Iran has executed 21, arrested 4,000 since start of Mideast war: UN
AFP, Geneva
29 April 2026, 15:37 PM Middle East
UAE pulls out of OPEC oil cartels
AFP, Dubai
29 April 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
Iran leadership humiliating US
Reuters, Berlin
28 April 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war
AFP
25 April 2026, 09:54 AM Middle East
Netanyahu says he was successfully treated for prostate cancer
Reuters, Tel Aviv
24 April 2026, 20:03 PM Middle East
Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire
AFP
16 April 2026, 21:49 PM Middle East
Pakistan working to set second round of US, Iran talks: source
AFP, Islamabad
14 April 2026, 13:46 PM World
Israel approves 34 new West Bank settlements
AFP, Ramallah
12 April 2026, 01:23 AM Middle East

IMO chief says escorts no guarantee of safe passage through Strait of Hormuz, FT reports

Military assistance was "not a long-term or sustainable solution" to opening up the strait, Arsenio Dominguez told FT
17 March 2026, 11:50 AM

Iran claims strike on Israel using Sejjil missile travelling 13× speed of sound

IRGC says advanced missile deployed for first time since US-Israel attacks on Iran
17 March 2026, 10:42 AM

Trump upset as US partners reject call for Hormuz warship escorts

Several allies decline US call to escort shipping in Hormuz
17 March 2026, 09:50 AM

Gulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens

Gulf anger hardened after Iran struck oil hubs, ports, cities
17 March 2026, 08:46 AM

Iranian families weep as war dead are buried in Tehran cemetery

Iranian officials say more than 1,300 killed
17 March 2026, 08:41 AM

War on Iran: latest developments

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent wishes to Iranians for the coming Nowruz holidays, marking the Persian new year
17 March 2026, 08:27 AM

One person killed by missile attack on civilian car in Abu Dhabi: statement

A Palestinian civilian was killed on the outskirts of the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi when a missile hit their car on Monday, authorities said, as Iran pressed on with strikes on the Gulf following US-Israeli attacks
16 March 2026, 15:04 PM

Dubai airport gradually resumes flights after nearby drone fire

The latest incident near what is usually the world's busiest airport for international travel affected a fuel tank, the Dubai media office said, later adding that authorities had contained a fire that broke out and reporting no injuries
16 March 2026, 13:17 PM

Flights temporarily suspended at Dubai's airport following nearby drone incident

The incident impacted a fuel tank, the Gulf financial hub's media office said, later adding authorities had extinguished the blaze that broke out
16 March 2026, 08:37 AM

Iran Guards vow to 'pursue and kill' Israeli premier Netanyahu

Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed on Sunday to target Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the war with Israel and the United States continues
15 March 2026, 12:30 PM

‘Send warships to secure Hormuz’

US President Donald Trump yesterday urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war with Iran, which showed no signs of slowing as strikes hit the US embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility.
15 March 2026, 03:04 AM

Iran govt not at risk of collapse

US intelligence indicates that Iran’s leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless US and Israeli bombardment, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
15 March 2026, 01:15 AM

US offers reward for information on Iran's supreme leader, senior officials

The United States is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, including its new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba KhameneI
14 March 2026, 12:21 PM

Iranian media reports no damage to Kharg oil infrastructure after US strike

Fars news agency, citing sources on the ground, reported there had been no damage to oil facilities after President Donald Trump said US bombardment of the island had destroyed military targets
14 March 2026, 12:14 PM

Iran threatens US-linked oil targets after Trump says Kharg bombed

Trump had also threatened to hit the island's oil infrastructure if Tehran did not allow passage for ships via the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally pass
14 March 2026, 08:48 AM

Iran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, Hegseth says

Six US service members die in Iraq aircraft crash
14 March 2026, 08:39 AM

War on Iran: latest developments

President Donald Trump said Friday that the US military had heavily bombed military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, which handles almost all of Iran's crude exports, and threatened to hit the island's oil infrastructure
14 March 2026, 08:35 AM

Gaza genocide case: US sides with Israel at UN’s top court

The United States will defend its ally Israel against accusations at the top United Nations court that it breached the Genocide Convention during its Gaza campaign, the court said yesterday.
14 March 2026, 05:58 AM

Iran’s Shia allies step up strikes

Shia Muslim armed groups in Lebanon and Iraq are stepping up their role in the war with the US and Israel, showing the Iran-backed “Axis of Resistance” can still wage attacks despite damage inflicted on the alliance during the Gaza conflict.
14 March 2026, 05:56 AM

‘Stop the war’

UN chief urges Israel, Hezbollah as he visits Beirut amid shelling; Trump says US will hit Iran ‘very hard’ after easing sanctions on Russian oil
14 March 2026, 03:50 AM