Iran says to oversee Hormuz as Swiss talks conclude
AFP, Burgenstock
23 June 2026, 12:53 PM Middle East
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

Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 20 at Yemen wedding

Air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition killed at least 20 people attending a wedding in a village in northwestern Yemen, residents and medical sources say.
23 April 2018, 15:21 PM

Armenia detains anti-govt protest leader

Armenia yesterday detained anti-government protest leader Nikol Pashinyan, prosecutors said, shortly after Prime Minister Serzh
22 April 2018, 18:00 PM

'Toy drone' near Saudi palaces causes panic

Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry yesterday instructed drone enthusiasts to obtain permission to fly the devices until regulations were finalised, a day
22 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel denies Mossad's role in rocket expert's murder

Israel's defence minister yesterday said a Palestinian scientist shot dead in Malaysia was a rocket expert and "no saint", but dismissed
22 April 2018, 18:00 PM

India to have sexual offenders' data base to monitor crimes

For the first time, India will have a sexual offenders' database to monitor and track those convicted of such crimes, joining eight
22 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Cinema returns to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia hosted its first public film screening in over 35 years on Friday showing Hollywood blockbuster action film "Black Panther".
21 April 2018, 18:00 PM

OPCW team visits Douma

Inspectors from the world's chemical arms watchdog arrived yesterday in the Syrian town of Douma, where an alleged chemical attack
21 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Iran vows 'expected, unexpected' moves

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday said Iran's atomic agency was ready with "expected and unexpected" reactions if the United
21 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Palestinian scholar killed in Malaysia

The family of a Palestinian professor and Hamas member yesterday accused Israel's Mossad spy agency of killing him on the streets of
21 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Qatar joins Gulf war games in apparent compromise

Qatari forces participated in joint military exercises that ended in Saudi Arabia this week, in an apparent sign of some compromise among US-allied Arab states locked in a nearly year-long dispute.
19 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Israeli fire near Gaza border injures five

Five Palestinians were injured by Israeli fire along the Gaza border yesterday, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said, with
18 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Inspectors' visit delayed

A UN security team was fired at on Tuesday while on a reconnaissance mission in the Syrian town of Douma to prepare the deployment
18 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi boss forced maid to drink bleach

A Philippine domestic worker has been hospitalised in Saudi Arabia after her employer allegedly forced her to drink household bleach,
16 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Russia blocks Syria probe

Western countries yesterday accused Moscow of preventing inspectors from reaching the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria
16 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Egypt extends state of emergency

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended for three months from Saturday a state of emergency for the fourth time since it was first
15 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel destroys Hamas tunnel from Gaza

Israel's army yesterday said it had destroyed a Hamas tunnel crossing from the Gaza Strip into its territory. Defence Minister Avigdor
15 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi rejects Trump plan

Saudi Arabia's King Salman yesterday criticised the US decision to transfer its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem as Arab leaders met in the kingdom for an annual gathering.
15 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi king rejects US plan to transfer embassy to Jerusalem

Saudi Arabia's King Salman openes an Arab League summit by criticising US President Donald Trump's decision to transfer the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
15 April 2018, 13:05 PM

US, UK, France strike Syria to punish Assad for suspected poison gas use

The United States, British and French forces strike Syria with more than 100 missiles in the first coordinated Western strikes against the Damascus government, targeting what they called chemical weapons sites in retaliation for a poison gas attack.
14 April 2018, 04:33 AM

Taliban kill 11 cops in Afghanistan

Taliban militants ambushed a checkpoint in western Afghanistan, killing at least nine policemen, officials said yesterday, in the latest
13 April 2018, 18:00 PM