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

IS tortures Sunni Arab women too: HRW

Fighters from the Islamic State group, whose abuses against Yazidi women have been well documented, are raping and torturing Sunni
20 February 2017, 18:12 PM

Israel-US team to discuss settlements: Netanyahu

Israel and the US will set up a joint team to discuss Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Prime Minister
19 February 2017, 18:00 PM

'Where is US in all this?'

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura yesterday questioned US President Donald Trump's engagement in solving the Syrian
19 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Iran in military drills despite US warnings

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard is to conduct military drills next week, a senior commander announced Saturday, despite warnings from
18 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Roadside bomb kills 8 Afghan school children

The UN has condemned the killing of 12 Afghans, including eight children returning from school, by a roadside bomb in the country's
18 February 2017, 18:00 PM

'Daddy, pick me up!'

In the aftermath of a barrel bomb attack in Syria's Idlib, nine-year-old Abdel Basset Al-Satuf tries to sit up, his legs blown off, and
18 February 2017, 18:00 PM

IS 'business model' failing

IS' “business model” is failing as jihadists lose their grip on territory and the vital oil and tax revenue it brings, a new report has found.
18 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Israel 'biggest threat' to world peace

Iran yesterday said that Israel's atomic arsenal is the biggest danger to world peace, a day after US President Donald Trump vowed to
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Air raid on Yemen funeral kills eight

An air strike killed eight women and a child at a funeral reception near the Yemeni capital, witnesses said yesterday, adding to the
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Assad hails US travel ban

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad defended President Donald Trump's ban on Syrians entering the US, saying it targeted "terrorists" and
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

West Mosul bracing for worse

As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM

UN warns of 'catastrophe'

The top UN official in Damascus has warned of a "looming humanitarian catastrophe" in four besieged towns in Syria, calling for
14 February 2017, 18:27 PM

Iraqi airstrike hits IS commanders

The Iraqi air force has targeted a meeting of commanders from the Islamic State group that its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have
14 February 2017, 18:14 PM

Trump sons to launch Dubai golf course

US President Donald Trump's sons are to inaugurate a branded golf course in Dubai on Saturday, the first public launch for the business
14 February 2017, 18:07 PM

IS to destroy more of Palmyra in Syria

ISIS' vandalism of one of Syria's most important historic sites looks set to escalate as Russian intelligence suggests that
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM

HRW raps Pak for 'forced' repatriation of Afghans

The number of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan, already at the highest level in years, may increase this year if
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM

'Islamophobia' fuelling terrorism: UN chief

"Islamophobia" in parts of the world is fuelling terrorism, the head of the United Nations said on a visit to Saudi Arabia
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM

CIA chief honours Saudi crown prince

The heir to Saudi Arabia's throne has been awarded a medal by the new director of the US Central Intelligence Agency,
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Rockets hit Iraq Green Zone

Rockets were fired at Baghdad's Green Zone Saturday after Iraq's most violent protest in years saw seven people
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Turkish troops, rebels enter key IS-held town

Turkish troops and Syrian rebels yesterday entered the Islamic State-held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, as government forces also approached the jihadist bastion, a monitor said.
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM