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 executes six people in a day

Six people convicted of drug trafficking and homicide were executed in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the government said, the highest
11 July 2017, 18:16 PM

Palestinian shot dead in West Bank

A Palestinian attempted a car-ramming and knife attack against Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank yesterday
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Afghanistan enacts law to control cyberspace

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has signed into law a cybercrime bill targeting online crime and militancy by groups such as
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Syria peace talks resume

Syria's government and opposition met yesterday for a seventh round of UN-sponsored peace talks with little
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Guns fall silent in Syria

A US-Russian brokered ceasefire for southwest Syria was holding hours after it took effect yesterday, a monitor and two rebel officials said, in the latest international attempt at peace-making in the six-year war.
9 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Huge loss but not fatal blow to IS

Mosul was the largest city in the "caliphate" proclaimed by the Islamic State group and its loss is a huge blow to the jihadists' statehood experiment -- but not a fatal one.
9 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Egypt raid kills IS suspects in Sinai

Egyptian police said they killed 14 alleged Islamic State group members Saturday in a raid on a training camp, a day after the jihadists
9 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Partial Syria ceasefire agreed

Russia and the United States have agreed to a ceasefire in southwest Syria starting from midday today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
8 July 2017, 18:00 PM

'Graveyard' for foreign jihadists

The decaying bodies of foreign jihadists are piling up among the ruins of Mosul where the last few dozen Islamic State group fighters
8 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Mosul victory 'imminent'

Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul within hours as Islamic State's defensive lines crumble in its former de facto
8 July 2017, 18:00 PM

10 soldiers killed in Egypt bomb attacks

At least 10 Egyptian soldiers were killed and several injured when two suicide car bombers hit army checkpoints in
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Qatar using Twitter to stoke dissent

Saudi Arabia, which is leading a four-country blockade of Gulf neighbour Qatar, yesterday accused Doha of being behind over 23,000
6 July 2017, 18:55 PM

Ready to work with Russia

The United States is willing to work with Russia on establishing "no-fly zones" in Syria as part of a joint effort to stabilize the war-
6 July 2017, 18:46 PM

20,000 civilians trapped

Iraqi forces yesterday battled the last remaining Islamic State group fighters in Mosul's Old City, where the UN said up to 20,000
6 July 2017, 18:46 PM

Key powers thrash out Syria safe zones plan

Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey struggled yesterday to hammer out details on a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round of
5 July 2017, 18:13 PM

300 IS fighters holed up in Iraq's Mosul

Some 300 Islamic State fighters remain in the small patch of territory still controlled by the group in Mosul's Old City, a senior Iraqi
5 July 2017, 18:12 PM

Qatar rivals look to next move in Cairo talks

Arab states that have cut ties with Qatar began talks in Egypt to discuss their next move in the Gulf diplomatic crisis, after Doha said their demands were impossible to meet.
5 July 2017, 13:02 PM

Boko Haram in Niger kidnap 37 women

Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 37 women and slit the throats of nine other people at a village in southeastern
4 July 2017, 18:00 PM

IS cornered in Syria, Iraq

US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key
4 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Saudi king cancels visit to G20 summit

King Salman of Saudi Arabia has cancelled attendance at this week's G20 summit in Hamburg, the German government
3 July 2017, 18:00 PM