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

Israeli strike on Damascus airport kills 4

The Israeli army carried out a missile strike on Damascus International Airport today that killed four people, including two Syrian soldiers, according to a human rights monitor..The attack -- which occurred around 2:00 am (2300 GMT) -- put the airport out of service, according to Syria's

2 January 2023, 03:09 AM

Iranian dissident journalist released: media

Iranian dissident journalist Keyvan Samimi, jailed in December 2020 for “plotting against national security”, has been released, reformist daily Shargh reported yesterday.

1 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Iran police detain top-tier football players in raid at party

Iranian police briefly detained several unidentified top-tier football players in a raid on a party on New Year’s Eve where alcohol was served in violation of an Islamic ban, Iranian media reported.

1 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Netanyahu returns

Israel’s hawkish veteran Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as prime minister Thursday after a stint in opposition, heading what analysts call the most right-wing government in the country’s history.

30 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Syria attack blamed on jihadists kills 12 oil workers

An attack in eastern Syria killed 12 oil field workers, a war monitor said yesterday, a day after Syrian Kurdish-led forces announced an offensive against jihadists.

30 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Iran to hold military exercises near Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s army was set to begin military exercises in strategic southern regions east of the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, state news agency IRNA reported.

29 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Israel parliament passes laws ahead of Netanyahu return

Israel’s parliament yesterday passed controversial legislation paving the way for the return of veteran hawk Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister.

27 December 2022, 18:00 PM

IS attack in Syria’s Raqqa kills 6 Kurdish security forces

Six Kurdish-led security force members were killed in an Islamic State suicide attack yesterday on a security forces centre in Syria’s Raqqa, the chief of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, wrote on Twitter.

26 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Iran Supreme Court accepts rapper's appeal against death sentence

Iran's Supreme Court has accepted the death sentence appeal of rapper Saman Seydi Yasin even as it confirmed a death sentence against another protestor, the country's judiciary said on Saturday.

24 December 2022, 14:00 PM

Netanyahu forms new Israel govt

Veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had formed a new Israeli government, returning to power as the head of the most right-wing coalition in Israel’s history.

22 December 2022, 18:00 PM

US slaps sanctions on Iran officials over protest crackdown

The United States imposed sanctions on Iranian officials on Wednesday, including the prosecutor general and key military officials, stepping up pressure on Tehran over its crackdown on protests.

22 December 2022, 03:50 AM

Israel unveils finds from tomb of early Christian figure

Israel has unveiled pilgrims’ lamps and other finds from the so-called Tomb of Salome, a burial site named for a woman said to have assisted at the birth of Christ.

21 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Iran court orders retrial for protester on death row

Iran’s Supreme Court has ordered a retrial for a young Iranian sentenced to death for his part in protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary said yesterday.

21 December 2022, 18:00 PM

8 Iraqi civilians killed in attack blamed on militants

Suspected militants on motorbikes stormed a village north of Baghdad late Monday and killed eight Iraqi civilians, officials said.

20 December 2022, 09:23 AM

Oil tanker fire kills 12 in Afghanistan

An oil tanker overturned and caught fire in Afghanistan's high-altitude Salang pass, killing 12 people and injuring dozens, officials said today.

18 December 2022, 16:00 PM

7 Iraqi police killed in suspected IS attack

At least seven members of Iraq's federal police were killed Sunday during an attack near Kirkuk in the country's north, two police sources told AFP, blaming Islamic State group jihadists.

18 December 2022, 08:56 AM

26 protesters facing execution in Iran: Amnesty

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International called on Iran to end its executions of protesters in a letter published on Friday.

17 December 2022, 05:13 AM

‘Complete’ Roman-era cemetery found in Gaza

Researchers in the northern Gaza Strip have unearthed dozens of Roman-era tombs at a site discovered earlier this year during construction work, the Palestinian enclave’s Islamist rulers Hamas announced Monday.

13 December 2022, 18:00 PM

400 people jailed over protests

Courts in Tehran have sentenced 400 people to jail terms of up to 10 years over their involvement in protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, Iran’s judiciary said yesterday.