Southern Lebanon: Israeli strike kills Hezbollah operative

Israel’s military said yesterday it had killed a Hezbollah operative in southern Lebanon, a region that has witnessed several attacks despite the ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group.
17 November 2025, 18:25 PM

Israeli army builds walls inside south Lebanon

United Nations peacekeepers said yesterday that Israel’s army has built walls in south Lebanon near the UN-demarcated Blue Line, the de facto border, nearly a year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
14 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Iraqis vote in general election in rare moment of calm

Iraq has been unusually stable in recent years
11 November 2025, 02:29 AM

Tehran to restrict water as Iran battles drought

Iran was laying plans yesterday to cut off water supplies periodically to Tehran’s 10-million-strong population as it battles its worst drought in many decades.
8 November 2025, 18:51 PM

Turkey issues arrest warrant against Israel PM

Turkey issued arrest warrants for genocide against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials in his government over the war in Gaza, as Israel continued to kill Palestinians violating a ceasefire.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Hezbollah ‘playing with fire’

Israel warned yesterday that its military would step up its attacks against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, a day after the Lebanese health ministry reported four people killed in an Israeli air strike.
2 November 2025, 18:09 PM

Iran vows to rebuild nuke sites ‘stronger than before’

Iran said yesterday that it would rebuild nuclear sites damaged by Israeli and US strikes “stronger than before”, as mediator Oman urged Tehran and Washington to revive stalled diplomacy.
2 November 2025, 18:00 PM

World’s most expensive coffee goes on sale in Dubai at $1,000 a cup

Selling for nearly $1,000 a cup, a cafe in Dubai is offering the world’s most expensive coffee, brewed from Panamanian beans sold at a premium price.
2 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum unveiled

Egypt yesterday inaugurated the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum -- the world’s largest museum dedicated to its ancient civilisation -- marking a milestone in both cultural preservation and efforts to revive the country’s tourism-driven economy.
1 November 2025, 18:42 PM

Iran demands $170m from owner of seized Israel-linked ship

Iran has demanded a $170 million fine from the owner of a cargo ship that it seized in Gulf waters last year and accused of having ties to Israel, a judicial official said yesterday.
28 October 2025, 18:00 PM

US, others must press Israel to abide by truce

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States and others must do more to push Israel to stop violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement, including the possible use of sanctions or halting arms sales.
24 October 2025, 18:50 PM

Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran

Iran yesterday warned against fresh attacks on his country, after UN nuclear watchdog chief said he fears a possible “renewed use of force” if attempts at diplomacy with Tehran fail.
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Keep dreaming’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday rebuffed claims by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic republic’s nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June.
20 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran executes man over espionage

Iran executed a man convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency, the judiciary said yesterday, the latest in a series of executions following a 12-day war in June between the two countries.
19 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Netanyahu says will run for PM in next year's election

Appearing on a programme on the right-wing Channel 14, Netanyahu was asked whether he intended to seek another term
19 October 2025, 02:53 AM

Iran ‘terminates’ all mechanisms

Iran yesterday said that it was no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear programme as a landmark 10-year deal between it and world powers expired, though Tehran reiterated its “commitment to diplomacy”.
18 October 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Just a wasteland’

The United Nations’ aid chief took stock of the monumental task of restoring basic necessities in the devastated Gaza Strip yesterday, as Israel and Hamas exchanged more human remains.
18 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli forces kill 11-year-old in West Bank

Israeli forces shot dead an 11-year-old boy in the occupied West Bank, his family and health officials said yesterday, while the army said its troops opened fire at rock throwers.
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Palestinians touring Europe to boost state recognition

Palestinian Authority representatives are touring Europe to try to convince countries that have not yet recognised a Palestinian state to get onboard, a presidential envoy said during a visit to Switzerland Wednesday.
15 October 2025, 18:58 PM

Aid trucks roll into Gaza

Aid trucks rolled into Gaza yesterday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute over the return of the bodies of dead hostages that had threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas.
15 October 2025, 18:50 PM