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 ARABIA UNDER KING SALMAN

On January 23, 2015 Salman takes the throne at the age of 79 after the death of Abdullah, aged about 90. He makes
5 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Saudi king sacks top ministers, boosting crown prince Salman

Saudi King Salman appoints two new ministers to key security and economic posts, removing one of the royal family's most prominent members as head of the National Guard and boosting the kingdom's young crown prince.
5 November 2017, 04:38 AM

Forces eye very last IS bastion in Syria

Syrian and allied forces yesterday converged on holdout Islamic State group fighters in the Syrian border town of
4 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Forces eye very last IS bastion in Syria

Syrian and allied forces yesterday converged on holdout Islamic State group fighters in the Syrian border town of
4 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Lebanon PM quits citing threat to life and Iran

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation yesterday, citing Iran's "grip" on the country and
4 November 2017, 18:00 PM

ICC prosecutors seek to open Afghan probe

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court yesterday said she would seek approval to open a formal
3 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Iran accuses CIA of spreading fake news

Iran has accused the CIA of spreading "fake news" about the Islamic republic with newly declassified files seized in
3 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Twin Iraq, Syria attacks as IS loses last city

Syrian troops yesterday retook the last major city where the Islamic State group had a presence as Iraqi forces
3 November 2017, 18:00 PM

67 WORDS THAT CHANGED MIDDLE EAST

The Balfour Declaration a century ago opened the way for the creation of Israel, sowing the seeds of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that
2 November 2017, 18:40 PM

Hamas hands over Gaza crossings to PA

The Islamist group Hamas began ceding control of the Gaza Strip's border crossings with Israel and Egypt to US-
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Saudi-led air strike kills 29 in Yemen

A Saudi-led coalition air strike killed 29 people at a crowded marketplace in the heartland of the Iran-backed Huthi
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Iraq takes control of Turkey border post

Iraqi government forces yesterday took control of the key border crossing with Turkey in the Iraqi Kurdistan region after weeks of
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Tension rises in Gaza

Tensions rose yesterday after an Israeli operation to blow up a tunnel from the Gaza Strip killed seven Palestinian militants in one of
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Kuwait's ruler accepts cabinet resignation

Kuwait's ruling emir accepted the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet yesterday, state news agency KUNA reported, asking
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Fresh Syria talks open in Astana

A fresh round of peace talks seeking to end Syria's war opened in the Kazakh capital Astana yesterday, as part of a Moscow-led push
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Qatar warns against military confrontation

Qatar's emir has warned against any military confrontation over the ongoing diplomatic dispute between his country and four other
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM

'We will build weapons'

Iran's president yesterday said his country would continue building weapons including developing missiles as the
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Senior Afghan official abducted in Pakistan

The deputy governor of Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kunar has been kidnapped in neighbouring Pakistan,
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Food a 'weapon of war' in Yemen: WFP

Beyond air raids, gun battles and port blockades, food is now a "weapon of war" in Yemen, the UN's World Food
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Taliban attacks on Afghan cops kill 22

Taliban insurgents, some wearing night-vision goggles, killed 22 Afghan policemen yesterday in separate attacks on
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM