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

US reviews safe zones

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said yesterday the United States would closely examine proposed de-escalation
8 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Qatar keen to recruit skilled Bangladeshi manpower

Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani has lauded the honest and hardworking Bangladeshi workers now numbering 3,80,000 for their contribution in the development of Qatar.
8 May 2017, 04:20 AM

Russia-US agree Syria air deal

The Russian and US chiefs of general staff agreed on Saturday to fully resume the implementation of a joint
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Hamas elects Ismail Haniya as leader

Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas elected ex-Gaza Strip chief Ismail Haniya as its new leader yesterday, days
6 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Forces gain foothold in northwest

Iraqi forces pushed further into Mosul from the north on the second day of a new push to speed up the nearly seven-
5 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia eases control on women

Saudi women no longer need a man's consent to carry out certain activities, local media reported on yesterday, but
5 May 2017, 18:00 PM

No US plane allowed to fly

The safe zones that regional powers have agreed to create in Syria will be closed for military planes of the
5 May 2017, 18:00 PM

'Heaviest woman' leaves India for UAE

An Egyptian once believed to be the 'world's heaviest woman' left an Indian hospital yesterday for the United Arab Emirates where she
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Afghan warlord returns to Kabul after 20 yrs

A former warlord branded the "Butcher of Kabul" returned to the Afghan capital yesterday, met by uneasy residents two decades after
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM

35 killed in Iran coal mine explosion

A coal mine explosion that struck northern Iran killed at least 35 people, semi-official news agencies reported yesterday, as rescuers
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Russia, Turkey, Iran ink deal

Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey yesterday signed a memorandum on a Moscow-backed plan to create
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM

70 miners trapped after Iran blast

At least 70 coal miners were trapped after an explosion in northern Iran yesterday, Iranian media said. The mine in
3 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Israel cuts $1m from its UN funding

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that Israel would cut $1 million from its United Nations
3 May 2017, 18:00 PM

IS attack on Nato convoy in Kabul kills eight people

A powerful blast targeting an armoured Nato convoy in Kabul killed at least eight people and wounded 28 yesterday,
3 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Hamas softens stance on Israel

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Monday dropped its longstanding call for Israel's destruction, but said it
2 May 2017, 18:00 PM

IS kills 32 at refugee camp

At least 32 people were killed yesterday in an Islamic State group attack near a refugee camp on the Syrian side of
2 May 2017, 18:00 PM

IS attack kills 32 at Syria refugee camp

At least 32 people are killed in an Islamic State group attack near a refugee camp on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq, a monitor says.
2 May 2017, 14:21 PM

Drone kills 5 Qaeda suspects in Yemen

Five suspected members of Yemen's al-Qaeda branch were killed yesterday in what local authorities said was a US drone strike east of
30 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Iraqi commander vows to complete ops in May

A top Iraqi commander expects to dislodge Islamic State from Mosul in May despite resistance from militants in the densely populated
30 April 2017, 18:00 PM

24 dead in Kyrgyz Landslide: report

A landslide that swept over houses in a village in Kyrgyzstan early yesterday has killed 24 people, including nine children, the
29 April 2017, 18:00 PM