Iran has executed 21, arrested 4,000 since start of Mideast war: UN
AFP, Geneva
29 April 2026, 15:37 PM Middle East
UAE pulls out of OPEC oil cartels
AFP, Dubai
29 April 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
Iran leadership humiliating US
Reuters, Berlin
28 April 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war
AFP
25 April 2026, 09:54 AM Middle East
Netanyahu says he was successfully treated for prostate cancer
Reuters, Tel Aviv
24 April 2026, 20:03 PM Middle East
Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire
AFP
16 April 2026, 21:49 PM Middle East
Pakistan working to set second round of US, Iran talks: source
AFP, Islamabad
14 April 2026, 13:46 PM World
Israel approves 34 new West Bank settlements
AFP, Ramallah
12 April 2026, 01:23 AM Middle East

War on Iran: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war
1 April 2026, 09:39 AM

Israel passes by default death penalty law for Palestinians

Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday evening making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies.
1 April 2026, 03:17 AM

Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike, Trump threatens to obliterate Iran energy, oil plants

US average retail gasoline prices top $4/gallon, highest in three years
31 March 2026, 08:45 AM

Iranian attack sparks fire on Kuwaiti oil tanker at Dubai Port: state media

There were no injuries, according to the report, and Dubai authorities later said firefighters had extinguished the blaze
31 March 2026, 08:40 AM

Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies

Over the weekend, 2,500 Marines arrived in the Middle East
31 March 2026, 08:33 AM

Six Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes

Two Israeli air strikes on two checkpoints of the Hamas-led police force killed at least six Palestinians including a child, local health officials said, in the latest round of violence despite a US-brokered ceasefire that is now more than five months old.
30 March 2026, 00:29 AM

Iran Guards threaten to hit US universities in Mideast

Several US universities have campuses scattered throughout the Gulf region, such as Texas A&M University in Qatar and New York University in the United Arab Emirates
29 March 2026, 08:30 AM

Pakistan to host Saudi, Turkey, Egypt for talks on Mideast war

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had invited his counterparts and that they would be in the Pakistani capital on Sunday and Monday
28 March 2026, 15:14 PM

Houthis ready to join war if needed

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement, whose attacks on the Red Sea caused international shipping and trade chaos during the Gaza war,
28 March 2026, 03:52 AM

Teens as young as 12 to guard checkpoints in Tehran: official

Iran’s security forces are recruiting children as young as 12 to man checkpoints and perform other duti
28 March 2026, 03:50 AM

US can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed

Estimates of Iran's missile stockpile vary widely
27 March 2026, 20:17 PM

US will be Iran’s ‘worst nightmare’

A US proposal for ending nearly four weeks of fighting is “one-sided and unfair”, a senior Iranian official told Reuters yesterday, while US President ​Donald Trump said Iran must make a deal or face a continued onslaught.
27 March 2026, 02:48 AM

Trump’s 15-point plan to end war

A media report late Tuesday revealed the details of a plan submitted by the US to Iran aimed at ending the war in the Middle East after President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran had reached 15 “major points of agreements.”
26 March 2026, 00:26 AM

Jerusalem: Israeli police kill Palestinian man

Israeli police officers killed a Palestinian man who tried to seize a weapon from an undercover security agent during an overnight operation in east Jerusalem, police said yesterday.
26 March 2026, 00:24 AM

Iranian strikes pose ‘existential threat’, Gulf states tell UN

Iran claims 1,500 civilian deaths from U.S.-Israeli strikes
25 March 2026, 16:49 PM

Lebanon state media says Israeli strikes kill 9 in south

The Israeli campaign has so far killed at least 1,072 people in Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities
25 March 2026, 08:24 AM

Bahrain pushes UN-backed action for Hormuz shipping; France tables rival text

Iran's actions seen as threat to international peace and security
24 March 2026, 14:32 PM

Cathay extends Dubai, Riyadh flight suspensions to May 31

Cathay said customers looking to change their flights to and from the Middle East would not face rebooking, rerouting or refund charges
24 March 2026, 14:27 PM

Israel strikes hit 7 areas of south Beirut overnight: Lebanon state media

Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel attack
24 March 2026, 10:35 AM

Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say

Throughout war planning, Netanyahu waged lobbying campaign in favor of Iran attack - though no proof it was decisive factor for US president
24 March 2026, 08:40 AM