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
Iran conservatives tighten grip in parliament vote
Iran’s conservatives and ultra-conservatives clinched more seats in a partial rerun of the country’s parliamentary elections, official results showed yesterday, tightening their hold on the chamber.
11 May 2024, 18:00 PM
UNGA backs Palestinian bid for membership
The United Nations General Assembly yesterday backed a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council “reconsider the matter favourably.”
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Pro-Gaza Protest: Encampment dismantled at the MIT
Police early yesterday dismantled a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and moved to clear protesters from University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia, just hours after police tear-gassed protesters and took down an encampment at the University of Arizona.
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel closure of Gaza crossings ‘crippling’ aid: UN
Israel’s closure of key crossings into Gaza has cut off the main entry point for aid, and particularly fuel, rendering humanitarian operations all but impossible, a senior UN official warned.
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran frees seven crew from Portuguese ship seized in Gulf
Iran yesterday freed seven of the 25 crew on a Portuguese-flagged ship seized in the Gulf on April 13, Portugal’s foreign ministry said.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Battles rage around Rafah
Israel bombarded the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah, as talks resumed yesterday in Cairo aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month offensive.
8 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Gaza ‘choked off’ from aid
The two main crossings into the southern Gaza Strip remain shut, virtually cutting off the enclave from outside aid with very few stores stationed inside, said UN agencies yesterday.
7 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel plays down Hamas nod to ceasefire, hits Rafah
Israel played down the likelihood of a ceasefire in Gaza yesterday after Hamas said it had accepted a proposal from mediators, even as residents fled the city of Rafah in fear of an Israeli assault.
6 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Yemen rebels dismantle US-Israel ‘spy’ network
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said yesterday they had exposed a “spy” network aiding the United States and Israel and arrested suspected members of it.
6 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Hopes for Gaza truce appear slim
Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim yesterday as Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the offensive in exchange for the freeing of hostages, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flatly ruled that out.
5 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Pro-Palestinian Protest: Students set up camp at Ireland’s Trinity College
Students at Trinity College Dublin protesting Israel’s offensive in Gaza have built an encampment that forced the university to restrict campus access yesterday and close the Book of Kells exhibition, one of Ireland’s top tourist attractions.
4 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Yemen rebels threaten to widen ship attacks to Mediterranean
Yemen’s Houthi rebels threatened to extend their attacks on Israel-bound shipping to the Mediterranean after months of strikes on vessels in the Red Sea.
4 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Hopes of Gaza ceasefire rise
Hamas negotiators yesterday began intensified talks on a possible Gaza truce that would see a halt to the fighting and the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas official told Reuters, with the CIA director already present in Cairo for the indirect diplomacy.
4 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Rafah assault ‘could lead to a bloodbath’
An Israeli military incursion into Gaza’s southern city of Rafah could lead to a “bloodbath”, the World Health Organization warned Friday, announcing contingency plans.
4 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Heavy rain returns to desert UAE
Schools and many offices were closed across the United Arab Emirates yesterday as heavy rains returned to the desert country just two weeks after record downpours that experts linked to climate change.
2 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Doubts grow over Gaza truce deal
Doubts grew yesterday over the fate of a Gaza truce plan that, as the week began, had raised hopes of an end to nearly seven months of Israeli offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
2 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Rafah offensive ‘with or without’ Gaza truce
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday vowed that the military would launch a ground offensive on Gaza’s far-southern Rafah city “with or without” a truce deal being negotiated with Hamas.
30 April 2024, 18:00 PM
US, Egypt ‘hopeful’ of Gaza truce
US top diplomat Antony Blinken yesterday said he was “hopeful” Hamas would accept the latest proposal for a long-sought Gaza truce and hostage release deal as negotiators from the Palestinian group were due in Egypt.
29 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Dubai begins construction of ‘largest’ airport terminal
Dubai yesterday announced that work had begun on a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which the Gulf emirate’s ruler said will become “the world’s largest” at a cost of almost $35 billion.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Egypt sends delegation to Israel for Gaza talks
An Egyptian delegation met Israeli officials yesterday, looking for a way to restart talks to end the offensive in Gaza and return the remaining Israeli hostages, an official briefed on the meetings said.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM