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

Taliban slams US troops plan

A suicide car bomber killed seven people in Kabul yesterday as the Taliban warned that Washington's decision to slow the withdrawal
25 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Hadi 'flees' as Huthis close in on Aden

Yemen's leader was rushed to a "secure location" yesterday as rebel forces bore down on his southern stronghold and a warplane
25 March 2015, 18:00 PM

US mulls airstrikes on Tikrit

Washington is considering launching air strikes, possibly within days, to back up Iraqi and Shiite forces battling to recapture Tikrit from
25 March 2015, 18:00 PM

US, Israel have major policy difference

US President Barack Obama insisted Tuesday that his disagreement with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu represents a
25 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Suicide attack in Kabul 'kills at least seven'

A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a district police headquarters close to Afghanistan's presidential palace in central Kabul killing at least seven people and wounding 22
25 March 2015, 15:16 PM

Houthi rebels push into south Yemen

Fighters from Yemen's Houthi rebel movement are advancing into southern Yemen, clashing with forces allied to President Abdrabbuh
24 March 2015, 20:02 PM

Yemen call for Gulf intervention

Yemeni foreign minister calls for Gulf Arab states to intervene to prevent the advance of Shia Houthi rebels into the south of the country
24 March 2015, 04:22 AM

ISIS 'highly likely' to attack the London Underground

ISIS militants returning to the UK could launch a chlorine gas attack on trains, the London Underground or at a football match.
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Yemen on edge of civil war

Shia militia in Yemen seized the airport in a key central city yesterday as deteriorating security prompted Washington to evacuate
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Syria exiled opposition snubs Moscow talks

Syria's exiled opposition announced Saturday that it had declined an invitation from Russia to attend peace talks in Moscow with
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM

West promises 'no bad deal'

Western powers negotiating an agreement with Iran on its nuclear activity will not accept "a bad deal", UK Foreign Secretary Philip
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Egypt Red Sea resort shark attack kills German tourist

A German tourist has been killed in a rare shark attack off an Egyptian Red Sea resort
22 March 2015, 13:55 PM

Shia rebels ‘seize Yemen city’

Parts of Yemen's third largest city Taiz have been seized by Shia rebels
22 March 2015, 09:54 AM

Yemen president appeals for ‘UN intervention’

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accuses the Iranian-allied Houthi on Saturday of staging a coup against him and appeals to the United Nations for “urgent intervention”, even as the United States evacuated its remaining forces
22 March 2015, 05:34 AM

Kurdish chief urges end to Turkey revolt

Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan yesterday called for Kurds to hold a historic congress to end a decades-long armed struggle
21 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Iran nuke deal within reach, says Rohani

A nuclear deal with international powers on Iran's nuclear program is within reach and achievable, Iranian President Hassan Rohani
21 March 2015, 18:00 PM

142 killed in Yemen mosque attacks

Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least 142 people Friday at mosques in the Yemeni capital, in an attack targeting Shia worshippers including Huthi militiamen.
20 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Afghan president orders inquiry into woman's killing

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani calls for an investigation after a mob beat a woman to death in the capital, Kabul, and then set her body on fire
20 March 2015, 15:01 PM

Moscow to host Syria talks April 6

Representatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and opposition figures will meet for peace talks in Moscow on April 6, a Russian
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM

22 Morsi supporters get death in Egypt

An Egyptian court Wednesday sentenced 22 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to death for an attack on a police
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM