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
Hamas announces ‘unity’ deal with Palestinian rivals
Hamas announced yesterday that it had signed an agreement in Beijing with other Palestinian organisations including rivals Fatah to work together for “national unity”, with China describing it as a deal to rule Gaza together once the offensive ends.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
On the run for 4th time
The Israeli military yesterday ordered Gaza civilians to leave the eastern part of Khan Yunis city, saying it was preparing to “forcefully operate” there after rockets were fired from an area designated as a humanitarian zone.
22 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel strikes Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon
The Middle East was reeling from deadly violence yesterday with Israel bombing Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen in quick succession in response to attacks from Iran-backed militant groups.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Critical social media posts: KSA sentences teacher to 20 years in prison
Saudi Arabia has sentenced a teacher to 20 years in prison over critical social media posts, Human Rights Watch and the convicted man’s brother said yesterday.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran’s president-elect to be sworn in next month
Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic republic’s ninth president, state media reported yesterday.
7 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran reformist wins presidency
Iran’s reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said.
6 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Hezbollah rains rockets on Israel
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it launched more than 200 rockets and explosive drones at Israeli military positions yesterday as tensions have soared amid the almost nine-months-old offensive raging in Gaza.
4 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Turkey arrests 67 after mob attacks Syrian properties
Turkish police were holding 67 people yesterday after a mob went on the rampage in a central Anatolian city after a Syrian man was accused of harassing a child.
1 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran presidential polls: Jalili, Pezeshkian qualify for runoff
Iran’s sole reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili have qualified for a runoff presidential election after leading in the first round, an official said yesterday.
29 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran warns Israel of ‘obliterating’ war
Iran yesterday warned that “all Resistance Fronts”, a grouping of Iran and its regional allies, would confront Israel if it attacks Lebanon.
29 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Red Sea Crisis: Merchant ship damaged by drone attack
A merchant ship was damaged by a drone attack in the Red Sea near Yemen early yesterday morning, though no injuries were reported, according to a British maritime security agency.
23 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel kills dozens in safe zone bombing
Israeli forces yesterday bombed several areas from air and the ground, killing dozens and forcing many families living in areas described as humanitarian-designated zones to leave northwards.
22 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel ‘pause’ in Gaza had no impact on aid supplies
A daily “pause” the Israeli military declared in Gaza to facilitate aid flows has had no impact on deliveries of badly needed aid, the UN’s health agency said yesterday.
21 June 2024, 18:00 PM
'Bodies on the ground': Pilgrims recount hajj heat horrors
After years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to perform the holy pilgrimage illegally, a move he has now come to regret
21 June 2024, 14:34 PM
Extreme Heat: Hajj death toll tops 1,000
The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said yesterday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.
20 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Nowhere in Israel will be spared in case of war
Fears of a regional war rose yesterday after Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement said none of Israel would be spared in a full-blown conflict, and Israel said it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive.
20 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Death toll tops 1,000 after hajj marked by extreme heat
The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia
20 June 2024, 12:32 PM
Scorching Heat: Hajj death toll surges past 900
Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims yesterday as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM
1.5m pilgrims reach Makkah as hajj begins today
More than 1.5 million Muslims will begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi holy city of Makkah today.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Kuwait fire kills 49 Indian workers
A fire in Kuwait killed 49 people, all Indian nationals, when it ripped through a building housing nearly 200 foreign workers yesterday, the government said.
12 June 2024, 18:00 PM