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

Food poisoning hits hundreds

A mass food poisoning at a camp for displaced Iraqi civilians outside Mosul has left at least two dead and hundreds requiring urgent
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Qatar isolation a big mistake: Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan denounced the isolation of Qatar by neighbouring states as a violation of Islamic values and
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM

IS militants enslaving civilians

Islamist militants holding parts of a Philippine city are killing civilians who try to flee while using others as orderlies and cooks,
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Qatar opens channels with Oman ports

Qatar yesterday announced it had launched direct shipping services to ports in Oman, a move that bypasses a Gulf
12 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Qatar begins shipping cargo through Oman to bypass Gulf rift

Qatar said Monday it had begun shipping cargo through Oman to bypass Gulf countries that have cut off sea routes to the tiny, energy-rich nation, the latest move by Doha to show it can survive a diplomatic dispute with its neighbors.
12 June 2017, 08:07 AM

Iran arrests 50 after Tehran IS attacks

Iran has arrested almost 50 people in connection with twin attacks on Tehran that killed 17 people last week, officials said, as security
11 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Forces seize second district

US-backed Syrian fighters yesterday seized a second district of Raqa and launched a renewed assault on a base north of the city, as they pursued an offensive against the Islamic State group.
11 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Qatar says Gulf citizens can stay despite crisis

Qatar yesterday moved to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome to stay, while boasting of "business as usual" for vital gas exports.
11 June 2017, 18:00 PM

10 die, 100 missing

At least ten migrants have died after their Europe-bound boats sank off Libya's coast and some 100 people are missing, coastguard officials and aid groups said Saturday.
11 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Iran opposes Kurdish independence vote

Iran yesterday voiced its opposition to an announcement by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that it will organise a vote on
10 June 2017, 18:00 PM

IS threatens to attack S Arabia

Islamic State (IS) threatened attacks in Saudi Arabia after the militant group claimed responsibility for assaults in Tehran that killed at
10 June 2017, 18:00 PM

'IS bomber' kills 31 in Iraq market

A woman suicide bomber killed at least 31 people and wounded 35 in a crowded market in the town of Musayab, 80 km (50 miles) south
10 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Hundreds of migrants rescued off Libya

More than 900 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Libya during the past 48 hours while trying to reach Italy, the Italian
10 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump berates isolated Qatar

US President Donald Trump has accused Qatar's leadership of bankrolling extremists and demanded a halt to that funding, drawing
10 June 2017, 18:00 PM

IS blast kills 20 people in south of Baghdad

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in the town of Musayyib, south of Baghdad, yesterday killing at least 20 people, medical
9 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Iran turns wrath on US, Saudi Arabia

Tehran yesterday hit out at Washington and Riyadh as tens of thousands attended the funerals for those slain in the first attacks in
9 June 2017, 18:00 PM

IS militants on back foot in Marawi

The Islamist militants holed up in the southern Philippines town of Marawi have been reduced to a "small resistance" after troops crippled
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Iraqi Kurds set date for statehood vote

Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will hold a historic referendum on statehood in September, its presidency said Wednesday, despite
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Fierce clashes in IS bastion

US-backed fighters yesterday battled the Islamic State group as they tried to push further into the jihadists' Syrian bastion Raqa, two
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Israel advances settlement plans despite Trump plea

Israel has advanced plans for more than 3,000 homes in West Bank settlements this week, despite US President Donald Trump's call to
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM