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 faces anger over Gaza school ‘massacre’
Israel yesterday faced international condemnation for its strikes on a school in Gaza used for internally displaced people.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran Guards hold military drill in western Iran
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards are holding military drills in the western parts of the country that will continue until Tuesday, Iran’s official news agency announced on Sunday.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran to ‘harshly punish’ Israel
Iran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to “harshly punish” Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, a Revolutionary Guards deputy commander was quoted as saying on Friday by local news agencies.
10 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Escalations in Middle East serve no one
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in a phone call on Friday that the escalation of tensions in the Middle East was “in no party’s interest” while also stressing the need for a Gaza ceasefire, the State Department said.
10 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school
Deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school
10 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Multiple attacks target ship off Yemen: agency
A series of attempted attacks using missiles and a sea drone targeted a merchant vessel off areas of Yemen held by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, a British maritime security agency said yesterday.
9 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel revokes status of Norway envoys to Palestinians
Israel said yesterday it was revoking the diplomatic status of Norway’s envoys to the Palestinian Authority accusing Oslo of “anti-Israel behaviour” during the Gaza war and drawing a formal protest.
8 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Turkey joins South Africa’s Israel ‘genocide’ case at ICJ
Turkey yesterday joined South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
7 August 2024, 18:00 PM
US working ‘round the clock’ to avert Middle East war
The United States said it was working “round the clock” to avert an all-out war in the Middle East, as Israel remained on high alert yesterday for potential Iranian retaliation for two high-profile killings.
6 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel presses on with deadly raids in Gaza
An Israeli airstrike hit a tent inside a hospital compound in central Gaza, killing at least five people, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed yesterday to 33, Gaza health officials said, after another round of talks ended without result.
4 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Aftermath of hamas leader’s killing: Fears of Middle East war grow
Fears of a regional Middle East war grew yesterday after the assassination of Hamas’s political leader, blamed on Israel, triggered vows of vengeance from Iran-backed Middle East groups.
3 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel’s ‘end getting closer than ever’
Hamas’ top leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar yesterday following his assassination in the Iranian capital Tehran as senior officials of Hamas and other mourners said their fight against Israel would intensify.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Airlines avoid some Mideast airspace
Airlines are avoiding Iranian and Lebanese airspace and cancelling flights to Israel and Lebanon, as concerns grow over a possible conflict in the region after the killing of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah this week.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Hezbollah resumes steady artillery fire against Israel
Hezbollah forces yesterday resumed rocket and artillery attacks against Israel, ending the lull along the border following Israel’s killing of the Lebanese group’s military commander in Beirut.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Nearly two-thirds of Gaza buildings damaged: UN
Nearly two-thirds of the buildings in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed since the Gaza offensive began in October, the United Nations said yesterday.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran holds funeral for Hamas chief Haniyeh
Iran held funeral processions on Thursday for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh after he was killed in a strike in Tehran blamed on Israel
1 August 2024, 04:50 AM
Hamas leader killed in Iran by Israeli air strike
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran yesterday morning, the Palestinian group and Tehran said, drawing threats of revenge on Israel in a region already shaken by the offensive in Gaza and a deepening conflict in Lebanon.
31 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Deadly golan strike: Lebanon on alert as Israel vows ‘severe’ response
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday vowed a “severe” response to a deadly strike that killed youths in the annexed Golan Heights, as diplomats raced to contain escalation between Israel and Hezbollah.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM
WHO sounds alarm over disease outbreaks in Gaza
A top WHO official said yesterday he was “extremely worried” over possible outbreaks in Gaza after poliovirus was detected in the sewage, warning that communicable diseases could cause more deaths than injuries.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran seizes oil tanker, arrests 12 foreign crew
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker on Monday and arrested its 12 foreign crew members over alleged fuel smuggling, the Guards’ news website said.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM