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

S-300 defence system now 'operational': Iran

Iran's advanced S-300 air defence system, delivered by Russia following a July 2015 nuclear deal after years of delay, is
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Tens of thousands flee clashes in Syria's north

Tens of thousands of Syrian civilians have fled ferocious fighting between Russian-backed regime forces and Islamic
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Jordan hangs 15 in mass execution

Jordan hanged 15 death row prisoners including convicted "terrorists" at dawn yesterday, its information minister said,
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Rebels liken battle to 'Tom and Jerry' show

Syria's opposition yesterday refused to hail the Damascus regime's recapture of Palmyra from the Islamic State group, calling both
3 March 2017, 18:26 PM

Mubarak acquitted over protester deaths

Egypt's top appeals court on Thursday acquitted Hosni Mubarak of involvement in the killing of protesters during a 2011 revolt, ending
3 March 2017, 18:21 PM

Football: Qatar population booms on back of 2022 World Cup

Qatar's population has swollen by almost 40 per cent since the emirate was chosen to the host the 2022 World Cup, official government figures have revealed.
3 March 2017, 03:51 AM

Israeli army strikes Hamas in Gaza

Israeli forces struck Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip yesterday after soldiers were fired at along the border, the Israeli army said.
2 March 2017, 20:41 PM

Hungry and afraid, Mosul civilians flee

The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing a father as he fled with his family.
2 March 2017, 18:32 PM

Syrian troops take Palmyra

Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group yesterday,
2 March 2017, 18:26 PM

Afghan-based IS expands

An Islamic State offshoot based near the Afghan-Pakistan border is expanding to new areas, recruiting fighters and widening the
2 March 2017, 18:21 PM

US drone strikes kill 7 'Qaeda men' in Yemen

Four separate US drone strikes killed at least seven suspected al-Qaeda members in Yemen yesterday, security officials said, barely a
2 March 2017, 18:11 PM

Philippines signs Paris pact on climate change

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change restricting greenhouse gas
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM

All sides committed war crimes

Both sides in the battle for Aleppo committed war crimes, including Syrian government aircraft that "deliberately"
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Blasts, gunfire rock Kabul

Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul after near-simultaneous Taliban assaults on two security compounds
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Saudi King brings 460 tonnes of luggage

Cheering crowds welcomed King Salman yesterday as he began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia for
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Insider attack: 11 Afghan cops killed

An Afghan policeman linked to the Taliban shot dead 11 of his colleagues at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand, officials
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Israeli PM under fire

An Israeli state inquiry accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top army brass yesterday of being unprepared for the strategic
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Iraqi forces seize key Mosul bridge

Iraqi forces seized a damaged Mosul bridge yesterday which could link up their units on either side of the Tigris river,
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

11 killed in govt raids on northwest Syria

Government air raids on northwest Syria killed at least 11 people overnight, mostly civilians, a monitoring group said
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Air strike kills Afghan Taliban leader

An air strike has killed an Afghan Taliban commander who twice oversaw the capture of a strategic northern city,
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM