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

Death toll soars in Ghouta

Fresh regime strikes killed 32 civilians yesterday in a rebel-held enclave near Damascus where overwhelmed medics were still treating the
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Deadly air raids hit Syria

Fresh regime strikes on a besieged rebel-held enclave near Damascus killed 35 civilians yesterday despite mounting Western pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
6 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Yemen rebel missile shot down: Saudi

Saudi air defences intercepted a ballistic missile fired at the kingdom by Yemen's Shia Huthi rebels yesterday, state media reported. The
5 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Man shot trying to enter Iran presidency

Iranian security forces shot and wounded a man who tried to enter the president's office in central Tehran by force yesterday, local media
5 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Regime air strikes kill 23 people near Damascus

At least 23 civilians were killed yesterday as Syrian government air strikes pounded a rebel-held enclave near the capital Damascus, a
5 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel legalises West Bank settlement

Israel yesterday granted legal status to a previously unauthorized outpost in the occupied West Bank in response to a Palestinian shooting attack last month that killed one of its residents.
4 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Israeli planes hit Hamas in Gaza

Israeli aircraft hit a Hamas compound in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, after Palestinians there fired a rocket into the Jewish state,
3 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Brazil ex-president Lula to get his passport back

A Brazilian federal judge on Friday ordered that former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's seized passport be returned. A lower court
3 February 2018, 18:00 PM

29 women held

Tehran police have arrested 29 women for appearing in public without a headscarf as protests against the dress code in force since
2 February 2018, 18:00 PM

'Death to Pakistan'

Demonstrators yesterday protested outside the Pakistani embassy in Kabul as senior Afghan officials said they had handed over
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi, UAE step up efforts to end crisis

Saudi and Emirati envoys shuttled between Yemeni government forces and besieging southern separatists in second city Aden yesterday
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Terrorism: Afghan spy chief visits Pakistan

Afghanistan's intelligence chief Masoom Stanekzai visited Pakistan yesterday, officials said, at a time when tension
31 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Strong quake hits India, Pak, Afghanistan

A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan yesterday, the US Geological Survey said, sending
31 January 2018, 18:00 PM

56 people still held; $107b recovered

Saudi Arabia's attorney general said yesterday $107 billion has been recovered so far in a major crackdown on high-
30 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Tests link Syria stockpile to largest sarin attack

The Syrian government's chemical weapons stockpile has been linked for the first time by laboratory tests to the
30 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Separatists capture Aden

Separatists in war-ravaged Yemen yesterday surrounded the presidential palace in the government's de facto capital
30 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Yemen rivals battle for 'coup-hit' Aden

At least nine people were killed and more than 130 wounded yesterday in heavy fighting between separatist forces
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM

N Korea cancels joint Olympic performance

North Korea has cancelled a joint cultural performance with South Korea scheduled for February 4 blaming South
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Opposition seeks court help to oust president

Opposition leaders in the Maldives including two former heads of state have asked the Supreme Court to remove the
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM

US to end arms support for Kurdish forces

The United States has told Turkey it will not provide any more weapons to the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, the Turkish
27 January 2018, 18:00 PM