Warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy anti-aircraft fire over Khartoum yesterday as fierce fighting between Sudan’s army and paramilitaries entered a third week, violating a renewed truce.

A statue of Buddha has been discovered in Egypt’s ancient seaport of Berenice on the Red Sea, shedding light on trade ties with India under the Roman empire.

A US-bound oil tanker seized by Iran off the coast of Oman was carrying 24 Indian crew, the vessel’s operator said yesterday, adding it was working to secure their release.

The United States added new sanctions on Russia's FSB intelligence agency and Iran's Revolutionary Guard yesterday for taking "hostage" Americans like a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia last month

Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country’s dress code for women.

A Palestinian man drove his car into a crowd on a Jerusalem street on Monday, injuring five people before being shot dead by a passerby, Israeli police said

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man yesterday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, during what the army described as a “counterterrorism” operation.

The bodies of a total of 34 migrants have been recovered since their boat sank off Libya’s coast five days ago, the Libyan Red Crescent said yesterday. The latest toll follows the recovery of 11 bodies yesterday, which were “handed over to authorities” in

At least 85 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a Ramadan cash handout in Yemen early yesterday, as the impoverished country suffered one of its worst tragedies just as optimism was growing over its bitter civil war.

Iran’s defence ministry has delivered the army with more than 200 new drones equipped with missile capabilities and electronic warfare systems, state media reported yesterday.

The latest tragedy to strike the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country came days ahead of Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday celebrated around the world by feasting to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat in Damascus yesterday, state media reported, ending more than a decade of diplomatic deep-freeze between the two countries.

Israeli forces shot and wounded seven people in a raid yesterday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said as the Israeli army confirmed an operation was underway.

Iran said yesterday it has formally invited Saudi King Salman to visit Tehran, following a agreement reached last month between the two sides.

Iran said Monday it has formally invited Saudi King Salman to visit Tehran, following a reconciliation agreement reached last month between the two sides

Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, could fall on Saturday, April 22, 2023, according to the International Astronomy Centre

Iranian police said yesterday authorities had closed more than 150 businesses in 24 hours for not respecting the obligation for women to wear headscarves under Iran’s strict Islamic dress code.

The fire broke out at midday Saturday on the fourth floor of the building in the Al-Ras neighbourhood in the old part of the city

Hundreds of prisoners of war, including Saudis, were freed yesterday as part of a cross-border exchange between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

Saudi Arabia and Syria’s foreign ministers on Wednesday welcomed a thaw in bilateral ties, including steps to resume consular services and flights, and agreed to cooperate to fight drug trafficking and facilitate Syria’s return to the Arab fold.