Iraq arrests 47 officials in anti-graft campaign
AFP, Baghdad
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
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

Seven dead as Afghan army copter crashes

An Afghan army helicopter crashed in northern Afghanistan yesterday, killing all people on board, the defence
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Israel moves to calm US over settlement plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken by phone to US Secretary of State John Kerry in a bid to calm
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Violence rages after UN impasse

Syrian government forces yesterday kept up their blistering assault on rebel-held eastern Aleppo after a divided UN
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Russia vetoes defying West

Russia yesterday vetoed a United Nations draft resolution demanding an end to the bombing of Syria's war-battered city of Aleppo, despite an appeal from France to save the city from destruction.
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM

No more joint sea patrols

The Philippines announced yesterday it had officially informed the United States that joint patrols in the South China
7 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Iraq warns of 'regional war' over Turkey meddlings

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has warned Turkey that it risks triggering a regional war by keeping troops in
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Syria to ease Aleppo air campaign

Syria's military yesterday announced a surprise reduction in bombardment of rebel groups in devastated Aleppo, nearly two weeks after declaring an all-out assault to capture the city.
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey sacks 540 more soldiers in coup purge

Turkey dismissed 540 soldiers from its naval and air forces command over suspected links with US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and his
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Limit veto powers at UNSC

The United Nations human rights chief yesterday told Russia that air strikes on civilian targets in the Syrian city of Aleppo may
4 October 2016, 18:13 PM

Blast kills 34 at Syria wedding

A suicide bomber has struck a wedding in northeast Syria as the bride and groom were exchanging vows, killing 34 people
4 October 2016, 18:12 PM

Afghan forces flushing Taliban out of Kunduz

Fighting continued on the outskirts of Kunduz yesterday as some frightened residents fled the city a day after the Taliban
4 October 2016, 18:03 PM

Suicide attack on Syria wedding kills 32: medical source

A suicide bomber has struck a wedding in northeast Syria as the bride and groom were exchanging vows, killing 32 people and wounding dozens, according to a medical source and witnesses.
4 October 2016, 10:52 AM

80 jihadists killed in Sirte

Forces loyal to Libya's unity government said yesterday at least 80 jihadists were killed at the weekend in the city of Sirte, a
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Afghan Taliban enter Kunduz

Taliban fighters pushed into the centre of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz yesterday, taking control of the central intersection
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM

IS suicide bombers kill 10 in Baghdad

Suicide bombers struck two Shia-majority areas of the Iraqi capital yesterday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Saudi abandons Islamic calendar for govt pay

Saudi government workers will be paid according to the Gregorian calendar instead of the Islamic Hijri calendar, making the
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Israel okays 98 West Bank settler homes

Israel has approved the construction of 98 settler homes in the occupied West Bank and an industrial zone near
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Palestinians charged over IS ties: Israel

Israeli authorities have charged six Palestinians suspected of belonging to the Islamic State jihadist group and of
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM

UN laments living hell

Syrian regime forces advanced yesterday in Aleppo after Russia unleashed dozens of air strikes, as the UN's top aid official decried the "living hell" suffered by residents in the city's rebel-held east.
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Barrel bombs hit Aleppo hospital again

The largest hospital in rebel-held east Aleppo was bombed yesterday for the second time in days as Syrian
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM