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

Teen shot dead after Jerusalem stabbing

Two teenage Palestinian girls stabbed and lightly wounded an elderly man in Jerusalem yesterday before police opened fire killing one
23 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Syria gaining ground in 'nearly every front'

Syrian government troops are advancing on "nearly every front" thanks to Russian air strikes that began in September, President Bashar
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Israel shuts second Hebron radio station

Israeli forces Saturday raided and shut down a Palestinian radio station accused of incitement in the West Bank city of Hebron, the army said, in the second such case this month.
21 November 2015, 18:00 PM

IS 'aggressively pursuing chem weapons'

IS is “aggressively pursuing the development of chemical weapons”, creating a team dedicated to research and experiments, according to Iraqi and US intelligence officials.
21 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Palestinian poet gets death in Saudi for apostasy: HRW

A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a Palestinian poet to death for apostasy, abandoning his Muslim faith, according to trial documents seen by Human Rights Watch, its Middle East researcher Adam Coogle said yesterday.
20 November 2015, 18:00 PM

IS again kills foreign hostages

The Islamic State jihadist group yesterday said it has killed a Chinese and a Norwegian hostage, two months after it had demanded a ransom for the pair's release.
18 November 2015, 18:00 PM

IOJ leader arrested in Kishoreganj

Police arrested Maulana Abdul Momen Sherjahan, president of the district unit of Islami Okya Jote (IOJ), from Sholakia Bazar on Tuesday night.
18 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Iran has begun dismantling nuke facilities

Iran has begun dismantling parts of its nuclear programme, as agreed under July's landmark deal with major powers, a UN atomic watchdog report showed yesterday.
18 November 2015, 18:00 PM

BNP silent on SQ Chy’s death verdict

BNP is yet to give any reaction on the Supreme Court’s verdict upholding death penalty for its standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
18 November 2015, 11:48 AM

Body finds proof of medical admission question leak

The mass probe body formed over alleged question leak of medical and dental admission tests reports to have found proof of leak.
17 November 2015, 15:52 PM

US-led strikes destroy 116 IS fuel trucks

Strikes by the US-led air coalition fighting the Islamic State group destroyed 116 fuel trucks used by the jihadist organisation in eastern Syria, the Pentagon said yesterday.
16 November 2015, 20:27 PM

Australia minister rejects MP's call for Middle East refugee ban

Australia's immigration minister rejects a call by an MP to close its borders to refugees from the Middle East, in the wake of the Paris attacks
16 November 2015, 14:24 PM

Israeli cops interrogate 13-year-old

In video footage obtained by Ma'an news agency, Israeli officials have been captured on film hurling abuse at a 13-year-old Palestinian child accused of stabbing two Israelis in East Jerusalem last month during the child's interrogation.
15 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Libya IS head 'killed in US air strike'

The head of the Islamic State group in Libya was killed in an air strike overnight, the Pentagon announced yesterday.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

IS hits Hezbollah bastion in Beirut

At least 41people have been killed and more than 180 wounded after twin suicide bombings claimed by Islamic State militants rocked a stronghold of Lebanon's Shia Hezbollah movement in south Beirut, officials said.
12 November 2015, 21:03 PM

Air strikes, fighting kill 24 Yemen rebels

At least 24 rebels were killed yesterday in Saudi-led coalition air strikes and attacks by pro-government forces in Yemen's south, military sources said. Around
12 November 2015, 20:58 PM

Ijtema in Jessore

Regional level Bishwa Ijtema of Tablig Jamaat began at Jessore New Town field yesterday. Devotees have already gathered at the venue to
12 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Now, app to show travel time within Dhaka

UNDP in collaboration with BRTC launches a pilot project which will allow your smartphone mobile app to tell you how long it will take to travel to your destination using GPS.
12 November 2015, 10:08 AM

No immediate way forward for ME peace

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a visit to Washington, on Tuesday voiced pessimism about the prospect of peace with the Palestinians, suggesting the current stalemate was likely to remain in place.
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Russia reveals peace talk plan

A Russian document circulating at the United Nations has proposed a constitutional reform process in Syria, lasting 18 months, to be followed by presidential elections.
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM