Iraq arrests 47 officials in anti-graft campaign
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
Rubio warns Hormuz tolls would 'spread like contagion' to other waterways
25 June 2026, 14:39 PM
Middle East
Gulf states ‘dragging their feet’ as migrant workers face deadly heat: HRW
23 June 2026, 21:41 PM
Middle East
Iran says to oversee Hormuz as Swiss talks conclude
23 June 2026, 12:53 PM
Middle East
Iran chief negotiator says Hormuz will be administered by Tehran: state media
23 June 2026, 08:30 AM
World
Qatar gas plant blast kills 13, injures dozens
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
Qatar factory explosion injures 54, 18 missing: interior ministry
22 June 2026, 08:36 AM
Middle East
Jordan hangs six after 9-year death penalty pause
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
92% Israelis believe Iran won war: poll
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
‘Fooling no one’ : Al Jazeera rejects Israeli accusations against journo killed in Gaza
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
IS claims deadly attack at Jordan tourist spot
The Islamic State jihadist group yesterday claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular tourist destination in Jordan that killed
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
22 dead in clashes in Yemen's Taez
At least 22 people were killed in clashes between government forces and rebels on the outskirts of the flashpoint city
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
25,000 people evacuated
Syria's army yesterday urged the last remaining rebels and civilians to leave the bombed-out eastern quarters of
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Aleppo evacuations resume
Thousands of traumatised Syrians left the rebel enclave of Aleppo yesterday under a complex evacuation agreement that will
19 December 2016, 18:21 PM
Iran's Rouhani unveils landmark bill of rights
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani unveiled a landmark bill of rights yesterday, guaranteeing freedom of speech, protest, fair trials
19 December 2016, 18:13 PM
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in clash
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager early yesterday during a confrontation in the occupied West Bank,
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Air strikes near Palmyra killed 38 IS jihadists
At least 38 Islamic State group fighters have been killed in US-led coalition air strikes this week near Syria's ancient city
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Bus-truck collision kills 14 in Afghanistan
At least 14 people were killed and 41 wounded yesterday when a passenger bus collided with a truck in western
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM
100,000 displaced: IOM
More than 100,000 people have been displaced as a result of the massive operation to recapture Iraq's second city
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM
'The end of peace process'
A senior Palestinian official warned US president-elect Donald Trump Friday that moving the American embassy to Jerusalem
17 December 2016, 18:14 PM
Five Afghan female airport workers killed
Gunmen shot dead five female airport workers and their driver in southern Afghanistan yesterday, underlining the threat to
17 December 2016, 18:07 PM
IS shows no sign of weakening
Islamic State fighters have stepped up counterattacks on Iraqi forces in Mosul amid bad weather as the US-backed offensive to
16 December 2016, 18:17 PM
Traces of explosives found on remains
Traces of explosives have been found on victims' remains from an EgyptAir plane that crashed into the
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Bahrain adjourns trial of opposition leader
A Manama court yesterday adjourned the trial of Bahraini opposition leader and rights activist Nabil Rajab for a fourth
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Aleppo challenges Obama's legacy
The months-long siege of Aleppo is almost over, but the political postmortem is just beginning and Barack Obama's
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Afghan VP accused of sex assault
Allegations that Afghanistan's first vice president and his guards sexually assaulted a political rival while holding him captive in his
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
IS claims Cairo church blast
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people, the first claim for
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Battle of Aleppo ends after years of bloodshed with rebel withdrawal
Rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo ends after years of fighting and months of bitter siege and bombardment, as insurgents agree to withdraw in a ceasefire.
14 December 2016, 04:39 AM
Aleppo battle in 'final phase'
The Syrian army recaptured a major district of Aleppo yesterday, leaving rebel fighters cornered in a small pocket as the battle
12 December 2016, 18:14 PM
Either 'death or surrender'
Syria's army pushed forward in Aleppo yesterday as thousands fled rebel-held areas but its forces lost ground to the south
11 December 2016, 18:13 PM