Middle East

Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran

23 October 2025, 18:00 PM News

Iran executes man over espionage

19 October 2025, 18:00 PM News

Netanyahu says will run for PM in next year's election

19 October 2025, 02:53 AM News

Nuclear deal with west / Iran ‘terminates’ all mechanisms

18 October 2025, 18:00 PM News

Israeli forces kill 11-year-old in West Bank

17 October 2025, 18:00 PM News

Palestinians touring Europe to boost state recognition

15 October 2025, 18:58 PM News

Iran says Trump's call for peace 'at odds' with US actions

14 October 2025, 06:08 AM News

Large-scale Israeli army operation kills eight in West Bank

Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians in a large-scale operation Monday in the occupied West Bank in what the army labelled an "extensive counterterrorism effort" involving drone strikes and hundreds of troops

3 July 2023, 14:44 PM

2,000 hajj pilgrims hit by heat stress: Saudi officials

More than 2,000 pilgrims have suffered heat stress during the hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said Thursday, after temperatures soared to 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) during the annual rites

29 June 2023, 16:09 PM

Crowds 'stone the devil' in final hajj ritual

Massive crowds of robed Muslim pilgrims gathered for the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic draws to a close

28 June 2023, 05:00 AM

Pilgrims ascend Mt Arafat in hajj climax

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims prayed at Mount Arafat in searing heat yesterday at the height of an annual hajj pilgrimage held in the Saudi Arabian summer.

27 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Huge crowds swarm from Makkah for hajj climax

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims yesterday walked or rode buses to a giant tented city near Makkah for the climax of the annual hajj that Saudi officials say could break attendance records.

26 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Occupied West Bank: Israel approves thousands of building permits

Israel’s nationalist-religious government yesterday approved the construction of 5,700 additional housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, despite US pressure to halt settlement expansion that Washington sees as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians.

26 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Hajj begins

Vast crowds of robed Muslim faithful walked solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Makkah’s Grand Mosque yesterday to begin the biggest hajj pilgrimage in several years.

25 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Jerusalem: Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces

Israeli forces yesterday killed a Palestinian who opened fire on a checkpoint north of Jerusalem, lightly wounding a guard, police said while a Palestinian militant group claimed the attack.

24 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Israel forces kill gunman who fired at West Bank checkpoint

Israeli forces on Saturday killed a gunman who opened fire on a checkpoint north of Jerusalem, lightly wounding a guard, police said while a Palestinian militant group claimed the attack

24 June 2023, 08:45 AM

New front in Sudan war develops

Residents of the city of Kadugli in southwest Sudan began fleeing the city on Thursday as tensions escalated between the army and a powerful rebel group, threatening to open another area of conflict in the country’s ongoing war, witnesses said.

23 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Millions head to Mecca for huge hajj in Saudi heat

Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam's holiest city, today for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian heat

23 June 2023, 05:19 AM

West Bank violence surges

Israeli forces yesterday demolished the home of a Palestinian accused of killing a soldier in the occupied West Bank, which has been hit by a new outbreak of violence.

22 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Israelis attack Palestinian towns Burn cars, buildings

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank overnight on Tuesday, torching buildings and cars in apparent retaliation for the killing by Hamas of four Israelis near a settlement the day before, residents and officials said.

21 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Iran accuses 20 countries

An Iranian intelligence officer has claimed that the United States and France are among some 20 countries involved in nationwide protests last year sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

20 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Iraq unveils 2,800-yr-old tablet returned by Italy

Iraq yesterday unveiled a 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned by Italy, as the war-ravaged country works to recover from abroad antiquities looted from its territory.

18 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Eid-ul-Azha on June 28 in Saudi Arabia

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced that Monday will mark the first day of Dhu Al Hijjah, after sighting the crescent moon

18 June 2023, 16:46 PM

Israeli army kills Palestinian

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian fighter in the occupied West Bank yesterday, Palestinian officials said, as the army said it came under fire during an operation to demolish an apartment.

15 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Palestine-Israel Tensions: China willing to help foster peacemaking

China is willing to play a positive role to help the Palestinians achieve internal reconciliation and promote peace talks with Israel, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Palestinian counterpart in Beijing yesterday.

14 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Turkey won’t back Swedish Nato bid

Sweden should not expect a change of attitude from Ankara on its Nato membership bid at the Western alliance’s summit next month unless it prevents anti-Turkey protests in Stockholm,