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
Hamas open to long Gaza truce but not to disarming
Hamas is open to a years-long truce with Israel in Gaza but is not willing to lay down its arms, an official said yesterday, as leaders of the Palestinian Islamist militant group met mediators in Cairo for ceasefire talks.
26 April 2025, 19:18 PM
Huge blast at key Iran port kills 18, hurts hundreds
A powerful explosion ripped through a key port in southern Iran yesterday, killing five people and injuring more than 500, state media said.
26 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Progress made in nuclear talks
The United States and Iran reported progress in their latest round of nuclear talks yesterday and agreed to meet again next week as they pursue a deal that could help ease soaring Middle East tensions.
26 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Iraqi politicians oppose Syrian leader’s possible visit to Baghdad
Several powerful pro-Iran Iraqi politicians have in recent days voiced opposition to a potential visit by Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Iraq for the upcoming Arab League summit.
20 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Iran, US end talks in Rome
Iran and the United States yesterday agreed to hold another round of talks next week over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, Iranian state TV reported, as they ended their second round of negotiations in Rome over their decades-long standoff.
19 April 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Deprivation by design’: UN 92 killed by Israel in two days
Israeli strikes killed at least 92 people in the Gaza Strip in the last 48 hours, the health ministry said yesterday, as UN said the tiny Palestinian territory is being subjected to “deprivation by design”.
19 April 2025, 18:00 PM
US strike on Yemen fuel port kills 74
US strikes on a fuel port in Yemen killed at least 74 people yesterday, Houthi-run media said, one of the deadliest days since the United States began its attacks on the Iran-backed militants.
18 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Lebanon says two killed in Israeli strikes
Lebanon reported two dead in separate Israeli strikes on the country’s south yesterday, as Israel’s military said it had killed a Hezbollah operative, despite a ceasefire between the two sides.
16 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Medicine critically low due to Gaza aid block
Medicine stocks are critically low due to the aid block in Gaza, making it hard to keep hospitals even partially operational, the World Health Organization said yesterday.
11 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Iran vows ‘good faith’ in nuke talks with US
Iran said yesterday it was giving high-level nuclear talks with the United States today “a genuine chance”, after President Donald Trump threatened bombing if discussions failed.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM
37 more Gazans killed in Israeli strikes
At least 37 people, including a journalist, were killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza yesterday as French President Emmanuel Macron said that he strongly opposes any displacement of Palestinians or annexation in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Everything gets mowed down’
Israeli troops flattened farmland and cleared entire residential districts in Gaza to open a “kill zone” around the enclave, according to a report published yesterday that quoted soldiers testifying about the harsh methods used in the operation.
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Wave of Israeli strikes kill at least 46 in Gaza
A wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza yesterday targeted residential buildings and makeshift tents sheltering forcibly displaced families, killing at least 46 people.
6 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Iran rejects US’s direct talks offer
Iran’s top diplomat has dismissed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless over nuclear talks, his office said yesterday.
6 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel ‘deliberately’ attacked Gaza aid workers
A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, with clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing as heavy gunfire erupts.
5 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Iran VP fired over Antarctica trip
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday dismissed his deputy for parliamentary affairs over a costly trip to Antarctica, as the country grapples with hyperinflation amid a biting economic crisis.
5 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel expands Gaza ‘security zone’
Israel announced the launch of a new ground offensive in Gaza City yesterday, with rescuers saying military operations had killed at least 30 people across the Palestinian territory since dawn.
4 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel steps up strikes on key Syria structures
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Syria overnight, declaring the attacks a warning to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus as it accused their Turkish allies of trying to turn the country into a Turkish protectorate.
3 April 2025, 19:14 PM
Israel’s new ‘security zone’: Palestinians flee Rafah again
Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter yesterday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced “security zone” they intend to seize.
3 April 2025, 18:36 PM
Israel kills Hezbollah official in Beirut airstrike
An Israeli airstrike killed four people including a Hezbollah official in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday, a Lebanese security source said, further testing a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
2 April 2025, 18:54 PM