Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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‘Keep dreaming’
20 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Iran executes man over espionage
19 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Netanyahu says will run for PM in next year's election
19 October 2025, 02:53 AM
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Nuclear deal with west / Iran ‘terminates’ all mechanisms
18 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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‘Just a wasteland’
18 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Israeli forces kill 11-year-old in West Bank
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Palestinians touring Europe to boost state recognition
15 October 2025, 18:58 PM
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Aid trucks roll into Gaza
15 October 2025, 18:50 PM
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Iran says Trump's call for peace 'at odds' with US actions
14 October 2025, 06:08 AM
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Jordan jails hospital chief over Covid deaths
A Jordanian court yesterday sentenced to three years in jail the director of a state hospital over the deaths of 10 patients at the facility which treated coronavirus patients.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Israeli police kill Palestinian in Jerusalem stabbing
Israeli security forces shot dead a Palestinian in annexed east Jerusalem late on Saturday after he stabbed an Israeli civilian and tried to
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
France, Europeans working to open Afghan joint mission
Several European countries are working on opening up a joint diplomatic mission in Afghanistan that would enable their ambassadors to return to the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Thousands flee in panic, one killed
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupted yesterday, spewing out a tower of smoke and ash that plunged local communities into darkness and forced thousands of nearby residents to flee.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Iran nuclear talks break
Indirect US-Iranian talks on saving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal broke off until next week as European officials voiced dismay late Friday at sweeping demands by Iran’s new, hardline government.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM
12 including Iraqi civilians, Kurd fighters killed in attacks blamed on IS
At least nine Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and three brothers were killed in northern Iraq attacks blamed on the Islamic State militants group, officials and a family member said Friday.
3 December 2021, 18:22 PM
UAE buys record 80 French fighter jets as Macron starts Gulf tour
The United Arab Emirates signed a record 14-billion-euro contract for 80 French-made Rafale warplanes and committed billions of euros in other deals as President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a Gulf tour on Friday.
3 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Palestinian Authority struggles to pay public employees
After years of economic stagnation, authorities in the occupied West Bank say they are struggling to pay salaries for public employees, as soaring inflation, dwindling donor aid and Israel’s withholding of vital tax revenues strangle the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) already crippled budget.
3 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Philippines court to allow Nobel laureate Ressa to go to Norway
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa will be allowed to travel so she can accept her Nobel Peace Prize in person after a court gave her permission to leave the Southeast Asian country to visit Norway later this month.
3 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Iran nuke talks set for pause
Negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal were set to be suspended yesterday, Iranian media said, as European diplomats expressed “disappointment and concern” at the latest proposals from Iran.
3 December 2021, 18:00 PM
UAE places $19 bn order for warplanes, helicopters with France
The United Arab Emirates ordered 80 Rafale fighter jets and 12 military helicopters on Friday, deepening economic and political ties with France through an arms contract worth 17 billion euros ($19.20 billion).
3 December 2021, 14:41 PM
Iran nuclear talks restart in Vienna
Fresh talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers restarted on Monday, with the EU chair saying he felt “extremely positive” while admitting that “difficult issues” have yet to be tackled.
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM
World Expo in Dubai: Workers face hardships despite promises
Intent on making a flawless impression as the first host of the world’s fair in the Middle East, Dubai sought to leave nothing to chance.
30 November 2021, 07:25 AM
Don’t yield to ‘blackmail’
Israel yesterday cautioned world powers to beware of what it described as Iranian “nuclear blackmail” as diplomats convened in Vienna to discuss resurrecting a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
29 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Egyptian rights activist fined over ‘insulting’ online posts
An Egyptian court yesterday fined prominent human rights activist Hossam Bahgat for “insulting” the country’s electoral commission on social media, a judicial source said.
29 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Riot police deploy after violent demo in Iran’s Isfahan
Riot police were deployed in force yesterday in the Iranian city of Isfahan, a day after violent protests over the drying up of a lifeblood river.
27 November 2021, 18:00 PM
IAEA bowing to West’s pressure: Iran
Iran has accused the UN’s nuclear agency of bowing to pressure from its Western financiers to “discriminate” against Tehran, as strains persist ahead of new talks to revive the 2015 atomic deal.
27 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Tunisia navy ‘rescues’ 487 migrants
Tunisian authorities said yesterday they had rescued almost 500 migrants whose boat ran into trouble off the North African country’s coast during a bid to reach Europe.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM
3 Lebanon judges resign in face of politicians' interference in judiciary
Three Lebanese judges have resigned over interference by politicians in the work of the judiciary, including a probe into last year’s Beirut blast, a judicial source said Thursday.
25 November 2021, 18:49 PM
Thousands protest against power grab
Thousands of Sudanese protesters yesterday rallied against last month’s military power grab, rejecting an agreement struck between the top general that saw the prime minister reinstated, witnesses said.
25 November 2021, 18:00 PM