Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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‘Keep dreaming’
20 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Iran executes man over espionage
19 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Netanyahu says will run for PM in next year's election
19 October 2025, 02:53 AM
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Nuclear deal with west / Iran ‘terminates’ all mechanisms
18 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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‘Just a wasteland’
18 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Israeli forces kill 11-year-old in West Bank
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Palestinians touring Europe to boost state recognition
15 October 2025, 18:58 PM
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Aid trucks roll into Gaza
15 October 2025, 18:50 PM
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Iran says Trump's call for peace 'at odds' with US actions
14 October 2025, 06:08 AM
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Living on grass soup
Human Rights Watch yesterday called for Iraq to allow aid to reach starving residents of the city of Fallujah, and for the Islamic State group to allow civilians to leave.
7 April 2016, 18:00 PM
'Turkey will ditch migrant deal if EU breaks promises'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of migrants if Brussels failed to fulfil its side of the bargain.
7 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Turkey to probe 50m 'personal data leak'
Turkey's authorities yesterday launched a probe into a leak of the personal data of some 50 million Turkish citizens, the latest breach to
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Syria launches Aleppo attack
The Syrian army and its allies launched a major attack on insurgents south of Aleppo, described as the fiercest government assault in the area since an agreement to ease the fighting came into effect in February.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Yemen president dismisses PM
Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi on Sunday relieved prime minister and vice president Khaled Bahah of his duties due to what
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Syrian army pushes anti-IS advance
Air strikes have killed several al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front members including its spokesman and regime forces have retaken a
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Suicide attacks kill 25 across Iraq
Four suicide bombings targeting Iraqi security forces and civilians and mortar fire that struck houses near Baghdad killed at least 25
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
India, Saudi to fight 'terrorism'
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi King Salman agreed in Riyadh yesterday to strengthen their cooperation in fighting "terrorism".
3 April 2016, 20:08 PM
Syria's Alawites distance themselves from Assad
In a deeply unusual move, leaders of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect in Syria have released a document, obtained by the BBC,
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
He spoke 'behind my back'
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused US counterpart Barack Obama of going behind his back for criticising Turkey's press freedom
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Mass grave found in Palmyra
Syrian troops have found a mass grave containing the bodies of 42 people executed by Islamic State jihadists in
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
'Opposition' could join new Syria govt
Syria's president has said "opposition forces" could form part of a new government, the shape of which could be agreed
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Missiles, not talks, key to Iran's security
Iran's supreme leader said yesterday that missile power was key to the country's future security, slapping down
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Saudi Arabia: All female Brunei crew in historic flight
Three Royal Brunei Airlines pilots have made history by being the company's first all-female flight crew, making their first journey to Saudi Arabia, where women are not allowed to drive.
16 March 2016, 03:15 AM
Doha seeks Dhaka's support for its Unesco DG candidate
Qatar has sought Bangladesh's support for its nominee and Qatar Emir's Cultural Adviser Dr Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari who will contest for the next director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).
10 March 2016, 06:18 AM
16 killed in Yemen care home attack
Gunmen attacked a care home run by missionaries in Yemen's jihadist-plagued southern city of Aden yesterday, killing 16 workers
4 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Syria conflict: Attacks reported as truce comes into effect
The first major truce in Syria's five-year civil war comes into effect, but Syrian TV says shells hit residential areas of the capital, Damascus.
27 February 2016, 04:17 AM
Doubts as US, Russia announce Syria truce
Syria's regime yesterday agreed to a ceasefire deal announced by the United States and Russia, but there were widespread doubts it could take effect by the weekend as hoped.
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Syria crisis: Aid arrives in besieged Muadhamiya
The first of several convoys carrying badly-needed aid to besieged areas of Syria has arrived at its destination.
17 February 2016, 15:08 PM
Russia rejects Syria war crimes claim over hospital attacks
Russia says it "categorically rejects" accusations of war crimes over the bombing of hospitals in Syria.
16 February 2016, 12:07 PM