five Yemenis executed and publically displayed in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has executed five Yemenis accused for killing a Saudi…
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Egypt - 21/05 11:34 CET
Egypt sends military reinforcements to Sinai
Egypt sent extra troops to Sinai – days after seven members of its…
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Syria - 20/05 22:34 CET
Battle for Qusair inflicts heavy losses in Syria
Fierce fighting for the Syrian rebel stronghold of Qusair has inflicted…
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Israel - 20/05 19:25 CET
Israel contests France TV over Palestinian boy's death
Israel says there is new evidence that a French television report whose…
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Israel - 20/05 17:47 CET
Israeli police think twice over robbery as motive for bank…
Police in Israel are investigating a shootout at a bank in the southern…
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Lebanon - 20/05 16:13 CET
Tensions over Syria trigger clashes in Tripoli
Lebanese soldiers have been patrolling an area of Tripoli after the…
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Turkey - 20/05 14:15 CET
Hot-air balloon collision leaves two dead in Turkey
A hot-air balloon has crashed to the ground in Turkey after a mid-air…
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Syria - 20/05 12:33 CET
Syria: fierce battle for strategic town of Qusair
Around 30 Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers have been killed in…
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Syria - 19/05 19:14 CET
Syria army 'in centre' of Qusair amid assault on rebel town
Syrian government forces have launched a major offensive to retake the…
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Syria - 19/05 10:05 CET
'Here to Stay', Syrian President Assad's defiant message
President Bashar al-Assad has said he will not step down, as the conflict…
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Turkey - 18/05 23:05 CET
Anti-government anger in Turkey after Syria border bombings
Authorities in southern Turkey say they have detained four more suspects…
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Turkey - 18/05 17:32 CET
Protestors and police clash in Turkey-Syria border town
Protestors have clashed with police in Reyhanli during an anti-government…
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Alexandria - 18/05 14:44 CET
Row sparks sectarian violence at Alexandria in Egypt
It started as a row between two young men in Egypt’s second city of…
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Syria - 18/05 10:34 CET
US criticises Russia over missiles to Damascus
The US has criticised Russia’s recent delivery of anti-ship…
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Lebanon - 18/05 10:33 CET
Lebanon: The Syrian refugee factor
So many Syrians are fleeing the war in their country that it has put a…
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Syria - 17/05 23:24 CET
Human rights activists claim to have found torture evidence in…
Human rights activists have visited what Syrian rebels described as…
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Turkey - 17/05 16:14 CET
Prime suspect in Turkey car bombing detained
Turkish police have the man they believe to be the prime suspect in the…
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Turkey - 17/05 14:17 CET
Turkey gains investment grading from Moody's
Turkey’s economy has been given a boost with an upgrade by the…
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Syria - 17/05 11:38 CET
Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million
The number of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration has…
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Turkey - 17/05 07:50 CET
Bulgarian truckers block road into Turkey
Truckers have blocked the main passage from Bulgaria into Turkey for a…
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Israel - 17/05 07:50 CET
Ultra-orthodox Jews protest at enlistment
Tens of thousands of ultra-orthodox Jews have surrounded the Israeli…
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Egypt - 16/05 08:17 CET
Egypt: Militants planned French and US embassy attacks, reports…
An Al Qaeda-linked militant cell has reportedly been planning suicide…
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Syria - 16/05 00:54 CET
UN condemns Syrian regime forces
The UN General Assembly has condemned Syrian regime forces and praised…
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Gaza - 15/05 20:35 CET
Palestinians' Nakba day one of infamy
The British presence in Palestine had become untenable following the end…
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Gaza - 15/05 19:35 CET
Thousands of Palestinians gather to commemorate 'Nakba'
Thousands of Palestinians gathered in Ramallah for the annual day of…
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Turkey - 15/05 04:54 CET
Syria set to dominate talks between Obama and Turkish PM
Turkey’s prime minister says the Syrian crisis will be high on the…
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West Bank - 15/05 01:35 CET
Palestinians mark 'Nakba' anniversary
Hundreds of people have joined a march in the West Bank city of Ramallah…
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Turkey - 14/05 20:58 CET
PKK peace plan
The first Kurdish PKK members have arrived in Iraq, under a peace plan…
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Yemen - 13/05 16:41 CET
Yemen military plane crashes
A military aircraft in Yemen has exploded in mid-air over a residential…
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Turkey - 13/05 16:36 CET
Reyhanli residents blame Turkish government for deadly bombs
There is no sign of anger against the government abating in southern…
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Saudi Arabia - 13/05 12:05 CET
New coronavirus may be contagious from human to human
The World Health Organisation has said that there is increasing evidence…
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Tel Aviv - 13/05 10:18 CET
Israel PM cancels $127,000 air-beds
Israel’s Prime Minister has said he will stop asking for a double…
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Turkey - 13/05 02:35 CET
Turkey calls on world to act against Syria in wake of car bombs
Ankara is accusing a group with links to Syrian intelligence of carrying…
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Turkey - 12/05 17:57 CET
Turkey arrests bomb attack suspects
Turkey believes fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are to…
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Turkey - 12/05 08:55 CET
Turkish government suspects Syrian involvement in bomb attacks
The Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has said that Turkey…
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Egypt - 12/05 00:16 CET
Mubarak back in court for retrial
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been back in court for a…
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Turkey - 11/05 22:37 CET
Turkey accuses Syrian government of attacks on border town
Twin car bombs have rocked a Turkish town bordering Syria, killing at…
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Syria - 11/05 19:45 CET
65 million euros more EU aid to Syrians affected by the conflict
For those who have escaped the violence in Syria, this is where over…
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Turkey - 11/05 15:33 CET
Explosions rock Turkish border town
Several explosions believed to be car bombs have gone off in the Turkish…
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Egypt - 11/05 12:45 CET
Former Egyptian president in court for retrial
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has once again appeared in court…
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Syria - 11/05 03:08 CET
Turkey claims wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack
Syrian government forces appear to be continuing their shelling according…
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Jordan - 11/05 00:45 CET
French medics offer vital pre-natal care for Syrian refugees
Zaatari refugee camp on the Syria, Jordan border….it’s where…
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Syria - 10/05 19:55 CET
UK and Russia put their differences aside on Syria
At a meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, UK Prime Minister David…
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Syria - 10/05 15:06 CET
Syria: living on the frontline
An eight-hour truce has been held in Damascus between a government-held…
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Jerusalem - 10/05 13:47 CET
Women harrassed as they pray at Western Wall in Jerusalem
The Western Wall in Jerusalem has a new historical footnote, as Jewish…
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Turkey - 10/05 12:12 CET
Turkey: Plot to murder Patriarch Bartolomeu
According to Turkish private broadcaster NTV, local authorities are…
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Syria - 10/05 11:03 CET
Syria on chemical hair trigger
“Has Syria overstepped the red line? Have chemical weapons been…
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Syria - 10/05 01:05 CET
Syria ready for UN to investigate chemical arms
Syria has agreed to receive a United Nations team to investigate claims…
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Syria - 09/05 23:05 CET
Hezbollah says Syria will provide 'sophisticated weapons'
In a televised address to supporters, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah…
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Syria - 09/05 16:56 CET
No Assad in Syria transition - US
The United States says Syria’s embattled president Bashar al-Assad…
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Israel - 09/05 04:36 CET
America sees "short time span" to revive Middle East peace bid
US Secretary of State John Kerry has indicated that Washington is keen to…
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Turkey - 09/05 00:55 CET
PKK fighters begin to withdraw from Turkey
Kurdish militants have started to leave Turkey, as part of a peace…
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Israel - 08/05 22:17 CET
Tensions high on Jerusalem Day
On Jerusalem Day, a national holiday in Israel, there were scuffles…
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Turkey - 08/05 18:02 CET
Kurdish fighters leaving Turkey
A historic pullout of Kurdish rebels from Turkey is under way. Six weeks…
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Syria - 08/05 15:19 CET
Syria enters second day of internet blackout
Syria has entered a second day without any internet connection to the…
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Israel - 08/05 15:05 CET
Jerusalem's Grand Mufti released without charge
Jerusalem’s leading Muslim cleric Sheikh Mohammed Hussein has been…
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Cyprus - 08/05 13:54 CET
Rehn accuses Cyprus of ignoring warnings over its finances
Cyprus has been accused ignoring early warnings over its beleaguered…
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Israel - 08/05 13:02 CET
New noise cancellation technology
Noise pollution is one of the banes of modern life. Chronic exposure to…
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Turkey - 08/05 05:16 CET
Clashes in Turkey ahead of PKK pullout
Pro-Kurdish protesters have thrown petrol bombs and firecrackers at…
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Syria - 07/05 19:29 CET
Israeli raids on Syria carry regional risks
Israeli air attacks near the Syrian capital Damascus have changed the…
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Syria - 07/05 17:36 CET
More Filipino UN peacekeepers 'held by Syrian rebels'
A group of Syrian rebels have used their Facebook page to announce that…
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Israel - 07/05 17:32 CET
Fill The Void looks at Israel's Orthodox community
Director Rama Burshtein has made her debut film about a subject close to…
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West Bank - 07/05 12:45 CET
Israel PM Netanyahu 'orders brief freeze' on Jewish settlements
Israeli media reports say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is…
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Syria - 07/05 04:46 CET
Syrian group criticises Israel over air strikes
A Syrian group of political parties and independent activists has…
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Syria - 07/05 00:55 CET
UN expresses doubt about chemical weapons use in Syria
The United Nations is now saying it has no conclusive evidence of…
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Egypt - 07/05 00:46 CET
Egyptians celebrate spring holiday
After a year of political turmoil, Egyptians have been taking some time…
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Syria - 06/05 20:19 CET
Iran's EU envoy slams 'Israeli' airstrikes
A top Iranian official has slammed Israel’s reported airstrikes in…
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Gaza - 06/05 20:06 CET
Google's Palestine polarises opinion on statehood impact
Google’s decision last week to put the name “Palestine”…
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Cyprus - 06/05 17:07 CET
Cyprus gets longer to repay Russian loan
Russia has agreed to push back the pay-back date on a 2.5 billion euro…
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Syria - 06/05 15:06 CET
Tensions high at Israel-Syria border
Israel is on high alert after carrying out air strikes on military…
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Syria - 06/05 11:06 CET
UN: 'Strong suspicions' that Syrian rebels have used sarin nerve…
UN human rights investigators say they have strong suspicions but not…
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Syria - 05/05 19:05 CET
Anger in Middle East over Israeli airstrike on Syria
Israel’s second airstrike in Syria in days against what it calls…
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Syria - 05/05 17:45 CET
Israeli action heightens tension in the region
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a cabinet meeting…
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Syria - 05/05 11:35 CET
Israeli official confirms second air strike at Syria
A series of explosions rocked the outskirts of the Syrian capital…
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Syria - 05/05 04:09 CET
Syrian media accuses Israel of air strike on Damascus
Massive explosions rocked the Syrian capital on Sunday morning as state…
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Israel - 04/05 18:05 CET
'Holy Fire' ceremony in Jerusalem ushers in Orthodox Easter
Tens of thousands of pilgrims have visited the Old City of Jerusalem…
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Syria - 04/05 13:45 CET
Israeli officials confirm air strike on Syrian target
Israel has confirmed its warplanes have carried out an air strike into…
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Syria - 04/05 07:04 CET
Israeli official confirms airstrike on Syria
Israeli officials have confirmed the country has carried out a strike…
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Turkey - 03/05 21:11 CET
Olympic champion faces lifetime ban for doping
Olympic 1,500 metres champion Asli Cakir Alptekin is facing a lifetime…
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Saudi Arabia - 03/05 19:48 CET
Jeddah Sculptures Restoration
The city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia has one of the largest collections of…
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Syria - 03/05 16:37 CET
US Syria position spells 'tens of thousands' more deaths
Washington is wrestling with a moral-political-military equation over…
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Turkey - 02/05 20:05 CET
Turkish Airlines embroiled in row over red lipstick
A row has erupted amid a long-running industrial dispute at Turkish…
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Turkey - 02/05 16:45 CET
Syria chemical weapons concerns spill into Turkey
The possibility of chemical weapons being used in Syria’s conflict…
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Syria - 01/05 22:35 CET
Defiant Assad visits Damascus power plant
Syria’s President Bashar al Assad has made a rare public…
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Istanbul - 01/05 10:25 CET
Clashes mar International Workers' Day in Turkey
Several people have been injured in clashes between police and protesters…
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Syria - 01/05 00:15 CET
Hezbollah says Syrian rebels will never oust Assad by force
The leader of the Lebanese-based militant group, Hezbollah has warned…
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Gaza - 30/04 21:05 CET
Israel kills military jihadist in Gaza air strike
Israel launched it’s first targeted air strike on a militant in…
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Cyprus - 30/04 19:28 CET
Cyprus approves bailout - just
Cyprus’s parliament has approved an EU bailout which includes…
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Syria - 30/04 12:06 CET
Syria: Damascus rocked by deadly bomb
Central Damascus has been rocked by a bomb. At least 13 people have been…
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United Arab Emirates - 29/04 19:17 CET
Three Britons jailed on drugs charges by Dubai court
A Dubai court has jailed three Britons for four years on possession of…
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West Bank - 29/04 16:15 CET
MEPs delegation calls on Israel to free Palestinian prisoners
A delegation from the European Parliament has joined calls for the…
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Damascus - 29/04 15:55 CET
Syria prime minister 'not hurt at all' in Damascus bombing
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki has survived what may have been an…
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Syria - 29/04 10:04 CET
Car bomb in Damascus targets Syrian prime minister
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki has survived a car bombing in capital…
