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

Israel forces kill Palestinian in West Bank

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said, in what the army described as a "stabbing attack".

25 January 2023, 13:35 PM

Iran threatens retaliation

Iran yesterday strongly condemned new sanctions imposed by the European Union and Britain and said it would retaliate, after the West stepped up pressure on Iran over its crackdown on protests.

24 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Beirut blast probe resumes after 13 months

The Lebanese judge investigating the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast has resumed his work, a judicial official said yesterday, after a 13-month suspension due to political pressure.

23 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Israeli restrictions risk turning West Bank into ‘another Gaza’: HRW

Human Rights Watch charged yesterday that new Israeli rules for foreigners entering the West Bank risked turning the occupied territory into “another Gaza,” cutting residents off from the outside world.

23 January 2023, 18:00 PM

3 female journalists arrested in Iran amid protests

Iranian authorities have arrested three female journalists in the past two days, local media said Monday, amid months of protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

23 January 2023, 11:34 AM

Iran FM vows response to EU

Iran yesterday warned the European Union it would take “reciprocal” measures after the European Parliament voted to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group.

22 January 2023, 18:00 PM

A Palestinian state key to ties with Israel

Saudi Arabia will not normalise ties with Israel in the absence of a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the kingdom’s top diplomat has said, according to a tweet by the foreign ministry yesterday.

20 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Saudi rules out normalisation of ties with Israel without 2-state solution

Saudi Arabia will not normalise ties with Israel in the absence of a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the kingdom's top diplomat has said, according to a tweet by the foreign ministry today..The comments by Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on the sidelines of the World Economic Fo

20 January 2023, 12:29 PM

EU mulling terror label on Iran Guards

Iran yesterday condemned a European Parliament call to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

19 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Two killed in WB

Two Palestinians were killed by gunfire early yesterday during an Israeli army raid in the flashpoint West

19 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Former Iran president’s son freed after 7yrs

A son of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been freed after serving more than seven years of a 10-year jail sentence for fraud, Iranian media reported yesterday.

18 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Erdogan sets stage for May 14 election

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday signalled that he intended to bring the date of Turkey’s most consequential general election in generations forward by one month to May 14.

18 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Egypt unveils ancient royal tomb in Luxor

Egyptian authorities have announced the discovery of an ancient tomb in Luxor dating back around 3,500 years that archaeologists believe holds the remains of an 18th dynasty royal.

15 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Occupied West Bank: Palestinian govt condemns ‘execution’ at checkpoint

The Palestinian foreign ministry yesterday condemned as an “execution” the killing of a Palestinian man by Israeli forces at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.

15 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Iran executes British-Iranian for spying

Iran yesterday said it executed a British-Iranian dual national after he was sentenced to death for spying for the United Kingdom, drawing strong condemnation from Britain and international rights groups.

14 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Two Palestinians killed in west Bank

Two Palestinians were killed yesterday during an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

14 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Iran executes ‘British spy’ by hanging

Iran on Saturday executed an Iranian-British dual national accused of spying for UK intelligence, the judiciary reported.

14 January 2023, 05:56 AM

Iran top diplomat hopes to restore Saudi ties

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian expressed hope that diplomatic ties between Tehran and Riyadh could be restored through dialogue between the two regional arch-rivals, as he visited Lebanon yesterday.

13 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank yesterday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the army claimed rocks were thrown at Israeli forces during a raid.

12 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Uproar as UAE names oil chief to head COP28

The head of the United Arab Emirates’ national oil company was named yesterday as president of this year’s COP28 climate talks, prompting fierce criticism from environmental activists.