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Iran says to oversee Hormuz as Swiss talks conclude
23 June 2026, 12:53 PM
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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
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Qatar factory explosion injures 54, 18 missing: interior ministry
22 June 2026, 08:36 AM
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Jordan hangs six after 9-year death penalty pause
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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92% Israelis believe Iran won war: poll
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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‘Fooling no one’ : Al Jazeera rejects Israeli accusations against journo killed in Gaza
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Al Jazeera says Israeli strike kills journalist in Gaza
21 June 2026, 10:33 AM
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The bigger battles ahead
The last IS fighters in Raqa have been killed or surrendered, and the terror group that once held territory the size of
21 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
At least 43 troops killed
The Afghan Taliban yesterday stormed a military base in the south of the country killing at least 43 troops , the Defence Ministry said,
19 October 2017, 18:41 PM
Palestinian govt must recognise Israel, disarm Hamas: US
A top aide to US President Donald Trump yesterday said that an emerging Palestinian unity government must recognise Israel and
19 October 2017, 18:41 PM
Iraqi Kurds say open to talks with Baghdad
The Iraqi Kurdish regional government yesterday said it was open to talks with Baghdad after central government forces seized a swathe
19 October 2017, 18:38 PM
Next round of Syria talks at end Oct
Fresh talks on the Syria conflict will be held in Astana at the end of the month, Kazakhstan said yesterday, as part of a Moscow-led push
19 October 2017, 18:20 PM
Israel raids Palestinian media firms
Israeli forces raided Palestinian media offices across the occupied West Bank overnight in what a military spokeswoman yesterday
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Gulf crisis hurts fight against IS
The fight against the Islamic State group has suffered in the Gulf crisis, which has seen Doha isolated from Saudi Arabia and the UAE,
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Iran will shred nuclear deal if US quits it
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday Tehran would stick to its 2015 nuclear accord with world powers as
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Italy has highest number of Unesco heritage sites
Italy has the highest number of Unesco heritage sites in the world. In Asia, China and India house the most heritage sites.
18 October 2017, 07:40 AM
Israeli PM presses Russia on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu yesterday, saying his country will not
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Kirkuk crisis escalates
Iraqi forces took control of the two largest oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk yesterday demolishing Kurdish hopes of
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Gaza unity deal at risk: Hamas
Hamas warned yesterday that Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's delay in easing sanctions on Gaza was putting at risk a landmark
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
IS cleared from Raqa
US-backed forces took full control of Raqa from the Islamic State group yesterday, defeating the last jihadist holdouts in the de facto
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Israel okays Hebron settlement plans
Israeli authorities yesterday approved permits for 31 settler homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the first such approvals for the
16 October 2017, 18:00 PM
EU defends Iran deal amid Trump criticism
The European Union yesterday reaffirmed its support for a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers despite sharp criticism of
16 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Iraq, Kurds in crisis talks
The presidents of Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan held talks yesterday to defuse an escalating crisis, after a deadline for
15 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Truck bomb attack foiled in Kabul
Afghan police seized a lorry packed with explosives hidden under boxes of tomatoes in Kabul, officials said yesterday,
15 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Fire in Saudi kills 10
A fire at a carpentry workshop in the Saudi capital has left 10 people dead and three others injured, the kingdom's civil
15 October 2017, 18:00 PM
PM, cops face off in rare dispute
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli police faced off in a rare public dispute yesterday over an intensifying
15 October 2017, 18:00 PM