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Middle East
Gulf states ‘dragging their feet’ as migrant workers face deadly heat: HRW
23 June 2026, 21:41 PM
Middle East
Iran says to oversee Hormuz as Swiss talks conclude
23 June 2026, 12:53 PM
Middle East
Iran chief negotiator says Hormuz will be administered by Tehran: state media
23 June 2026, 08:30 AM
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Qatar gas plant blast kills 13, injures dozens
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
Qatar factory explosion injures 54, 18 missing: interior ministry
22 June 2026, 08:36 AM
Middle East
Jordan hangs six after 9-year death penalty pause
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
92% Israelis believe Iran won war: poll
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
‘Fooling no one’ : Al Jazeera rejects Israeli accusations against journo killed in Gaza
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
Al Jazeera says Israeli strike kills journalist in Gaza
21 June 2026, 10:33 AM
Middle East
In break with decades of US policy, Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital
President Donald Trump will announce on Wednesday that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will move its embassy there, breaking with longtime US policy and potentially stirring unrest.
6 December 2017, 11:55 AM
Hariri rescinds resignation
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri yesterday said that he had withdrawn his resignation, a month after his shock
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Car blast kills 8 in Homs
An explosives-laden bus blew up yesterday in a predominantly pro-government neighbourhood of the central Syrian
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Duterte orders cops back to drug war
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday told human rights groups criticising his deadly anti-drug war to "go to
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Saudis snub Qatar at GCC
Gulf powerhouse Saudi Arabia yesterday snubbed its former regional ally Qatar at the annual summit of regional
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Yemen rebels tighten grip
Yemen's Huthi rebels moved to cement their grip on the capital yesterday after killing former president Ali Abdullah Saleh as he fled the city following the collapse of their uneasy alliance.
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM
25 civilians killed in air raids in Syria
A wave of Syrian air strikes killed at least 25 civilians and wounded dozens across the besieged rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus on Sunday, a monitor said.
4 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Move could fuel violence
The Arab League chief said on Sunday a decision by US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's
4 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Yemen's ex-president killed
Yemen's rebel-controlled interior ministry yesterday announced the "killing" of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh,
4 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Iran opens new Indian Ocean port
Iran inaugurated a long-awaited new port at Chabahar in the southeast yesterday, which it is hoped will be a major
3 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Egypt presidential hopeful goes missing
The family of former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafik yesterday said it has lost contact with him since they say
3 December 2017, 18:00 PM
N Korea slams US 'warmongering'
North Korea yesterday blasted the United States and South Korea as "warmongers" on the eve of their largest-ever joint
3 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Yemen rebel unity falters
The rebel alliance controlling Yemen's capital appeared to crumble Saturday as a strongman opposed to the
3 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Hamas warns of intifada
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas which controls Gaza called Saturday for a new "intifada" if Washington
3 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Shallow 6.0 quake strikes eastern Iran
Three earthquakes hit eastern Iran in quick succession, the first a fairly strong magnitude 6.0 tremor that struck at a shallow depth close to the populous city of Kerman, the US Geological Survey says.
1 December 2017, 04:39 AM
Avert Yemen 'catastrophe'
British Prime Minister Theresa May has implored Saudi leaders to ease a blockade on war-torn Yemen to "avert a humanitarian catastrophe", her office said yesterday, echoing urgent appeals from the United Nations.
30 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Delay raises fresh doubts
Palestinian rival factions have delayed the handover of power in the Gaza Strip by at least 10 days, stoking fears yesterday that a landmark deal to end their decade-long feud may be set to fail.
30 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Regime team joins Syria peace talks
Syrian government negotiators arrived in Geneva yesterday to join United Nations-backed peace talks to end the civil
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Senior Saudi prince freed in $1b settlement agreement
Senior Saudi Arabian prince Miteb bin Abdullah, once seen as a leading contender to the throne, has been freed after
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM
10 Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen
Ten suspected al-Qaeda members in southern Yemen were killed in drone strikes over the weekend, government
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM