Iran says to oversee Hormuz as Swiss talks conclude
AFP, Burgenstock
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Qatar gas plant blast kills 13, injures dozens
AFP, Doha
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
Jordan hangs six after 9-year death penalty pause
AFP, Amman
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
92% Israelis believe Iran won war: poll
AFP, Jerusalem
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
Al Jazeera says Israeli strike kills journalist in Gaza
AFP, Doha, Qatar
21 June 2026, 10:33 AM Middle East

Iraqi Kurds vote in parliamentary polls

Voting began yesterday across Iraq's Kurdistan for a new parliament in the autonomous region. Almost 3.1 million voters are eligible to
30 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Palestinians sue US at UN court

Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki said Saturday the Palestinians have petitioned the UN's top court, alleging that the US
30 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Leave Syria immediately

Syria's foreign minister on Saturday denounced US, French and Turkish forces operating in his country as "occupying forces" and
30 September 2018, 18:00 PM

No safe passage for Idlib jihadists: Russia

Russia on Friday warned it will not allow jihadists in Syria to be sent to Afghanistan or elsewhere under a deal reached with Turkey that
29 September 2018, 18:00 PM

'No progress' despite US-brokered talks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brought the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Qatar together Friday for the first time since their diplomatic feud erupted but there was no sign of a let-up in tensions between the Gulf powerhouses.
29 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Iran has secret atomic warehouse

Israel's prime minister has accused arch-enemy Tehran of harboring a secret atomic warehouse, making deft use of ample props and vowing that his country would never let Iran develop nuclear weapons.
29 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Middle East Peace Effort: Abbas rejects 'biased' US

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas tore into the Trump administration Thursday, refusing to accept the United States as the sole mediator in the Middle East conflict, a day after Donald Trump promised a "very fair" peace plan.
28 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Afghan leader escapes rocket attack in Ghazni

Three rockets hit the Afghan city of Ghazni during a visit by President Ashraf Ghani yesterday, in an apparent display of strength by militants as they ramp up attacks across the country.
27 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump claims he stopped Idlib assault

President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed credit for saving Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib from an assault that would have "killed millions of people" and "would have been a shame."
27 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Iran president dismisses Trump's threats at UN

Comments by US President Donald Trump supporting a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict for the first time have turned heads ahead of UN speeches by the Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
27 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Workers left unpaid for months

Dozens of migrants working on Qatar's $45 billion World Cup final city of Lusail have gone unpaid for months, Amnesty International
26 September 2018, 18:00 PM

10 children, two women dead: UN

An air strike appears to have killed 12 members of an Afghan family, most of them children, the United Nations said, citing preliminary
26 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi to issue visas for sports, culture events

Saudi Arabia will begin issuing visas to visitors to attend sporting and cultural events from December, officials said yesterday, a first for the kingdom as it seeks to kickstart tourism.
25 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel to keep fighting Iran in Syria: PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday pledged to continue combatting Iranian "entrenchment" in Syria and coordinating with Russia after the downing of one of Moscow's planes.
25 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Iran warns US, Israel of revenge after parade attack

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says that the attackers who killed 25 people at a military parade were paid by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and that Iran would "severely punish" those behind the bloodshed.
24 September 2018, 14:47 PM

Iran warns US, Israel of revenge after parade attack

The deputy head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Hossein Salami warns US and Israeli leaders to expect a “devastating” response from Tehran, accusing them of involvement in an attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz.
24 September 2018, 10:47 AM

Tehran vows to respond

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused US-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, almost half of them members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards.
23 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Pro-Turkey rebels accept Idlib deal

Pro-Turkey rebels have cautiously accepted a Moscow-Ankara deal to prevent a Russia-backed regime attack on Syria's last major opposition bastion of Idlib, while a small jihadist group has rejected it.
23 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Terror hits Iran's pride

Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday accused US-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out an attack on a military parade that killed 29 people, almost half of them members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards.
22 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Hezbollah says it has 'precision missiles'

Lebanon's Hezbollah yesterday said it had acquired "precision missiles" despite extensive efforts by neighbour and foe Israel to prevent the Shiite movement developing this capability.
20 September 2018, 18:00 PM