Iran hangs seven more in execution ‘spree’: rights group

Iran executed seven men in two prisons outside Tehran on drugs and rape charges yesterday, a rights group said, accelerating what activists describe as a hanging spree over the past two weeks.
10 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Israel, Gaza militants trade cross-border fire

Israel and Gaza militants traded cross-border fire yesterday, renewing deadly violence a day after Israeli strikes killed 15 people in the Palestinian territory.
10 May 2023, 18:00 PM

12 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Israel launched pre-dawn air strikes on Tuesday against the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, its military announced, with the health ministry of the Hamas-controlled territory saying 12 people were killed.
9 May 2023, 01:53 AM

Israel repatriates gun running Jordanian MP

Israel yesterday transferred a Jordanian member of parliament to Amman’s authorities, weeks after arresting him for attempting to smuggle pistols, rifles and gold into the occupied West Bank, officials said.
7 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Iran says executes Swedish-Iranian dual national

Iran yesterday hanged Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Chaab for “terrorism”, drawing condemnation from Sweden, in the Islamic republic’s latest use of the death penalty against dual nationals.
6 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Israeli forces kill 2 in West Bank

Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank yesterday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the army claimed to have targeted the perpetrators of a “shooting attack”.
6 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli prison

Khader Adnan, who was affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, died in an Israeli prison today after an 87-day hunger strike, Israeli prison authorities said.
2 May 2023, 03:39 AM

Saudi Arabia introduces e-visa, eliminating visa stickers for work, visits

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has introduced e-visa, eliminating visa stickers for work, visits, and transit
1 May 2023, 10:34 AM

Iran’s Raisi slams US presence in Middle East

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi yesterday slammed the United States’ presence in the Middle East, as he hosted his counterpart from neighbouring Iraq for wide-ranging talks.a
29 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Israel strikes wound 3 civilians in Syria

Three civilians were wounded yesterday in Israeli air strikes near the Syrian city of Homs, state media reported, with a war monitor saying a Hezbollah munitions depot was hit.
29 April 2023, 18:00 PM

KSA, Iran to reopen embassies ‘within days’

Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies in each other’s capitals “within days,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday in a sign of warming relations after the two countries closed their missions seven years ago.
29 April 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Country is falling apart’

Warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy anti-aircraft fire over Khartoum yesterday as fierce fighting between Sudan’s army and paramilitaries entered a third week, violating a renewed truce.
29 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Roman-era Buddha statue found in Egypt

A statue of Buddha has been discovered in Egypt’s ancient seaport of Berenice on the Red Sea, shedding light on trade ties with India under the Roman empire.
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

24 Indian crew on oil tanker seized by Iran: operator

A US-bound oil tanker seized by Iran off the coast of Oman was carrying 24 Indian crew, the vessel’s operator said yesterday, adding it was working to secure their release.
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Iran charges 2 actresses

Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country’s dress code for women.
25 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Driver shot dead after Jerusalem car ramming wounds five

A Palestinian man drove his car into a crowd on a Jerusalem street on Monday, injuring five people before being shot dead by a passerby, Israeli police said
25 April 2023, 07:01 AM

West Bank Raid: Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man yesterday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, during what the army described as a “counterterrorism” operation.
24 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Shipwreck off Libya claims 34 lives

The bodies of a total of 34 migrants have been recovered since their boat sank off Libya’s coast five days ago, the Libyan Red Crescent said yesterday. The latest toll follows the recovery of 11 bodies yesterday, which were “handed over to authorities” in
24 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Charity Distribution: 85 killed in Yemen stampede

At least 85 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a Ramadan cash handout in Yemen early yesterday, as the impoverished country suffered one of its worst tragedies just as optimism was growing over its bitter civil war.
20 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Iran army gets 200 ‘strategic’ drones: report

Iran’s defence ministry has delivered the army with more than 200 new drones equipped with missile capabilities and electronic warfare systems, state media reported yesterday.
20 April 2023, 18:00 PM