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

Reconstruction after Iraq war to cost $88b

Rebuilding Iraq after three years of war with Islamic State will cost $88.2 billion, with housing a particularly urgent priority, Iraqi officials
12 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Persian Gulf gaffe

Bahrain has ordered 17,000 English school textbooks reprinted for labeling the body of water surrounding the Arab island kingdom as
12 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Turkey warns US to make or break strained ties

Turkey yesterday warned the United States it was time to either make or break ties between the Nato allies that have strained badly
12 February 2018, 18:00 PM

28 fighters killed in Sinai

A major operation against jihadists in Egypt has killed 28 fighters in the Sinai Peninsula since it was launched by the military on Friday,
12 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel vows to prevent Iran

Israel yesterday issued stark warnings over Iran's presence in neighbouring Syria after a confrontation threatened to open a new and
11 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Regime strikes kill 6 civilians in Ghouta

Syrian regime air strikes killed six civilians including two children overnight in Eastern Ghouta after a day of respite from deadly
11 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Egypt army kills 16 jihadists in Sinai

Egypt's army yesterday said it had killed 16 jihadists and detained 34 more in the Sinai Peninsula since launching a major operation
11 February 2018, 18:00 PM

1 in 4 children in poverty after war on IS: UN

One in four Iraqi children are in poverty and four million are in need of assistance as a result of the country's war with Islamic State
11 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Long robes not necessary attire for Saudi women: Senior Cleric

Saudi women need not wear the abaya - the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of religious faith - a senior member of the top Muslim clerical body said, another indication of the Kingdom's efforts towards modernisation.
11 February 2018, 06:47 AM

Egypt air raids pound militants in Sinai

Egypt's air force pounded militant targets in northern and central Sinai early yesterday, the military said, the second day of an assault to
10 February 2018, 18:00 PM

UNSC mulling 30-day Syria ceasefire

The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow for urgent deliveries of
10 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Long robes not necessary for Saudi women: cleric

Saudi women need not wear the abaya - the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of religious faith - a senior member of the top
10 February 2018, 18:00 PM

India hopes Palestine to be a free country soon

Narendra Modi yesterday became the first Indian prime minister to visit the occupied West Bank where he held talks with Palestinian
10 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Peace means compromise

US President Donald Trump yesterday told Israel that it too would need to make "significant compromises" for peace with the
9 February 2018, 18:00 PM

No let-up in Syria violence

France demanded an end to air strikes in Syria yesterday as warplanes mounted further attacks on a rebel stronghold near Damascus where a war monitor said government bombardments have killed 229 people, the deadliest week in the area since 2015.
9 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Tensions, bloodshed escalates

The US-led coalition yesterday said it killed at least 100 pro-regime fighters to fend off an attack on its allies in eastern Syria, in one
8 February 2018, 18:41 PM

Al-Qaeda still going strong as IS crumbles

Al-Qaeda's global network remains "remarkably resilient," posing more of a threat in some regions than the Islamic State group, UN
8 February 2018, 18:37 PM

Netanyahu lashes out at cops as probe nears end

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at police over claims detectives probing graft allegations against him were
8 February 2018, 18:25 PM

Saudi Arabia executes 4 Pakistanis for murder

Saudi Arabia yesterday executed four Pakistani men convicted of raping and murdering a woman and raping her teenage son, the interior
8 February 2018, 18:09 PM

Palestinian shot dead after stabbing Israeli

A Palestinian stabbed a security guard at the entrance to an Israeli settlement and was shot dead yesterday, the army said, in the latest
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM