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

We should aim before we shoot

Barack Obama has placed the blame for the swift rise of ISIS at George W Bush's feet by suggesting its growth was an unintended
18 March 2015, 18:14 PM

Bibi scoops fourth term

Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday pledged to form a new governing coalition quickly after an upset election victory
18 March 2015, 18:11 PM

Syria downed US drone over 'spying' fears

Syria's military yesterday said it downed an American drone over suspicions it was spying, in what would be its first attack on an aircraft
18 March 2015, 18:10 PM

Iran downplays deal prospects

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday played down the chances of reaching a nuclear agreement during talks under
18 March 2015, 18:10 PM

70 lashes for 'insulting man' online!

A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a woman to 70 lashes after she allegedly insulted a man on the messaging service WhatsApp. The
18 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Netanyahu ‘wins Israel election’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party claimes a surprise victory in Israel's election, Israeli media report
18 March 2015, 04:54 AM

90% of 'issues' solved

Uncertainty reigned at crunch US-Iran nuclear talks yesterday as US officials warned that key differences remained but Tehran said
17 March 2015, 18:31 PM

No Palestinian state, if elected

Israelis were voting yesterday in a close-fought election pitting the centre left against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who ruled
17 March 2015, 18:28 PM

US rules out Assad's role in Syria peace talks

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will never be part of peace negotiations to halt the brutal civil war, US officials vowed Monday, adding
17 March 2015, 18:26 PM

Iraq's Tikrit offensive stalled by ISIS bombs

Iraq's huge offensive to retake Tikrit from the Islamic State group was stalled yesterday by a slew of bombs and the several hundred
17 March 2015, 18:25 PM

Arafat was not poisoned

French experts reexamining evidence have confirmed their earlier conclusion that the 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was
17 March 2015, 18:25 PM

US to slow down Afghan troop exit

The United States will scrap a plan to reduce the US force in Afghanistan to 5,500 by December, after American commanders appealed to
17 March 2015, 18:14 PM

Israeli politicians in last effort to woo voters

Israeli politicians made their final pitches for votes yesterday on the eve of an election that will decide the fate of Prime Minister
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Yemen PM says Huthi to end his house arrest

Yemeni Prime Minister Khalid Bahah said that he was poised to leave the capital Sanaa yesterday after Shiite militia agreed to free him
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Awaiting 'action' after Kerry comments: Assad

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said yesterday he was waiting for US "actions" after Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged talks
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Foreign money being used to defeat me

With less than 24 hours to go until an election that he appears on course to lose, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Kerry, Zarif in crunch round

Iran nuclear talks entered a critical week yesterday with US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart racing to find an
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood breakup

Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood has formally split after 70 years — a breakup blamed on long-running ideological disputes, but also on a government attempt to further weaken what was once the country's main opposition group
16 March 2015, 08:29 AM

Saudi Arabia: Iran deal could start nuclear fuel race

A senior member of the Saudi royal family warns that a deal on Iran's nuclear programme could prompt other regional states to develop atomic fuel
16 March 2015, 05:49 AM

No solution without Assad

As the devastating war in Syria entered its fifth year yesterday, the US said it would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-
15 March 2015, 18:00 PM