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

'I lost the argument'

Even world's top diplomat can sometimes feel helpless. In a leaked audio released by the New York Times, Kerry is heard lamenting to a
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Duterte defiant over 'slaughter' call

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte refused to back down yesterday over his stated desire to slaughter millions of
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Duterte vows to kill 3m drug addicts

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday likened his deadly crime war to Hitler's efforts to exterminate Jews, as he declared he was
30 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Saudi condemns US 9/11 law

Saudi Arabia has warned of "disastrous consequences" from a United States law allowing 9/11 victims to sue the kingdom, in a major
30 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey could extend emergency: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday suggested it may be necessary to keep the state of emergency imposed after the July coup bid in place for at least a year.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM

32,000 arrested in Turkey coup probe

Turkey said yesterday that courts have placed 32,000 suspects under arrest on charges of links to a group run by
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM

US strike on IS in Afghanistan kills 21

A suspected US drone strike against Islamic State in Afghanistan killed at least 21 people yesterday, most of them
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Worse than a slaughterhouse

Russian or Syrian warplanes knocked two hospitals out of service in the beseiged rebel sector of Aleppo yesterday and ground
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM

17 killed in IS Baghdad blasts

Bombings claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group hit shopping areas in Shia districts of the Iraqi capital yesterday, killing at
27 September 2016, 18:13 PM

Regime forces launch Aleppo ground attack

Syria's army took control of a rebel-held district in central Aleppo yesterday, after days of heavy air strikes that have killed
27 September 2016, 18:09 PM

'Insider attack' kills 12 Afghan troops

Two Afghan soldiers with suspected Taliban links killed at least 12 of their comrades as they slept in the volatile northern
27 September 2016, 18:05 PM

Peres 'fighting for his life': source

Israeli ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres-- the last of Israel's founding fathers -- was "fighting for his
27 September 2016, 18:02 PM

Top Pak Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan

Afghan security forces have killed one of the top Pakistani Taliban commanders along with at least 10 other militants
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Jordan writer shot dead outside court

A prominent Jordanian writer was yesterday shot dead on the steps of a court where he was facing charges for
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM

War of Words at UN over Syria

"What Russia is sponsoring and doing is not counter-terrorism, it is barbarism. Instead of pursuing peace, Russia and Assad make war.
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM

IS suicide bomber kills 6 in Baghdad

A suicide bomber killed six people in western Baghdad yesterday, an Iraqi security spokesman said, in an attack
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Saudi-led strike kills family of 9

A Saudi-led coalition air strike in Yemen yesterday killed nine members of the same family, including several children,
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Gun attack, blast kill 12 in Tikrit

Militants yesterday killed 12 people in a shooting and a suicide bombing in the northern city of Tikrit, which was
24 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Palestinian 'attacker' wounded in W Bank

Israeli troops yesterday shot and wounded a Palestinian who the army said was attempting to stab Israelis at a bus stop
23 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Toll hits 162

Rescuers recovered at least 162 bodies from a migrant shipwreck off Egypt's coast by yesterday evening, as the search for victims entered
23 September 2016, 18:00 PM