Israel warns over Iran nuclear programme

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett yesterday warned the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency that Israel was prepared to use it’s “right to self defense” to stop Iran’s nuclear programme.
3 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Yemen’s warring parties renew two-month truce: UN

Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to renew a two-month truce, the United Nations said yesterday, in an 11th-hour move on the day it was set to expire.
2 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Four Palestinians killed by Israel army in 2 days

Israeli troops shot dead a teen in the West Bank yesterday, the Palestinian health ministry said, the fourth Palestinian killed in the
2 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Israel troops kill ‘woman attacker’

A knife-wielding Palestinian woman, 31, threatened an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank and was shot dead yesterday, the army said, an account
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Israel signs first Arab free trade deal with UAE

Israel signed a free trade deal with the United Arab Emirates yesterday, its first with an Arab country, building on their US-brokered normalisation of diplomatic relations in 2020.
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Egypt unearths trove of ancient mummies

Archaeologists working near Cairo have uncovered hundreds of ancient Egyptian coffins and bronze statues of deities.
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Israel accuses Iran of stealing documents from UN nuke watchdog

Israel yesterday accused its arch-foe Iran of stealing classified documents from the International Atomic Energy Agency to help it hide evidence of its nuclear programme.
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Iran Guards accuse ‘Zionists’ of assassinating colonel

The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards yesterday accused “Zionists” of assassinating a colonel in Tehran earlier this month, the Guards’ official website reported.
30 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Ankara will not await US ‘permission’ for new Syria offensive

Turkey will not wait for US “permission” to launch a new offensive in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks published yesterday, defying a warning from Washington.
29 May 2022, 18:00 PM

More than 30 die

More than 30 people were killed in southern Nigeria yesterday after a stampede erupted during a crowded church charity event where food was being distributed.
29 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Palestinian teen killed in West Bank

A Palestinian teenager was shot by Israeli troops Friday near the town of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank and died of his wounds, the Palestinian health ministry said.
28 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Palestinian probe finds journalist ‘murdered’

An Al Jazeera journalist shot dead in the occupied West Bank earlier this month was murdered in a “war crime” by an Israeli soldier, an official Palestinian investigation concluded Thursday.
27 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Israel, Turkey looking to boost economic ties, FM Lapid says

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Wednesday that Israel and Turkey are opening a new chapter in their relations after "ups and downs" and were working to expand economic partnerships.
25 May 2022, 09:35 AM

Official of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards assassinated in Tehran: Report

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that one of its officers, Colonel Sayad Khodai, was killed in a rare assassination in Tehran.
23 May 2022, 03:55 AM

KSA bans citizens from travelling to 16 countries

Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from travelling to 16 countries following the re-outbreak of Covid-19. These include Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Indonesia, Vietnam, Armenia, Belarus and Venezuela.
22 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Israel reports first case of monkeypox

Israel on Saturday reported its first confirmed case of monkeypox, which officials expected would be contained.
21 May 2022, 18:45 PM

Clashes rock Tripoli

Clashes erupted in Libya’s capital yesterday as the parliament-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, tried to take over
17 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Israel reopens Gaza crossing after nearly two weeks

Israel yesterday reopened its only crossing with the Gaza Strip to Palestinian workers nearly two weeks after closing it over unrest, the defence ministry said. 
15 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Lebanon eyes change in polls

Lebanon yesterday voted in its first election since multiple crises dragged it to the brink of failed statehood, a major test for new
15 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed elected UAE president

The UAE’s long-time de facto ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected as president yesterday, official media said, a day after the death of former leader Sheikh Khalifa.
14 May 2022, 18:00 PM