Iraq arrests 47 officials in anti-graft campaign
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
Rubio warns Hormuz tolls would 'spread like contagion' to other waterways
25 June 2026, 14:39 PM
Middle East
Gulf states ‘dragging their feet’ as migrant workers face deadly heat: HRW
23 June 2026, 21:41 PM
Middle East
Iran says to oversee Hormuz as Swiss talks conclude
23 June 2026, 12:53 PM
Middle East
Iran chief negotiator says Hormuz will be administered by Tehran: state media
23 June 2026, 08:30 AM
World
Qatar gas plant blast kills 13, injures dozens
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
Qatar factory explosion injures 54, 18 missing: interior ministry
22 June 2026, 08:36 AM
Middle East
Jordan hangs six after 9-year death penalty pause
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
92% Israelis believe Iran won war: poll
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
‘Fooling no one’ : Al Jazeera rejects Israeli accusations against journo killed in Gaza
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Middle East
Rouhani-Ghani announce security cooperation
Afghanistan and Iran yesterday announced plans for enhanced security cooperation to combat threats from the Islamic State group, including possible joint military operations.
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM
France provides first weapons to Lebanon
The first French weapons from a $3 billion Saudi-funded programme will arrive in Lebanon today as allies seek to bolster the country's defences
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Iraq clears massive oil refinery of ISIS
Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes cleared the country's largest oil refinery of the Islamic State group, the international coalition helping
19 April 2015, 18:00 PM
UN envoy quits after criticism
The UN envoy to Yemen has resigned after failing to avert large-scale violence, dealing a blow to hopes of a diplomatic solution to the
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM
ISIS steps up assault on Iraq's Ramadi
Islamic State (ISIS) has stepped up its assault on the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, launching a series of suicide bomb attacks on a
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Iran nuke talks on April 22-23 in Vienna: EU
Major world powers and Iran will hold fresh talks in Vienna on April 22-23 to build on the framework accord reached on Tehran's
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Top Qaeda leader killed in Yemen
The ideological leader of Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was killed in a drone strike this week, allegedly by the United
15 April 2015, 20:36 PM
ISIS lost 25- 30 pc of Iraq territory: US
The Islamic State group has lost control of "25 to 30" percent of the territory it holds in Iraq after coalition air strikes and an Iraqi
15 April 2015, 20:29 PM
Pressure mounts on rebels
Saudi Arabia and Egypt are considering holding "large-scale" military exercises after launching air strikes on Yemeni rebels who have
15 April 2015, 20:26 PM
Obama blinks on Iran deal
In the standoff with Congress over the Iranian nuclear deal, President Obama just blinked. Now the US Congress will have a say on a
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Ramadi on the brink
The key Iraqi city of Ramadi could fall within hours to ISIS militants who have been gaining ground in recent days, a local official said yesterday.
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Iran puts forward Yemen peace plan
Iran proposes a peace plan for Yemen and called for an end to Saudi-led air strikes against Houthi rebels allied to Tehran, but the move was likely to draw a cool response from Riyadh.
14 April 2015, 14:07 PM
Iraq 'retakes 25% of Islamic State territory'
Islamic State (IS) has lost more than a quarter of its territory in Iraq since US-led coalition air strikes began in August, the Pentagon has said.
14 April 2015, 10:44 AM
Egypt Brotherhood chief gets death
A Cairo court confirmed death sentences for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 11 other defendants yesterday, and a
11 April 2015, 18:00 PM
UAE warns Pak over Yemen
Pakistani lawmakers urging the government to remain neutral on the escalating crisis in Yemen has evoked a strong response from
11 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Egypt Brotherhood chief sentenced to death
An Egyptian court confirms the death sentence on Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie and 13 others for planning attacks against the state.
11 April 2015, 11:34 AM
Saudi authorities catch police shooting suspect
Saudi Arabia's security services have detained a Saudi Arabian man on suspicion of shooting dead two policemen and wounding two others.
11 April 2015, 07:56 AM
Islamic State attacks Iraqi provincial capital
Islamic State militants attacked the capital of Iraq's vast Anbar province on multiple fronts on Friday, seizing two areas on the city outskirts.
11 April 2015, 04:38 AM
Iraq to free Anbar next
Iraq's premier said that the country's "next battle" is to retake Anbar province from the Islamic State jihadist group, his most direct
9 April 2015, 20:06 PM
Little sign of progress
Talks between the Syrian government and members of the tolerated opposition were set to end yesterday in Moscow with little sign of
9 April 2015, 20:04 PM