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 Pentagon chief meets Saudi king

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman yesterday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the
19 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Mosul ops displaces half a million: UN

The six-month-old operation to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group has forced around half a million people to flee
17 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Forces launch new attack for Old City

Iraqi forces launched a new attack on Islamic State in Mosul's Old City yesterday, military officials said, trying to
16 April 2017, 18:00 PM

At least 68 children among 126 killed

Nearly 70 children were among those killed when a suicide car bombing tore through buses carrying evacuees from
16 April 2017, 18:00 PM

'Triple talaq without valid reasons not allowed'

"Those who give triple talaq without reasons prescribed by the Sharia (reigious law) will face social boycott," said the
16 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Iran floods kill 25

At least 25 people were killed and 16 declared missing as flash floods hit northwestern Iran, state media reported yesterday. Torrential
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

92 IS militants killed in blast

Afghan authorities yesterday reported a jump in fatalities from the American military's largest non-nuclear bomb, declaring some 90
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Assad still has chem weapons

Syria's president Bashar al-Assad deceived United Nations inspectors and still has “hundreds of tonnes” of lethal chemicals stockpiled,
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Blast kills 43 evacuees

A suicide car bombing killed at least 24 people yesterday in an attack near buses for Syrians evacuated from two besieged government-held towns, a monitor said.
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

'US strike' hit IS poison gas depot, scores killed

The Syrian army said an air strike late on Wednesday by the US-led coalition hit poison gas supplies belonging to Islamic State,
13 April 2017, 18:52 PM

Migrant Crisis: 97 missing after boat sinks off Libyan coast

At least 97 migrants went missing after their boat sank yesterday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said.
13 April 2017, 18:31 PM

Egypt church suicide bomber identified

Egypt's interior ministry said on Wednesday it had identified the suicide bomber behind a deadly attack at the weekend outside a church
13 April 2017, 18:26 PM

Lewis Hamilton wants real Bahrain battle with Sebastian Vettel

Lewis Hamilton is keeping his fingers crossed that he and Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel can have a proper battle in Bahrain on Sunday after last year's race did neither of them any favours.
13 April 2017, 06:10 AM

IS controls less than 7pc of Iraq territory

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three years ago, a military
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM

UN: Growing risk of 'mass' starvation deaths in Africa

The United Nations yesterday warned of a growing risk of mass deaths from starvation among people living in conflict and drought-hit
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Risk of mass starvation rapidly rising in Africa, Yemen, UN warns

The risk of mass starvation in four countries -- northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen - -is rapidly rising due to drought and conflict, the UN refugee agency says.
11 April 2017, 11:07 AM

US soldier killed in anti -IS ops in Afghanistan

An American special forces soldier has been killed while conducting operations against the Islamic State group in Afghanistan, the US
9 April 2017, 18:00 PM

US crossed 'red lines' in Syria

A joint command centre made up of the forces of Russia, Iran and militias supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the US
9 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Islamic State kills dozens of civilians trying to flee Mosul: Witnesses

Islamic State militants have killed dozens of civilians attempting to flee Mosul in recent days, hanging several dead bodies from electricity poles as Iraqi forces fight to retake the city, witnesses say.
8 April 2017, 14:31 PM

Pressure mounts for UN action on Syria

Syria's regime and Russia hit back yesterday at accusations that Damascus was behind a deadly chemical weapons attack, as pressure
6 April 2017, 18:31 PM