Iran warns US, Israel against making ‘a mistake’
1 February 2026, 05:27 AM
Middle East
World must act to ease Gaza’s ‘dire’ conditions
31 January 2026, 07:37 AM
World
Diplomacy gains as US-Iran tensions rise
31 January 2026, 05:09 AM
Middle East
With Iran weakened, Trump’s end goal may now be regime change. It’s an incredibly risky gamble
29 January 2026, 12:25 PM
Middle East
Military intervention in Iran ‘not the preferred option’
26 January 2026, 01:02 AM
Middle East
US envoys in Israel to discuss Gaza’s future
25 January 2026, 01:01 AM
US urges Syria to support jihadist transfer to Iraq
23 January 2026, 05:18 AM
Iran to consider lifting internet ban; state TV hacked
20 January 2026, 08:54 AM
Middle East
Iran executions seemingly ‘tool of state intimidation’
20 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Iran protest toll climbs to 5,000
19 January 2026, 04:50 AM
Iran says missile programme defensive, non-negotiable
Iran insisted yesterday that its missile programme was defensive in nature and designed to dissuade attack, while adding the existence of its arsenal was not up for debate.
22 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Miami Talks: US, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey urge restraint in Gaza
The United States was joined Saturday by Qatar, Egypt and Turkey in urging parties in the Gaza ceasefire to uphold their obligations and exercise restraint, the chief US envoy said after talks in Miami.
21 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Flights cancelled, roads flooded
UAE airport authorities cancelled or delayed dozens of flights and roads were flooded in major cities as the heaviest rainstorm in months lashed the desert nation yesterday.
19 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel launches series of strikes on Lebanon
Israel launched several strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon yesterday, Lebanese state media reported, as the Israeli military said “it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure including a military compound”.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Gaza ops at risk from Israeli impediments
The United Nations and aid groups warned on Wednesday that humanitarian operations in the Palestinian territories, particularly Gaza, were at risk of collapse if Israel does not lift impediments that include a “vague, arbitrary, and highly politicized” registration process.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Three security force members killed in southern Iran
Overnight clashes in Iran’s southern province of Kerman killed at least three security personnel and a civilian, state media reported yesterday.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
2nd phase of gaza truce: Israel, Hamas trade blame for delay
Israel and Hamas have traded accusations that the other is delaying the second phase of the US-brokered peace plan in Gaza.
15 December 2025, 18:12 PM
Remains of a rare sun temple found in Egypt
An Italian archaeological mission has discovered the remains of a sun temple belonging to an ancient Egyptian king near Cairo, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said on Friday.
14 December 2025, 18:13 PM
Syrian who killed Americans was part of security forces
Syria’s interior ministry said yesterday the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was to have been fired for extremism.
14 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Series of Israeli strikes hit Lebanon
A series of Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon yesterday, state media reported, as Israel’s army said it was targeting Hezbollah sites, the latest such raids despite a year-old ceasefire.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Israeli push for buffer zone poses risk to Syria
President Ahmed al-Sharaa warned yesterday that Israel’s demand for a demilitarised zone in southern Syria would endanger his country, as Israeli forces continue to operate in the area.
6 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Lebanon arrests six after attack on UN patrol
The Lebanese army has arrested six people after gunmen attacked UN peacekeepers patrolling in the south of the country, the military said yesterday.
6 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Assad's exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia
Key is a hidden network of underground command rooms
5 December 2025, 12:25 PM
Israel warns of strike in south Lebanon
The Israeli military yesterday said it would soon strike what it described as Hezbollah military infrastructure in southern Lebanon and warned people in two villages to evacuate immediately.
4 December 2025, 18:27 PM
Lebanon, Israel hold first direct talks in decades
Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives yesterday held their first direct talks in decades, part of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism in the war with militant group Hezbollah, a source close to the talks told AFP.
3 December 2025, 18:43 PM
Iran, Turkey agree to build key trade rail link
Iran and Turkey have agreed to begin constructing a new joint rail link to serve as a strategic gateway between Asia and Europe, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said yesterday.
30 November 2025, 18:51 PM
Turkey court acquits four journos over Istanbul protests
A Turkish court yesterday acquitted four journalists, including AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who were on trial over mass demonstrations in Istanbul in March, a case that drew condemnation from press freedom watchdogs.
27 November 2025, 19:50 PM
Iran condemns US ‘bullying approach’ towards Venezuela
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed what he called the United States’ “bullying approach” towards Venezuela, a statement said yesterday, as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on his Venezuelan arch-foe.
26 November 2025, 18:50 PM
Blast at arms depot kills five in northwest Syria
An explosion at a weapons depot in northwest Syria’s Idlib province killed five people and wounded nine others yesterday, security forces said in a statement.
26 November 2025, 18:41 PM
Sudan warring factions not yet accepted peace plan
The United States presented the warring Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with a strong text for a peace plan but neither side has accepted it, senior US envoy Massad Boulos said yesterday.
25 November 2025, 18:00 PM