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
Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill 4 civilians
Israeli strikes in south Lebanon yesterday killed four civilians including two children and wounded nine other people, a Lebanese security source said, after Israel said it “began a series of strikes in Lebanon”.
14 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Global conflicts herald ‘dangerous decade’
The Israel’s offensive in Gaza, ongoing fighting in Ukraine and rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific and Africa herald “what is likely to be a more dangerous decade,” a British military think-tank warned yesterday.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel launches heavy airstrikes on Rafah
Israel freed two Israeli-Argentinian hostages in Rafah yesterday under the cover of heavy airstrikes which local health officials said killed at least 67 Palestinians and wounded dozens in the southern Gaza city that is the last refuge of about a million displaced civilians.
12 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran’s court sentences man to death
An Iranian court has sentenced a man to death over the killing of renowned filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife months ago at their home near Tehran, the judiciary said yesterday.
12 February 2024, 18:00 PM
WHO head concerned at attacks on Gaza’s Rafah
The World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus yesterday reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and expressed particular concern at Israeli attacks on Rafah where most of enclave’s inhabitants fled.
12 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Offensive in Rafah will ‘blow up’ hostage talks
Any Israeli ground offensive in Rafah on the Gaza border will “blow up” the hostage exchange negotiations,” Hamas-run Aqsa Television channel quoted a senior Hamas leader as saying yesterday.
11 February 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Death to Israel’
Hundreds of thousands of people chanted “Death to Israel” in rallies across Iran to mark the Islamic Revolution’s 45th anniversary yesterday, with some burning US and Israeli flags amid the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza.
11 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Palestinians brace for Rafah assault
Israeli air strikes killed 17 people in Gaza’s Rafah overnight, medics said yesterday, as over a million Palestinians cramming into the border city await a full-blown offensive with the rest of their enclave in ruins and nowhere left to run.
10 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Aid groups warn of Rafah ‘bloodbath’
Any Israeli military advance into southern Gaza’s Rafah area could cause mass deaths among the more than a million Palestinians trapped there, with humanitarian aid in danger of collapse, aid workers said yesterday.
9 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Israeli forces intensify strikes on Rafah
Israeli forces yesterday bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah where more than half of Gaza’s population is sheltering, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposal to end offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
8 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Iraq slams US after strike kills pro-Iran commander
Iraq yesterday condemned a US air strike that killed a senior commander from a pro-Iran armed group accused of having been involved in attacks on American troops in the region.
8 February 2024, 18:00 PM
US presence ‘disrupts’ ME security: Iran
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi yesterday criticised the deployment of US troops in the Middle East, saying it “disrupts security”.
7 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Hamas proposes 3-stage Gaza truce
Hamas has proposed a three-stage ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go free, Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and an agreement would be reached on an end to the offensive.
7 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Yemen rebels launch fresh ship attacks
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched six missiles toward two merchant ships later on Tuesday, reportedly causing light damage to one of the vessels, the US military said.
7 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel’s onslaught on Khan Younis continues
Israeli forces killed at least 14 Palestinians in airstrikes as they pressed their onslaught in Gaza’s main southern city Khan Younis yesterday, while the top US diplomat pursued a quest to broker a ceasefire.
6 February 2024, 18:00 PM
‘I lost my balance’
A Palestinian doctor said Israeli forces in Gaza detained him when they overran a hospital and subjected him to abuse during 45 days of captivity including sleep deprivation and constant shackling and blindfolding before releasing him last week.
5 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Gaza sees no let-up in fighting
Israeli forces have killed dozens of Palestinians in operations throughout the Gaza Strip over a 24-hour-period, the military said in a statement yesterday, citing the southern hub city of Khan Younis as one of the locations.
5 February 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Will not hesitate’ to respond to US attack
Iran said yesterday it “will not hesitate” to respond in the event of US attacks on its territory after the White House declined to say whether strikes on Iran were ruled out.
5 February 2024, 18:00 PM
92 Palestinians killed overnight in Israeli strikes
Scores of Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip yesterday, after Hamas said it needed more time to consider a proposal that would halt Israel’s offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory.
4 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel forges buffer zone inside Gaza at risk to civilians
Israeli forces in Gaza have systematically destroyed buildings in an attempt to create a buffer zone inside the Palestinian territory, experts and rights groups told AFP, raising fears over the civilian cost.
4 February 2024, 18:00 PM