Qatar factory explosion injures 54, 18 missing: interior ministry

A 'technical incident' caused the blast on Sunday in Qatar's Ras Laffan industrial zone, the ministry said
22 June 2026

‘Fooling no one’ : Al Jazeera rejects Israeli accusations against journo killed in Gaza

Al Jazeera yesterday rejected Israeli accusations that one of its journalists, killed in Gaza a day earlier, was a Hamas operative, as family and colleagues mourned the cameraman in the Palestinian territory.
22 June 2026

92% Israelis believe Iran won war: poll

Israelis overwhelmingly believe that Iran emerged stronger from the Middle East war and its subsequent deal with the United States, a poll released on Sunday found.
22 June 2026

Jordan hangs six after 9-year death penalty pause

Jordan hanged on Sunday six men convicted of killing security personnel, a government official said, ending a nine-year moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
22 June 2026

Al Jazeera says Israeli strike kills journalist in Gaza

The strike was carried out by a drone in the refugee camp and also wounded several people
21 June 2026

Israeli strikes kill 9 more in Gaza

Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least nine people, including a child, in the Gaza Strip yesterday, health officials said.
21 June 2026

Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire yesterday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon put a deal to end the Middle East war under strain, less than two days after it was signed.
20 June 2026

Gaza ceasefire a ‘deadly illusion’

The ceasefire declared in Gaza more than eight months ago is a “deadly illusion”, the UN charged yesterday, with 265 children killed there since the fighting was supposed to have stopped.
20 June 2026

Fresh arrests target Turkey’s opposition-run municipalities

The Turkish government is tightening its grip on the opposition, with fresh arrests yesterday targeting elected officials from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) as it faces a deepening leadership crisis.
20 June 2026

Netanyahu and Trump on collision course as US, Iran agree to halt war

US, Iran reach pact that falls short of Israeli war goals
16 June 2026

‘Very close’ to Middle East deal

US President Donald Trump yesterday said Israeli strikes on Beirut “should not have happened” as he vowed a regional peace deal was at hand, though he did not confirm reports it would be signed during the day.
15 June 2026

Erdogan, Netanyahu trade barbs on genocide

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday accused Benjamin Netanyahu of “following the path of Hitler” after the Israeli leader alleged he was an “antisemitic dictator” who had committed a “genocide” against the Kurds.
12 June 2026

Iran rejects idea of using its assets to pay damages to US allies

Tehran's demands to end the war include the release of billions of dollars in frozen assets, as well as the lifting of U.S. and international sanctions and recognition of its sway over the Strait of Hormuz
8 June 2026

Israel and Lebanon agree to implement conditional ceasefire

The two sides, which do not have formal diplomatic relations, also agreed to create "pilot zones" in which the Lebanese armed forces "will take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors."
4 June 2026

Lebanon announces partial ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah but attacks continue

Lebanon says attacks will stop on Beirut and its suburbs
2 June 2026

US proposes new plan to ease Israel-Lebanon tensions amid fighting

The U.S. has proposed that as a first step, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group would stop all attacks on Israel and in return Israel would refrain from escalation in Beirut, the official said
1 June 2026

Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon to hit Hezbollah

Netanyahu says Israel will tighten grip on Hezbollah areas
1 June 2026

Israel seizes strategic Beaufort castle

Israel’s flag flew over the medieval fortress on Beaufort in Lebanon yesterday as it warned Lebanese civilians to evacuate a large area of the south of the country ahead of stepped up ground operations.
1 June 2026

Lebanon warns Israeli strikes put heritage sites in 'serious danger'

Lebanon's culture minister told AFP on Friday that Israeli strikes on the country's south are putting heritage sites, including in the ancient city of Tyre, in "serious danger"
29 May 2026