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

21 survive Turkey building collapse with no deaths

Twenty-one people survived being buried under heavy debris when a two-storey building collapsed in eastern Turkey, the government said, with no fatalities reported as search operations ended early yesterday.

10 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Taliban appoint members as 44 governors, police chiefs

The Taliban appointed 44 of its members to key roles including provincial governors and police chiefs on Sunday, a key step in shoring up its governance as the country grapples with growing security and economic problems.

8 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Six Palestinian activists hacked by Israeli spyware

The mobile phones of six Palestinian rights workers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank were hacked using Israeli technology firm NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, Amnesty International and internet security watchdog Citizen Lab said yesterday.

8 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Iran-backed militia responsible for attack on PM: Iraq security officials

A drone attack that targeted the Iraqi prime minister on Sunday was carried out by at least one Iranian-backed militia group, Iraqi security officials and sources close to the militias said.

8 November 2021, 14:58 PM

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Kuwait govt resigns; move likely to end standoff with opposition

Kuwait's government on Monday submitted its resignation to the ruling emir, state news agency KUNA reported, a move that could help end a standoff with opposition lawmakers that has hindered fiscal reform.

8 November 2021, 12:01 PM

Iraq PM survives assassination bid

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi escaped unhurt from an “assassination attempt” in which an explosives-packed drone hit his Baghdad residence early yesterday, a new escalation in the country’s post-election turmoil.

7 November 2021, 18:00 PM

UAE to allow non-Muslim marriage, divorce under new law

Under a civil law in Abu Dhabi, Non-Muslims will be allowed to marry, divorce and get joint child custody, according to a new decree issued on Sunday by its ruler, state news agency WAM said.

7 November 2021, 14:55 PM

Israel suggests US open consulate for Palestinians in West Bank, not Jerusalem

Israel stepped up its public opposition on Saturday to a plan by President Joe Biden's administration to reopen a US consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem, suggesting such a mission should be in the occupied West Bank.

7 November 2021, 04:17 AM

Israel troops kill teen in West Bank

A 13-year-old Palestinian was shot and fatally wounded yesterday by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

5 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Lebanese currency rendered 'worthless' after losing 90% value

Restaurant owner Antoine Haddad has been in business for over 35 years but says he is running out of hope as Lebanon struggles with one of the deepest financial crises of modern times.

4 November 2021, 09:45 AM

115 Yemen rebels killed around Marib

The Saudi-led military coalition backing the government in Yemen yesterday said that 115 Huthi rebels were killed in air strikes around the strategic city of Marib.

2 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Nuclear Compliance: Tehran rejects Western ‘concerns’

Iran yesterday repeated its insistence its nuclear programme was peaceful, two days after the US, Britain, France and Germany expressed their “grave” concern on the sidelines of a G20 meeting.

1 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Yemen rebel strike on mosque kills at least 22

At least 22 people were killed in a Huthi rebel missile strike on a mosque south of the strategic Yemeni city of Marib, officials said yesterday.

1 November 2021, 18:00 PM

UAE approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11

The United Arab Emirates has approved for emergency use the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11, the health ministry said in a statement carried by state media on Monday.

1 November 2021, 07:55 AM

218 Yemen rebels killed

The Saudi-led military coalition backing the government in Yemen yesterday said that more than 218 Huthi rebels were killed in air

31 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Saudi to bid to host Expo 2030 world fair

Saudi Arabia intends to bid to host the Expo 2030 world fair, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Friday, part of the de facto ruler’s push to transform the kingdom’s economy and diversify it away from oil.

30 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Saudi-Lebanon rift widens

Lebanon’s government cannot afford to resign over a growing diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and some Gulf states, a member of a Lebanese crisis group of ministers said on Saturday following a near three-hour meeting over the widening rift.

30 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Philippines postpones self-rule vote

The Philippine government said yesterday it will postpone elections key to ending decades of sectarian bloodshed in a troubled Muslim region, with the pandemic and a stalling peace process blamed for the delay.

29 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Child among 13 killed by Yemen rebel missile

A child was among 13 people killed when a missile fired by Yemeni rebels struck a tribal leader’s home south of the strategic city of Marib, military and medical sources said yesterday.