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
‘Keep Palestinian state hope alive’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza offensive, told Israeli leaders yesterday there was still a chance of winning acceptance from their Arab neighbours, if they create a path to a viable Palestinian state.
9 January 2024, 18:00 PM
249 more killed in Gaza in 24 hrs
At least 249 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza in 24 hours, the enclave’s health ministry said yesterday, as WHO cancelled delivery of medical supplies to north of Gaza after failing to receive security guarantees.
8 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Patients, staff forced to leave Al-Aqsa Hospital
Hundreds of patients and staff are reported to be missing from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, which is struggling to cope amid intense air strikes across the enclave.
8 January 2024, 18:00 PM
IS kills two pro-Iran fighters in Iraq
Two pro-Iranian fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi alliance were killed in an attack in Iraq, the Hashed and an Iraqi security source said yesterday, blaming the Islamic State group (IS).
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Iranian woman gets 74 lashes for ‘violating public morals’
Iranian authorities have whipped a woman 74 times for “violating public morals” and fined her for not covering her head, the judiciary said.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Western diplomats seek to prevent Gaza spillover
Top US and European diplomats yesterday sought ways to keep the Gaza offensive from spreading further in the Middle East, but three months after the start of the conflict, more bloodshed underlined the difficulties they face.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel, Hezbollah trade fire across Lebanon border
Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah group yesterday said it had fired rockets at Israel and its arch-foe said it had struck a “terrorist cell” in retaliation, as top US and EU diplomats visited the region to seek ways to halt spillover from the war.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM
UAE orders trial of 84 people
The United Arab Emirates is to put 84 people on trial for terror-related offences, state media said yesterday, a decade after a similar mass trial of government critics.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM
West Bank sees ‘unmatched surge’ in Israeli settlements
The West Bank has experienced an “unmatched surge” in the number of new Israeli settlements since the start of the war in Gaza, an Israel-based NGO has said.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel blocking medical aid, water purifiers
Water purifiers, medical supplies and tent poles are among items Israel has blocked from entering Gaza on aid trucks, according to an Egyptian Red Crescent document seen by Reuters and sources in Gaza, but Israel denied blocking any such items.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM
162 Palestinians killed, 296 hurt in 24 hours
The Israeli military yesterday launched air, land and sea attacks on more than 100 targets across the Gaza Strip, forcing displaced families to flee for safety riding donkey carts loaded with belongings and children.
5 January 2024, 18:00 PM
More than 76,000 people displaced in Lebanon: IOM
More than 76,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon in almost three months of near-daily fighting along the border with Israel, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said.
5 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran arrests suspects over bomb blasts
Mourners yesterday wept over the coffins of victims of two deadly blasts in Iran, and the interior minister said a number of suspects had been arrested over the attacks claimed by Islamic State.
5 January 2024, 18:00 PM
IS claims Iran twin blasts that killed 84
The Islamic State jihadist group yesterday said that it carried out the twin bombings which killed at least 84 people at a memorial ceremony in Iran..The claim from IS came as Iran observed a day of national mourning for those killed in Wednesday's blasts. The blast also wounded 284 people
4 January 2024, 18:27 PM
IS claims Iran twin blasts
The Islamic State jihadist group yesterday said that it carried out the twin bombings which killed at least 84 people at a memorial ceremony in Iran.
4 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel focuses assault on southern Gaza
Israeli shelling killed 14 Palestinians yesterday in Khan Younis in a southern coastal area of the Gaza Strip packed with people who had fled attacks in other parts of the enclave, Gaza health ministry officials said.
4 January 2024, 18:00 PM
UN ‘disturbed’ by Israeli calls for Gazans’ emigration
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said yesterday he was “very disturbed” after comments by senior Israeli officials calling for Palestinians to leave Gaza.
4 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Twin blasts kill 103 in Iran
At least 103 people were killed in Iran yesterday as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary of his killing, state media reported.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Killing of Hamas leader raises fears of wider conflict
Israeli forces intensified their bombing of the Gaza Strip yesterday and told civilians to leave a refugee camp in the north of the Palestinian enclave after the offensive stretched into Lebanon with the killing in Beirut of the Hamas deputy leader.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Turkey detains 56 Interpol suspects
Turkey said yesterday it had detained 56 high-priority suspects wanted by 18 countries for crimes ranging from drug dealing and money laundering to murder, counterfeiting and assault.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM