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US, Iran open to ‘new, creative ideas’
27 February 2026, 03:01 AM
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Top US general warns of Iran strike risks
25 February 2026, 02:57 AM
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Army helicopter crashes in central Iran, killing four: state media
24 February 2026, 14:15 PM
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Iran vows ‘ferocious response’
24 February 2026, 03:10 AM
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Iran willing to dilute uranium stockpile
23 February 2026, 02:11 AM
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US envoy says it ‘would be fine’ if Israel takes over large swathes of Middle East
21 February 2026, 21:55 PM
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Path for Gaza must start with end to ‘aggression’
21 February 2026, 04:23 AM
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‘10-15 days’ left for Iran to make deal
21 February 2026, 03:49 AM
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Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites amid US tensions
19 February 2026, 09:00 AM
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Iran nuke talks with US to resume soon
Talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal will resume in the coming days, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said yesterday
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Iran rejects Israeli charges of attacks in Turkey
Iran yesterday dismissed as “ridiculous” allegations by Israel’s foreign minister while on a visit to Ankara that the Islamic republic was planning anti-Israeli attacks in Turkey.
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Findings suggest Israeli forces killed Al Jazeera journalist: UN HR office
Findings show that Israeli security forces fired the bullets that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May, and not indiscriminate firing from Palestinians, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office said on Friday.
24 June 2022, 11:41 AM
1,200 year old mosque in Israel sheds light on region's transition from Christianity to Islam
Israeli archaeologists on Wednesday unveiled a rare ancient mosque in the country's south that the antiquities officials said sheds light on the region's transition from Christianity to Islam.
23 June 2022, 19:55 PM
Israeli settler kills Palestinian in West Bank
An Israeli settler stabbed a Palestinian to death in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian ministry of health said.
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Kuwait dissolves parliament amid row with govt
Kuwait’s crown prince yesterday announced the dissolution of parliament and called for new elections amid escalating disputes between the legislative assembly and cabinet.
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Kuwait crown prince dissolves parliament, calls for fresh elections
Kuwait's crown prince dissolved parliament on Wednesday and called for early elections amid a feud between the government and elected assembly that has hindered fiscal reform, a move welcomed by opposition lawmakers to end the standoff.
22 June 2022, 16:42 PM
Saudi prince Salman's first Turkey visit since Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler will on Wednesday take another step out of his international isolation by paying his first visit to Turkey since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate.
22 June 2022, 11:05 AM
Music commission in Saudi Arabia begins receiving applications for classes
The Saudi Centre for Music began receiving applications to register for music classes on Tuesday (June 21, 2022), reports Al Arabiya News citing the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
21 June 2022, 18:42 PM
Israel faces fresh polls
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Monday his governing coalition will dissolve parliament next week, a shock announcement that will give power to
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in W Bank
A Palestinian worker was shot dead by Israeli forces yesterday while crossing a security barrier in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources said.
19 June 2022, 18:00 PM
At least 120 arrested in Iran for breaking “segregation, morality rules” at party
Police have arrested 120 people for breaking Iran’s segregation and morality rules at a party in the forest in the northern province of Mazandaran, state media reported Sunday.
19 June 2022, 17:56 PM
Occupied west bank: Three Palestinians killed in Israeli army raid
Three Palestinians were killed and 12 others were wounded yesterday during an Israeli army raid in Jenin, a stronghold of armed Palestinian factions in the occupied West Bank.
17 June 2022, 18:00 PM
15 years of GAZA blockade: 80pc of children suffer ‘distress’
Four out of five children in Gaza suffer from emotional distress, Save the Children said yesterday, 15 years after Israel slapped a strict blockade on the Palestinian territory.
15 June 2022, 18:00 PM
"Homosexuality crackdown": Saudi authorities seize rainbow toys
Saudi officials are seizing rainbow-coloured toys and articles of clothing from shops in the capital as part of a crackdown on homosexuality, state media reported.
15 June 2022, 17:20 PM
UAE suspending export of Indian wheat for 4 months
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered a four-month suspension in exports and re-exports of wheat and wheat flour originating from India, the world's second biggest producer of the grain, state news agency WAM said on Wednesday.
15 June 2022, 10:09 AM
Prince who's int'l face of Saudi business may no longer call the shots alone
The prince who's the international face of Saudi business may no longer be able to call all the shots.
15 June 2022, 08:08 AM
Kuwait to deport migrants protesting Prophet remarks
Expats in Kuwait City from the Fahaheel neighbourhood who organised a demonstration in support of Prophet Muhammad after Friday prayers were ordered to be arrested and brought in, reports Arab Times.
12 June 2022, 17:37 PM
"Blasphemous": Morocco bans British film on Prophet's daughter Fatimah
Morocco announced Saturday it had banned a British film about the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which Muslims in a number of countries have denounced as blasphemous.
12 June 2022, 10:33 AM
1,200 Palestinians face risk of forced removal in West Bank
Some 1,200 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank region of Masafer Yatta face the risk of forced removal to make way for an army firing zone after a decades-long legal battle that ended last month in Israel's highest court.
12 June 2022, 10:20 AM