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
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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
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92% Israelis believe Iran won war: poll
AFP, Jerusalem
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'Vicious' cycle of violence, hunger

More than 56 million people in 17 countries affected by prolonged conflicts are struggling to feed themselves,
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Fear mounts for Aleppo

The UN yesterday urged Russia to give it control of humanitarian passages out of Aleppo in northern Syria where besieged residents
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Maternity hospital bombed in Syria

A maternity hospital in north-western Syria has been bombed, causing casualties among patients and staff, a UK charity says. Save the Children says the bomb, from an air strike, has hit the entrance to the hospital in rural Idlib province.
29 July 2016, 15:43 PM

Al-Nusra splits from Qaeda

The head of Al-Nusra Front in Syria said his jihadist group was breaking ties with al-Qaeda and changing its name, in remarks broadcasted yesterday by Al-Jazeera.
28 July 2016, 18:34 PM

US slams new Israeli settlement plans

The United States has slammed as "provocative" Israeli plans to build hundreds of new settlement homes in annexed east
28 July 2016, 18:16 PM

Pregnant Afghan woman mutilated

A woman is critically ill in northern Afghanistan after her husband nearly beat her to death, and cut part of her genitals, family
28 July 2016, 18:04 PM

IS bomb attack kills 44 in Syrian Kurdish city

A massive bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State group kills at least 44 people and wounded dozens in the Kurdish-majority Syrian city of Qamishli.
27 July 2016, 12:37 PM

87 migrant bodies wash up in Libya

The number of bodies of migrants recovered on a Libyan beach since the weekend has risen to 87, a media official from the
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Dozens killed in Aleppo air raids

Air strikes in Syria's divided city of Aleppo have killed dozens of people, according to a monitor, as fighting intensifies across
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM

IS suicide bomber kills 12 in Iraq

A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed 12 people at a crowded checkpoint north of Baghdad yesterday, security and medical officials said.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Clashes rock Manbij as SDF deadline passes

Islamic State group militants yesterday clashed with US-backed fighters in the Syrian town of Manbij, pursuing their
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Philippines' ex-leader Arroyo freed

Former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo was released from detention yesterday following nearly five years in a
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM

US, coalition allies regroup after attacks

With jihadist attacks proliferating around the world, the United States has reassembled its coalition partners for
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Syria rebels 'behead boy'

Videos have emerged online that appear to show Syrian rebels taunting and then beheading a boy they say is a
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Top Saudi clerical body renews fatwa against Pokemon

Saudi Arabia's top clerical body renews a 15-year-old edict that the Pokemon game franchise is un-Islamic.
20 July 2016, 11:37 AM

Philippines rejects China conditions

Manila has rejected Beijing's demand that it "disregard" an international ruling that invalidated the Asian giant's claims
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

US-led strikes kill 56 people

Children were among at least 56 civilians killed in strikes by a US-led coalition early yesterday near a Syrian village
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey jails generals

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim yesterday warned against exacting revenge on supporters of the failed coup, as
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Rights group slams Afghan child labour

Afghanistan is failing to protect tens of thousands of children, some as young as five, from hazardous jobs that are
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Philippines hails drugs war a success

The Philippine government yesterday hailed its war on drugs a "success", as police confirmed killing nearly 200 people
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM