Fighting near Tripoli airport kills nine

Fighting at the Libyan capital's only working international airport killed nine people yesterday, officials said, after militiamen attacked it
15 January 2018

Qatari jets intercept passenger plane: UAE

The United Arab Emirates accused rival Qatar of "intercepting" a passenger plane en route to Bahrain yesterday, as Doha denied the
15 January 2018

Turkmenistan bans 'bad habits' from TV

Tightly controlled Turkmenistan has banned broadcasters from showing sex and encouraging "bad habits" in a law designed to create a
15 January 2018

Kashmir border violence kills 9

At least nine people including four Pakistani soldiers were killed in fighting in disputed Kashmir yesterday, India and Pakistan said.
15 January 2018

Trump's peace efforts 'slap of the century'

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas denounced US President Donald Trump's peace efforts as the "slap of the century", at a key meeting
15 January 2018

New era in India-Israel ties

Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday hailed a "new era" in ties with India as he signed a series of deals during the first visit by an Israeli
15 January 2018

Israel destroys Hamas attack tunnel in Gaza

The Israeli military said yesterday it had destroyed a cross-border attack tunnel that ran from Gaza into Israel and
14 January 2018

Missile attack hits refugees in Idlib

A missile has crashed near civilians in Syria's Idlib province at a makeshift camp for displaced people from the
14 January 2018

Tunisia vows reform amid new protests

Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated peacefully against government austerity measures in the capital after nearly a
14 January 2018

Hamas to skip meeting over Jerusalem

Islamist movement Hamas yesterday said it would not participate in a meeting of Palestinian leaders to debate responses to the
13 January 2018

US launches air strike after insider attack

US Forces carried out an airstrike on an Afghan government militia after an apparent insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan
12 January 2018

Six quakes hit Iran

A series of six moderate earthquakes shook Iran yesterday, lightly injuring five people, the ISNA news agency reported, nearly two
11 January 2018

Israel 'approves hundreds of new homes'

Israel has given final building approval for 352 homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank, an anti-settlement movement said
11 January 2018

Myanmar’s admission of killing Rohingyas ‘an important step’: US envoy

Myanmar's admission that soldiers were involved in the murder of 10 Muslims in September is an important step and the United States hopes it will be followed by more transparency and accountability, the US ambassador says.
11 January 2018

Thousands on Iran death row may be spared

Thousands on death row for drug crimes in Iran will escape hanging as a new softened anti-narcotics law is enforced, local media reported yesterday.
10 January 2018

IS operates under US nose

Middle-class Afghans turned jihadists have assisted the Islamic State group's expansion from its stronghold in Afghanistan's restive
10 January 2018

Arab League meet on Jerusalem next month

The Arab League will meet on February 1 to discuss how to counter US President Donald Trump's move last month to recognise
10 January 2018

Israeli PM's son under fire after strip club tape

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son has been caught on tape seemingly drunk outside a strip club talking about a key natural
9 January 2018

Iranian oil tanker burns for third day

A tanker carrying Iranian oil that collided with a Chinese freight ship in the East China Sea was still on fire yesterday morning, the
9 January 2018

US, UK failed to cause Iran unrest: Khamenei

Iran has foiled attempts by its foreign enemies to turn legitimate protests into an insurgency to overthrow the Islamic Republic,
9 January 2018