Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Keep dreaming’
20 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Iran executes man over espionage
19 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Netanyahu says will run for PM in next year's election
19 October 2025, 02:53 AM
Nuclear deal with west / Iran ‘terminates’ all mechanisms
18 October 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Just a wasteland’
18 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Israeli forces kill 11-year-old in West Bank
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Palestinians touring Europe to boost state recognition
15 October 2025, 18:58 PM
Aid trucks roll into Gaza
15 October 2025, 18:50 PM
Iran says Trump's call for peace 'at odds' with US actions
14 October 2025, 06:08 AM
Iran holds funeral for Hamas chief Haniyeh
Iran held funeral processions on Thursday for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh after he was killed in a strike in Tehran blamed on Israel
1 August 2024, 04:50 AM
Hamas leader killed in Iran by Israeli air strike
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran yesterday morning, the Palestinian group and Tehran said, drawing threats of revenge on Israel in a region already shaken by the offensive in Gaza and a deepening conflict in Lebanon.
31 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Deadly golan strike: Lebanon on alert as Israel vows ‘severe’ response
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday vowed a “severe” response to a deadly strike that killed youths in the annexed Golan Heights, as diplomats raced to contain escalation between Israel and Hezbollah.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM
WHO sounds alarm over disease outbreaks in Gaza
A top WHO official said yesterday he was “extremely worried” over possible outbreaks in Gaza after poliovirus was detected in the sewage, warning that communicable diseases could cause more deaths than injuries.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran seizes oil tanker, arrests 12 foreign crew
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker on Monday and arrested its 12 foreign crew members over alleged fuel smuggling, the Guards’ news website said.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Hamas announces ‘unity’ deal with Palestinian rivals
Hamas announced yesterday that it had signed an agreement in Beijing with other Palestinian organisations including rivals Fatah to work together for “national unity”, with China describing it as a deal to rule Gaza together once the offensive ends.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
On the run for 4th time
The Israeli military yesterday ordered Gaza civilians to leave the eastern part of Khan Yunis city, saying it was preparing to “forcefully operate” there after rockets were fired from an area designated as a humanitarian zone.
22 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel strikes Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon
The Middle East was reeling from deadly violence yesterday with Israel bombing Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen in quick succession in response to attacks from Iran-backed militant groups.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Critical social media posts: KSA sentences teacher to 20 years in prison
Saudi Arabia has sentenced a teacher to 20 years in prison over critical social media posts, Human Rights Watch and the convicted man’s brother said yesterday.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran’s president-elect to be sworn in next month
Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic republic’s ninth president, state media reported yesterday.
7 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran reformist wins presidency
Iran’s reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said.
6 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Hezbollah rains rockets on Israel
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it launched more than 200 rockets and explosive drones at Israeli military positions yesterday as tensions have soared amid the almost nine-months-old offensive raging in Gaza.
4 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Turkey arrests 67 after mob attacks Syrian properties
Turkish police were holding 67 people yesterday after a mob went on the rampage in a central Anatolian city after a Syrian man was accused of harassing a child.
1 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran presidential polls: Jalili, Pezeshkian qualify for runoff
Iran’s sole reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili have qualified for a runoff presidential election after leading in the first round, an official said yesterday.
29 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran warns Israel of ‘obliterating’ war
Iran yesterday warned that “all Resistance Fronts”, a grouping of Iran and its regional allies, would confront Israel if it attacks Lebanon.
29 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Red Sea Crisis: Merchant ship damaged by drone attack
A merchant ship was damaged by a drone attack in the Red Sea near Yemen early yesterday morning, though no injuries were reported, according to a British maritime security agency.
23 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel kills dozens in safe zone bombing
Israeli forces yesterday bombed several areas from air and the ground, killing dozens and forcing many families living in areas described as humanitarian-designated zones to leave northwards.
22 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel ‘pause’ in Gaza had no impact on aid supplies
A daily “pause” the Israeli military declared in Gaza to facilitate aid flows has had no impact on deliveries of badly needed aid, the UN’s health agency said yesterday.
21 June 2024, 18:00 PM
'Bodies on the ground': Pilgrims recount hajj heat horrors
After years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to perform the holy pilgrimage illegally, a move he has now come to regret
21 June 2024, 14:34 PM
Extreme Heat: Hajj death toll tops 1,000
The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said yesterday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.
20 June 2024, 18:00 PM