Iran says ‘committed’ to cooperating with UN nuclear watchdog

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Monday that his country was “committed” to cooperating with the UN’s nuclear agency after meeting with its chief, Rafael Grossi.
17 March 2025, 18:00 PM

US strikes kill 31 in Yemen

Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthis yesterday vowed to meet “escalation with escalation” after a wave of deadly US air strikes, with witnesses to the bombing saying they were taken aback by its intensity, even after years of war.
16 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli strikes kill 9 in northern Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said nine people including journalists were killed in Israeli strikes in the north yesterday, an attack Hamas denounced as a “blatant violation” of the fragile ceasefire.
15 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Iraq says kills senior Islamic State group leader

Iraqi security forces have killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group leader responsible for foreign operations, according to the country’s prime minister, with US President Donald Trump saying later Friday his “miserable life was terminated”.
15 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Hamas ready to free Israeli-US hostage, four bodies

Hamas yesterday said it was ready to free an Israeli-American hostage and the remains of four others after the Palestinian militants and Israel resumed indirect Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
14 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel attack on Gaza IVF clinic a ‘genocidal act’

A United Nations investigation yesterday concluded that Israel carried out “genocidal acts” in Gaza through the destruction of its main IVF clinic, maternity facilities and other reproductive healthcare facilities.
13 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli air strike kills four in Gaza amid ‘truce’

An Israeli air strike hit Gaza City yesterday, with the civil defence agency reporting four men killed and the military saying it had targeted “terrorists” posing a threat to troops.
11 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran protests over Swedish minister’s ‘rogue state’ remark

Iran has summoned the Swedish ambassador to protest against “interventionist accusations” made by his country’s education minister, the foreign ministry in Tehran announced yesterday.
10 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Gaza rebuilding: Europe hails Arab plan

Britain, France, Germany and Italy yesterday backed a proposal by Muslim-majority nations to rebuild Gaza as a “realistic path”.
8 March 2025, 18:00 PM

532 Alawites killed by Syrian security forces, allies

Syrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast yesterday, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed more than 500 civilians from the religious minority in recent days.
8 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Gaza reconstruction: Europe backs Arab-led $53 billion plan

The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Britain said on Saturday they supported an Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that would cost $53 billion and avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave
8 March 2025, 15:24 PM

Israel’s ops aligns with annexation ‘vision’: UN

A major Israeli offensive which over several weeks has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians and ravaged refugee camps increasingly appears to be aligned with the “vision of annexation” of the West Bank, a UN official told AFP.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Over 70 killed in Syria clashes between govt forces, Assad loyalists: monitor

The overall toll during this week's unrest was not immediately clear
7 March 2025, 05:58 AM

Israeli air strike kills Hezbollah navy commander

Israel’s military said it killed a Hezbollah navy commander in an air strike Tuesday in south Lebanon, accusing the slain militant of violating a November ceasefire.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Syria forces launch Latakia ops after deadly ambush

Syrian forces launched a security campaign in the coastal city of Latakia after “militia remnants” supporting ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad killed two personnel in an ambush, state media reported yesterday.
4 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran lawmakers sack minister over economic woes

Iran's parliament sacked the country's finance minister on Sunday after impeaching him over soaring inflation and a plunging currency, state television reported
3 March 2025, 03:52 AM

Uncertainty as first phase of Gaza truce due to expire

The first phase of the Israel-Hamas truce is drawing to a close yesterday, but negotiations on the next stage, which should secure a permanent ceasefire, have so far been inconclusive.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Gaza ceasefire deal: Israel wants to extend 1st phase by 6 weeks

An Israeli delegation in Cairo aims to negotiate to extend the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal by an additional 42 days, two Egyptian security sources said yesterday.
28 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Ramadan begins in Saudi Arabia on March 1

Saudi Arabia today announced that the holy month of Ramadan will commence on Saturday (March 1) after the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom
28 February 2025, 15:27 PM

Israeli forces to stay in Lebanon ‘buffer zone’: minister

Defence Minister Israel Katz said yesterday that Israeli forces would indefinitely remain in what he called a “buffer zone”, in southern Lebanon.
27 February 2025, 18:00 PM