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
Israel rejects truce proposal from US
Israel yesterday rejected global calls for a ceasefire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, defying its biggest ally the US and pressing ahead with strikes that have killed hundreds in Lebanon and heightened fears of an all-out regional war.
26 September 2024, 18:22 PM
Israel says operations in Lebanon will continue until safe for evacuees to return
Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem said, "We have entered a new phase, the title of which is the open-ended battle of reckoning"
23 September 2024, 03:25 AM
Hezbollah, Israel trade heavy border barrages
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire into yesterday, with Israeli warplanes carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of conflict across Lebanon’s south and Hezbollah firing rockets deep into northern Israel.
22 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Death toll from Iran mine blast rises to 51: state media
A mine blast in eastern Iran has killed 51 people, state media said Sunday, revising an earlier toll of 30 dead
22 September 2024, 05:56 AM
Iran unveils new drone, missile amid rising tensions
Iran unveiled a new ballistic missile and an upgraded one-way attack drone at a military parade yesterday, state media said, amid soaring regional tensions and allegations of arming Russia.
21 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran summons Afghan envoy for ‘disrespecting’ anthem
Iran summoned the acting head of Afghanistan’s embassy yesterday after saying a visiting Afghan official disrespected the country’s national anthem by not standing, days after a similar incident in Pakistan.
20 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Lebanon walkie-talkie blasts: Death toll hits 20
A second deadly wave of unprecedented explosions in the strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah left it in disarray on Thursday
19 September 2024, 02:44 AM
Israel planted explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah's pagers, say sources
The operation was an unprecedented Hezbollah security breach that saw thousands of pagers detonate across Lebanon
18 September 2024, 03:49 AM
Iran puts 2nd satellite this year in orbit
Iran yesterday launched a research satellite into orbit with a rocket built by the Revolutionary Guards, its state media reported.
14 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran president deepens Iraq ties on first foreign trip
Iran and Iraq on Wednesday signed more than a dozen agreements to deepen already strong ties as Masoud Pezeshkian visited Baghdad on his first foreign trip as president of the Islamic republic.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM
More than 400 people executed in Iran this year: UN experts
UN experts voiced alarm Monday at a surge in executions in Iran last month that pushed the total in the country so far this year to over 400
2 September 2024, 19:00 PM
Iraq-US joint raid kills 15 IS fighters
A joint operation by US and Iraqi forces killed 15 Islamic State group fighters in Iraq’s western desert, with seven US troops hurt during the operation, US Central Command said.
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran will seek to ‘manage tensions’ with US: top diplomat
Iran’s new government will seek to “manage tensions” with its arch-enemy the United States to help reduce pressure and neutralise crippling sanctions, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
24 August 2024, 18:00 PM
In rare move, UAE accepts Taliban govt ambassador
The United Arab Emirates has accepted the credentials of an ambassador from Afghanistan’s Taliban government, officials said, becoming just the second country after China to do so.
23 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s south kill seven people
Lebanon’s health ministry said yesterday Israeli strikes killed seven people including a child in different parts of the south, with Hezbollah saying three of its fighters were among the dead.
23 August 2024, 18:00 PM
US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East: military
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and accompanying destroyers have arrived in the Middle East, the US military said Wednesday, after the country's defense secretary ordered the strike group to accelerate its speed
22 August 2024, 03:11 AM
28 killed as bus overturns in Iran
A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in central Iran, killing 28 passengers and injuring another 23 people, state media reported yesterday.
21 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Blinken leaves ME without Gaza truce
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed home yesterday after failing to secure a Gaza ceasefire, warning both Israel and Hamas his plan may be the last chance to avert a broader war.
21 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Gaza’s undertakers stack ‘graves on top of graves’
Undertakers are working like bricklayers in a Gaza cemetery, piling cinder blocks into tight rectangles, side by side, for freshly dug graves.
16 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Tensions with israel: Iran rejects Western calls for restraint
Iran yesterday rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month.
13 August 2024, 18:00 PM