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

Regime, IS clashes kill 73 in Deir Ezzor

Heavy clashes between Syria's army and the Islamic State group in Deir Ezzor city have killed at least 73 fighters in
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Iraqi forces, Peshmerga start new round of talks

Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters yesterday started a second round of talks to resolve a conflict over
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Iraqi forces, Kurds agree on ceasefire

Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters reached an agreement yesterday to stop fighting in northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional
27 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Syria regime to blame

United Nations investigators on Thursday blamed a sarin gas massacre on Bashar al-Assad's regime, as the United States renewed its warning that he has no role in Syria's future.
27 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Annexation plan means end of two-state solution: PLO

A bill that critics say would amount to de facto annexation of Israeli settlements surrounding Jerusalem is expected to go before
26 October 2017, 18:23 PM

Iraq, Syria eye last IS dens

Iraqi forces launched an attack to drive Islamic State from the last territory it holds in Iraq yesterday and the Syrian army and its allies
26 October 2017, 18:21 PM

Regime shelling near Syria capital kills 8

Syrian regime shelling on the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus yesterday killed at least eight civilians, the Syrian
26 October 2017, 18:12 PM

Qatar introduces minimum wage

World Cup 2022 host Qatar, under global scrutiny over its alleged ill-treatment of foreign workers, has agreed to a range of labour
26 October 2017, 18:11 PM

Israel approves 176 new settler homes

Israeli authorities yesterday approved a major expansion of an east Jerusalem settlement, signing off on plans to add
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Kurds offer to suspend referendum results

Kurdish authorities in Iraq yesterday offered to put an independence drive on hold, stepping up efforts to resolve a
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Nicaragua signs Paris climate agreement

Nicaragua signed the Paris climate agreement yesterday, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two holdouts
24 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Hot water for dinner!

Manal boils water on the stove in the besieged Syrian town of Hamouria, hoping to convince her four children that
24 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia 'will return to moderate, open Islam'

Powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged a "moderate, open" Saudi Arabia yesterday, breaking with ultra-conservative clerics in favour of an image catering to foreign investors and Saudi youth.
24 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Crown Prince pledges a 'moderate' Saudi Arabia

Powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledges a "moderate, open" Saudi Arabia, breaking with ultra-conservative clerics in favour of an image catering to foreign investors and Saudi youth.
24 October 2017, 15:25 PM

9 killed in Qaeda attack on south Yemen base

Four Yemeni soldiers and five assailants were killed in an Al-Qaeda attack on a military base in the southern province of Abyan yesterday.
23 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Israel police arrest 51 Palestinians in raid

Israeli police raided a Palestinian neighbourhood in annexed east Jerusalem overnight and arrested 51 people accused of violent protests
23 October 2017, 18:00 PM

IS executed 116 in Syria

The Islamic State group executed dozens of civilians this month in the Syrian desert, a monitor said yesterday, in a gruesome
23 October 2017, 18:00 PM

UN ends month-long Libya talks in Tunisia

Month-long UN-backed talks aimed at bridging differences between rival Libyan factions ended on Saturday with no
22 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Time for Shia militias over

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday demanded that Iranian "militias" leave Iraq at a press conference in
22 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Israel hits Syria after Golan fire: army

The Israeli army attacked Syrian government artillery yesterday after fire across the armistice line hit the Israeli-
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM