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
Israel strikes over a hundred targets in Gaza
The Israeli army struck more than 100 Hamas targets, including tunnel shafts in central Jabalia and Khan Yunis in south Gaza, in 24 hours till yesterday afternoon as heavy ground combat continued.
26 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Explosions reported in shipping lane
Explosions in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen were reported yesterday after sightings of unmanned aircraft and missiles in two separate incidents, a British maritime authority said.
26 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Little space left for displaced Gazans to go
Many Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have followed Israeli army evacuation orders and sought safety in designated areas only to find there is little space left in the densely populated enclave, a UN humanitarian team leader said.
26 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Israeli strikes kill more than 100 in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday vowed to press on with the offensive in the Gaza Strip while Israeli strikes killed more than 100 people in the besieged enclave overnight.
25 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Six killed in Turkish strikes on Syria
Turkish air strikes killed six civilians in Syria’s Kurdish-held northeast yesterday, a war monitor and local media said, as Ankara launched operations in Iraq and Syria following deadly attacks on its soldiers.
25 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Desperation rising amid acute hunger WHO warns
The World Health Organization said it led missions to barely functioning hospitals in northern Gaza at the weekend, describing growing desperation and starving people stripping an aid truck of supplies.
25 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Palestinians recount ‘torture’ in army custody
Palestinians held by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip had suffered torture, two freed detainees and a medic said Sunday, a charged denied by the military.
25 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Israel kills Iranian general in Syria
A senior general with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was killed yesterday by an Israeli strike in Syria, the military force said, with Tehran vowing to make Israel “pay for this crime”.
25 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Gripped by hunger, Gazans queue for meagre food
When Bakr al-Naji realises the meals he prepares each day for a charity in the Gaza Strip won’t be sufficient to fill the stomachs of the children, his heart sinks.
24 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Israel pounds Gaza on Christmas Eve
Israel yesterday pushed with its military campaign in Gaza, as the focus of the deadly campaign shifted to southern Gaza where most displaced Palestinians are trapped.
24 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Iran navy receives new cruise missiles
The Iranian navy has taken delivery of cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 km (621 miles) as well as reconnaissance helicopters, state media reported yesterday, as the US accused Iran of a drone attack on a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean.
24 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Israeli strikes kill 201 in Gaza in 24 hours
Palestinians wept and prayed for their dead yesterday after fresh Israeli strikes followed a UN Security Council resolution that demanded more aid be allowed into Gaza but did not call for an immediate halt to fighting.
23 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Iran dismisses US claims it is involved in Huthi ship attacks
Iran’s deputy foreign minister yesterday dismissed US accusations that Tehran was involved in attacks by Yemeni rebels on commercial ships, saying the group was acting on its own.
23 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Israel-affiliated vessel hit by aerial vehicle off India
An Israel-affiliated merchant vessel was struck by an uncrewed aerial vehicle off India’s west coast, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Saturday, in the first such known attack so far away from the Red Sea since the Gaza war.
23 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Iran shuts bookshop for ‘violation’
Iranian police on Friday closed a major bookshop in the centre of the capital Tehran for allowing unveiled women to enter the premises without a compulsory headscarf, a newspaper reported.
23 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Iran threatens Mediterranean closure
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said the Mediterranean Sea could be closed if the United States and its allies continued to commit “crimes” in Gaza, Iranian media reported yesterday, without explaining how that would happen.
23 December 2023, 18:00 PM
UNSC demands more aid to Gaza Strip
Israel kept pounding Gaza yesterday as the UN Security Council approved a much-delayed resolution to boost aid to the besieged Palestinian territory where civilians are struggling to find food.
22 December 2023, 18:00 PM
War on Gaza ‘most dangerous ever’ for journalists
The first 10 weeks of the Israel-Gaza war have been the deadliest recorded for journalists, with the most journalists killed in a single year in one location, the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Thursday.
22 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Israeli troops ‘summarily killed’ Palestinians
The United Nations human rights office said it had received reports that Israeli troops “summarily killed” at least 11 unarmed Palestinians in a possible war crime in Gaza.
21 December 2023, 18:00 PM
20,000 killed so far in Gaza
Hopes rose of a ceasefire in Gaza diplomacy gathered pace ahead of a UN Security Council vote as death toll in the Palestinian enclave from the Israeli bombardment crossed 20,000.
20 December 2023, 18:00 PM