Iraq arrests 47 officials in anti-graft campaign
AFP, Baghdad
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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

Muslims climb Mount Arafat in Hajj high point

Annual Hajj pilgrimage reaches its climax when Muslims from across the world climbed a stony hill in western Saudi Arabia to pray and recite from the Quran.
11 September 2016, 07:45 AM

IS blasts near Iraq mall kill 13 people

Two bomb blasts outside a shopping mall in central Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 13
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Top three obstacles

The complex Syria ceasefire deal aims to enforce a cessation of hostilities and increased aid access to desperate
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Palestinian court suspends local polls

A Palestinian court yesterday suspended municipal elections set for October 8 following disputes between the rival Fatah and
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Taliban push into southern Afghan city

The Taliban stormed into Tarin Kot yesterday, triggering heavy fighting around government buildings as panicked residents
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Abbas was a KGB agent!

Israeli researchers say they have uncovered a document showing Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was a Soviet agent in
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Powers in fresh Syria peace push

The US and Russia conducted last-minute negotiations yesterday over a fresh bid for a Syrian peace deal ahead of an expected
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Iraq, Syria might splinter: CIA chief

Iraq and Syria have been so thoroughly damaged by warfare, sectarian conflict and killing that it is unclear they "can be put back together again," CIA Director John Brennan said.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

OPCW warns on Aleppo barrel bomb attacks

The world's chemical weapons watchdog said yesterday it was "disturbed" by the alleged use of toxic chemicals in
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

'Turkey, US ready to work on ousting IS'

Washington and Ankara are ready to work together to push Islamic State jihadists out of their de facto capital of
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

China under pressure over South China sea row

Beijing yesterday came under pressure at an Asian summit over its "illegal" island-building in the South China Sea,
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Indonesia drug chief moots crackdown

Indonesia's anti-drugs chief has supported implementing a bloody crackdown on traffickers like the war on crime in
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Dozens choke in Aleppo

Dozens of people had to be treated for breathing problems in the Syrian battlefront city of Aleppo after regime helicopters
6 September 2016, 20:45 PM

IS car bomb kills 7 in Baghdad

A car bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 7 people near a hospital in central Baghdad late
6 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Aussie IS jihadist killed in Syria

The Islamic State group has announced the death in Syria of an Australian jihadist convicted over a 2005 plot to bomb
6 September 2016, 18:00 PM

'Chem attack' chokes dozens In Aleppo

Dozens of people had to be treated for breathing problems in the Syrian battlefront city of Aleppo after regime
6 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Global charity hit in deadly Kabul violence

Militants attacked an international charity in Kabul yesterday during an hours-long assault labelled a "war crime" by
6 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Obama a 'son of a whore': Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called Barack Obama a "son of a whore" yesterday as he vowed not to be lectured
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Twin Taliban suicide blasts in Kabul kill 24

At least 24 people were killed and 91 wounded yesterday in a Taliban double suicide bombing in central Kabul during
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Blasts kill 48 in Syria

A string of bomb attacks hit across mostly government-controlled areas of Syria yesterday, killing several dozen
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM