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
South Lebanon: UN force sounds alarm over Israeli ‘destruction’
The United Nations’ peacekeeping force in Lebanon yesterday expressed concern at the “continuing” damage done by Israeli forces in the country’s south despite a ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah.
26 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Syria, Iraq: Turkish military kills 21 Kurdish militants
Turkish military killed 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, the defence ministry said yesterday.
25 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Hamas, Israel blame each other for truce delay
Hamas yesterday accused Israel of imposing “new conditions” that it said were delaying a ceasefire agreement in the war in Gaza, though it acknowledged negotiations were still ongoing.
25 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Israeli air strike hits target in east: Lebanon
Lebanon’s state media said an Israeli air strike targeted the Baalbek region in the east of the country before dawn yesterday, branding it a “violation” of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
25 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Israeli strikes hit Gaza hospitals
The Israeli army has intensified its attacks on the health facilities in northern Gaza, as it besieged and “directly targeted” the Indonesian Hospital, Kamal Adwan Hospital and al-Awda Hospital in the past hours, the enclave’s health ministry said yesterday.
24 December 2024, 18:43 PM
Gaza truce talks make headway
Gaps between Israel and Hamas over a possible Gaza ceasefire have narrowed, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials’ remarks yesterday, though crucial differences have yet to be resolved.
23 December 2024, 18:35 PM
Nine killed in Iran as bus, fuel truck collide
At least nine people were killed yesterday when a bus collided with a fuel truck in Iran’s southeast, state media reported, the second mass casualty road accident within days.
23 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Israeli strikes kill 28 in Gaza Strip
Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 28 Palestinians, eight of them at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said, as the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the north.
22 December 2024, 18:56 PM
Yemen rebels launch missile attack on Israel’s Tel Aviv
A missile fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Huthi rebels struck Israel’s commercial hub Tel Aviv before dawn yesterday, wounding 16 people in the second such attack in days.
21 December 2024, 19:13 PM
Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque
Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian residents said yesterday, and video showed “Revenge”, “Death to Arabs” and other slogans had been spray-painted in Hebrew on the building’s facade.
20 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Time to ‘eradicate’ IS, Kurdish fighters in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday it was time to destroy “terrorist” groups that posed a threat to Syria’s survival, namely the Islamic State group jihadists and Kurdish fighters.
20 December 2024, 18:00 PM
9 killed as Israel strikes Yemen port
Israel launched strikes against ports and energy infrastructure in Houthi-held parts of Yemen early yesterday and threatened more attacks against the Iran-aligned militant group, which has launched hundreds of missiles at Israel over the past year.
19 December 2024, 18:33 PM
Hopes for Gaza truce deal rise
The United States, joined by Arab mediators, yesterday sought to conclude an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old offensive in the Gaza Strip where medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 20 Palestinians overnight.
18 December 2024, 18:00 PM
First flight since Assad's fall takes off from Damascus airport
The first flight since the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad took off on Wednesday from Damascus airport to Aleppo in the country's north, AFP journalists saw
18 December 2024, 09:24 AM
Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza
Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 14 Palestinians yesterday, at least 10 of them in one house in Gaza City, medics said as tanks pushed deeper towards the western area of Rafah in the south.
17 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Turkish rescuers search infamous Syria jail
A team of Turkish rescuers began an in-depth search of Syria’s infamous Saydnaya prison yesterday, a spokesman for Turkey’s AFAD disaster management agency told AFP.
16 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Golan settlements: Israel seeking to ‘expand borders’
Turkey yesterday denounced an Israeli plan to double the population living in the occupied and annexed Golan Heights as a bid to “expand its borders”.
16 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Gaza death toll surpasses 45,000
Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 45,028 Palestinians and wounded 106,962 since October 7, 2023, the Palestinian enclave’s health ministry said yesterday.
16 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Israeli strike kills 1 in south Lebanon
Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli drone strike in the south killed one person yesterday, the latest deadly raid despite a more than two-week ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran won’t impede IAEA access
Iran will not impede the UN nuclear watchdog’s access and inspection of its sites, the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organization said yesterday.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM