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

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

IS affiliate blamed for Davao blast

IS' affiliate in the Philippines has claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed at least 14 people and wounded 70
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Syria co-op deal soon

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said in an interview aired that Moscow and Washington could soon reach a cooperation deal
2 September 2016, 18:00 PM

3,000 migrants saved

Rescuers saved 3,000 migrants in the waters off Libya on Tuesday as they tried desperately to reach Europe, a day after a record
31 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Israel approves 463 settlement homes

Israeli authorities yesterday approved the construction of 463 homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, the watchdog
31 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Thousands found buried in 72 mass graves: report

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has buried thousands of their victims in at least 72 mass grave across Iraq
31 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey denies truce with Kurds

Turkey said Wednesday a truce with Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria was "out of the question", denying a US claim the two
31 August 2016, 18:00 PM

IS leaders killed in Iraq, Syria

US-led coalition air strikes have killed several senior figures in the Islamic State group since April in a heavy blow to the
31 August 2016, 18:00 PM

A major blow to IS

The US air strike believed to have killed Abu Mohammad al-Adnani has deprived Islamic State of the architect of its attacks on
31 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Killed militant Adnani 'played role in IS during Dhaka attack'

Islamic State group spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani who was killed yesterday, played a major role in the group during some of the most high-profile attacks including Dhaka café attack, a US defence official says.
31 August 2016, 06:47 AM

IS spokesman al-Adnani killed

The Islamic State group yesterday said its spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed while monitoring military operations in
30 August 2016, 20:59 PM

Libyan forces corner IS fighters in Sirte

Libya's pro-government forces yesterday cornered Islamic State group jihadists in their last holdouts in the coastal city of
29 August 2016, 18:32 PM

Passenger exit tax introduced at Doha airport

Qatar's international airport is to charge passengers an exit tax as the energy-reliant emirate adjusts to falling oil prices.
29 August 2016, 09:29 AM

Drug users are not human

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is waging a bloody war on crime, has justified the large-scale killing of
28 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels aim for Manbij

A Syrian rebel commander said that Turkish-backed rebels aim to capture Manbij city from Kurdish-allied forces as
28 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Coalition strikes kill 7 Yemeni civilians

Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck a rebel convoy near a taxi stand in central Yemen, killing seven civilians
28 August 2016, 18:00 PM

IS-linked Maute group inmates freed in raid

Muslim extremists who support the Islamic State group staged a daring jailbreak in the southern Philippines, freeing
28 August 2016, 18:00 PM

What are tomatoes, sweets?

Yazan, a four-year-old who has never known anything but deprivation, has finally discovered the joy of ice cream
28 August 2016, 18:00 PM

7 killed in Mogadishu restaurant attack

Seven people were killed in an attack by Shabaab jihadists on a popular beachfront restaurant in the Somali capital
26 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Israeli troops kill 'assailant' in WB

Israeli troops shot dead a suspected Palestinian assailant, who was running towards the forces, at the entrance to the
26 August 2016, 18:00 PM