Diplomatic push yields fruit in Yemen crisis

Diplomatic efforts appeared to have eased fighting in Yemen's Hodeida yesterday, as Britain said the Saudi-led coalition had agreed to the evacuation of wounded rebels from the country ahead of proposed peace talks in Sweden.
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM

What sparked the latest violence?

The latest round of violence began on Sunday, when Israeli special forces were exposed operating inside the Gaza Strip. In an ensuing
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM

War fear looms large on Gaza

Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip announced an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel on Tuesday after a severe escalation of violence threatened to descend into full-blown war.
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Eight killed in covert Israeli action in Gaza

A clash that erupted during an Israeli special forces operation in the Gaza Strip and killed eight people threatened to derail efforts to restore calm to the Palestinian enclave after months of unrest.
12 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Two dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkey

Two migrants including a child died after their boat sank off Turkey's western coast yesterday, the Turkish coastguard said, adding that a
12 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Int'l alarm grows as 150 killed in 24-hrs

At least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes in Yemen's Hodeida, medics and military sources said yesterday, as
12 November 2018, 18:00 PM

IS blast, Taliban attacks rattle Afghanistan

Afghan security forces suffered scores of casualties in heavy fighting, officials said yesterday, as Taliban militants step up battlefield
12 November 2018, 18:00 PM

'I'm suffocating'

The head of investigations at the Turkish Daily Sabah newspaper has told Al Jazeera that Jamal Khashoggi's last words were "I'm suffocating ... Take this bag off my head, I'm claustrophobic", according to an audio recording from inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
11 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia, US end Yemen refueling deal

Yemeni government forces pushed further into the strategic port city of Hodeida seizing its main hospital in heavy fighting yesterday as their Saudi-led coalition backers put a brave face on an end to US refuelling support.
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM

11 killed in Jordan floods

Flash floods killed 11 people in Jordan and forced nearly 4,000 tourists to flee the famed ancient desert city of Petra, emergency services said yesterday.
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Syria regime attack kills 23 rebels

Syrian government forces killed 23 rebels near Idlib province yesterday, the deadliest clash to rock a buffer zone where a Russian-Turkish truce is to be enforced.
9 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Khashoggi murder further complicates 'Arab NATO' plan

President Donald Trump's strategy to contain Iranian power in the Middle East by forging Arab allies into a US-backed security alliance is in trouble even before the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, three US sources said, the plan faces fresh complications.
9 November 2018, 07:43 AM

Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in Gaza

A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire during clashes along the border of the Gaza Strip yesterday. Israel's military said soldiers opened
8 November 2018, 20:36 PM

58 killed in fighting for key port

Dozens of combatants were killed as pro-government forces closed in on rebel forces in the heart of the Yemeni port city of Hodeida yesterday, hospital sources said.
8 November 2018, 18:00 PM

King embarks on rare Saudi tour

Saudi King Salman embarked on an unprecedented domestic tour on Tuesday as the country grapples with an international crisis over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
7 November 2018, 18:00 PM

IS left behind 200 mass graves in Iraq: UN

More than 200 mass graves containing up to 12,000 victims have been found so far in Iraq that could hold vital evidence of war crimes by the IS, the UN said yesterday. The UNAMI said they documented the mass graves in parts of western and northern Iraq held by IS between 2014 and 2017.
6 November 2018, 18:00 PM

US reinstates Iran sanctions

A defiant Iran said it will "proudly bypass" sanctions by the United States that took effect yesterday targeting the Islamic republic's vital oil and financial sectors.
5 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Yemen clashes rage

Battles raged near a Yemeni port crucial for humanitarian aid yesterday, but Saudi Arabia and its allies said they were committed to de-escalating hostilities with rebels as calls for a ceasefire mount.
5 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudis sent "clean-up" team to Turkey after Khashoggi killing

Saudi Arabia sends a two-man "clean-up team" to erase evidence of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing a week after he disappears at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a Turkish official says, calling it a sign top Saudi officials knew of the crime.
5 November 2018, 10:35 AM

Sons of slain journo Khashoggi appeal for return of his body

The sons of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi issues an appeal for the return of their father's body and said they want to return to Saudi Arabia to bury him.
5 November 2018, 06:15 AM