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

Saudis intercept new missile from Yemen

Saudi air defences intercepted a missile fired by Yemeni rebels at the kingdom's southern city of Jizan on Thursday, the Saudi-led
13 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Pompeo bats for diplomacy

President Donald Trump's pick to become Washington's top diplomat pledged Thursday to work with US allies to strengthen the Iran
13 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Blast at funeral kills 25, hurts 18 in Iraq

At least 25 people were killed and 18 injured in Thursday's bomb attack on funerals for Iraqi fighters killed by jihadists, according to a
13 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Forces wound 30 more Palestinians

Israeli troops shot and wounded 30 Palestinians during a large protest on the Gaza-Israel border yesterday in which demonstrators
13 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Fashionably late: Saudi Arabia hosts first-ever fashion week

Fashionable women, dark-haired Saudis and blonde Eastern Europeans alike, fill the gold-trimmed halls of Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel, marking the start of Saudi Arabia’s first-ever fashion week.
12 April 2018, 08:44 AM

Macron defends Saudi arms sales

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday defended French weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, but said he was
11 April 2018, 18:00 PM

He 'deserves medal'

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman yesterday said a soldier who shot a Palestinian along the Gaza border in a video that has been
10 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Russia condemns Israel's fire in Gaza

Russia yesterday condemned "unacceptable" and "indiscriminate" fire by the Israeli army in clashes that have left some 30 Palestinians
9 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudis seek French help to set up opera

Saudi Arabia is to use French expertise to set up a national opera and orchestra under an agreement signed yesterday that underlined the
9 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Dozens of Sudan troops killed in Yemen

A rebel ambush in Yemen killed dozens of Sudanese soldiers belonging to a Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of the government,
8 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Iran hit by global cyber attack

Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centres in Iran where they left the image of a US flag on screens
8 April 2018, 18:00 PM

'No naive people' in Gaza

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman yesterday said there were "no naive people" in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip after days of
8 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Top Afghan IS leader killed in airstrike

A high-ranking Islamic State commander in Afghanistan has been killed in an airstrike, officials said yesterday, as Afghan and US forces
7 April 2018, 18:00 PM

New Clashes Along Gaza Border: 4 killed, hundreds hurt

Israeli forces killed four Palestinians as thousands protested and clashes erupted along the Gaza border yesterday, a week after a
6 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Gaza braces for new protests

Palestinians yesterday readied for new protests along the Gaza border and Israel warned that its open-fire rules would not change
5 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia's first cinema to open April 18

Saudi Arabia's first cinema in over three decades will open on April 18 in Riyadh, authorities said Wednesday, after a ban was lifted
5 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi intercepts another missile from Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia's air defence had intercepted a missile that the armed
5 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia's 1st new cinema in decades to open April 18

Saudi Arabia's first cinema in more than 35 years will open on April 18 in Riyadh, the capital, the authorities say after agreeing with AMC Entertainment Holdings to open up to 40 theatres over the next five years.
5 April 2018, 05:57 AM

Israel PM scraps relocation deal with UN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday cancelled an agreement with the UN refugee agency aimed at avoiding forced deportations of thousands of African migrants only hours after having announced the deal himself.
3 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel has 'right' to its land

Saudi Arabia's crown prince said in a published interview that Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land, another public sign of an apparent thawing in ties between the two countries. Asked if he believes the Jewish people have a right to a nation state in at least part of their ancestral homeland, Mohammed bin Salman was quoted by US magazine The Atlantic as saying:
3 April 2018, 18:00 PM