Israel intercepts missile fired from Yemen

The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday evening after air raid sirens sounded in the centre of the country and explosions were heard over Jerusalem.
30 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Saudi frees Iran cleric it detained ahead of hajj: Iran media

Iran said it had held consular meetings with the cleric since his arrest on Monday after a video circulated online showing him criticising the Saudi government
29 May 2025, 07:02 AM

Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel

Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, the judiciary said yesterday.
28 May 2025, 18:36 PM

Israel intercepts two projectiles fired from Yemen

Israel’s military said yesterday it had intercepted a missile and another projectile fired from Yemen, which Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they had fired.
27 May 2025, 19:32 PM

Iran president in Oman as nuclear talks progress

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday began a two-day visit to Oman, which is mediating ongoing nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.
27 May 2025, 19:05 PM

Saudi Arabia announces Eid-ul-Azha for June 6

The crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom this evening
27 May 2025, 16:26 PM

Egypt flies home 71 nationals from Libya after unrest

Egypt has flown 71 nationals home from the Libyan capital Tripoli after deadly clashes between rival militias rocked the city earlier this month, the foreign ministry said.
24 May 2025, 18:20 PM

UAE hits highest May temperature on record at 50.4C

The United Arab Emirates recorded a sweltering 50.4 degrees Celsius yesterday, its highest temperature for May since it began documenting them in 2003, according to the National Center of Meteorology.
23 May 2025, 18:07 PM

Iran lawmakers ratify partnership treaty with Russia

The Iranian parliament ratified a 20-year strategic partnership treaty with Russia yesterday, state media reported, consolidating closer ties between the two countries amid growing tensions with the West.
21 May 2025, 18:20 PM

Lebanon says 9 wounded in Israeli strike

Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli strike yesterday wounded nine people in the country’s south, the latest attack despite a ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hezbollah.
20 May 2025, 19:15 PM

Iran, Azerbaijan hold joint military drill

Iran and Azerbaijan have launched a joint special forces exercise, state media in the Islamic republic said yesterday, weeks after Iran’s president visited the neighbouring country.
18 May 2025, 18:36 PM

Israeli strikes kill 130 Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli strikes killed at least 130 Palestinians across Gaza overnight, health officials said yesterday, as Israel said talks with Hamas included a proposal to end the war but sources on both sides said there had been no progress in the talks.
18 May 2025, 18:20 PM

Arabs press for end to Gaza ‘bloodshed’

Arab leaders meeting at a summit in Baghdad yesterday urged the international community to press for a Gaza ceasefire, as Israel launched an expanded military offensive in the Palestinian territory.
17 May 2025, 18:33 PM

Hundreds killed in Gaza

Israel and Hamas yesterday resumed ceasefire talks in Qatar, both sides said, even as Israeli forces ramped up a bombing campaign that has killed hundreds of people over 72 hours, and mobilised for a massive new ground assault.
17 May 2025, 18:21 PM

Arab summit host Iraq pledges $40 mn for Gaza, Lebanon reconstruction

Iraq backs the creation of an 'Arab fund to support reconstruction efforts' after crises in the region
17 May 2025, 09:39 AM

Trump is lying when he speaks of peace

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday accused Donald Trump of lying when the US president said during his Gulf tour this week that he wanted peace in the region.
16 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran diplomacy will ‘work out’, hopes Trump

US President Donald Trump voiced hope on Wednesday that diplomatic efforts would succeed on Iran’s nuclear programme, even as he vowed rigorous enforcement of sanctions.
14 May 2025, 19:15 PM

‘No concrete progress’ in Gaza truce talks

A Hamas delegation held two meetings with Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Doha this week but they produced no breakthrough in the search for a Gaza truce, sources close to the group said yesterday.
9 May 2025, 18:05 PM

Israel intercepts missile launched from Yemen

Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen yesterday, with AFP journalists reporting explosions heard in the Jerusalem area.
9 May 2025, 18:00 PM

‘No sense’ in further Gaza truce talks

A senior Hamas official said yesterday the group was no longer interested in truce talks with Israel and urged the international community to halt Israel’s “hunger war” against Gaza.
6 May 2025, 18:01 PM