Israeli strike kills top Hamas security official in Gaza
Reuters, Cairo
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
Houthis hit Saudi Arabia
Agencies
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
IRGC commanders flown into Yemen
Reuters
25 July 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
Saudi confirms vessel hit in Red Sea: state media
AFP, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
23 July 2026, 08:44 AM Middle East
Tourist Deals: Dubai offers discounts to residents
AFP, Dubai
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
'All these rashes': chickenpox surges in Gaza camps
AFP, Gaza City
21 July 2026, 08:48 AM Middle East
11 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
AFP, Gaza City
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
3,000‑year‑old tomb found near Egypt’s Luxor
AFP, Cairo
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East

Egypt court lists Hamas as 'terrorist' group

An Egyptian court yesterday branded the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas a "terrorist" organisation, a judicial source said,
28 February 2015, 18:01 PM

Dozens killed as Qaeda takes rebel base

Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate yesterday drove US-backed rebels out of a strategic northern military base in fierce fighting that left dozens dead, a monitor said.
28 February 2015, 18:00 PM

In Algeria, women 'imams' battle evil

Hundreds of female religious guides have been at the forefront of Algeria's battle against Islamic radicalisation since the civil war that devastated the North African country in the 1990s.
28 February 2015, 18:00 PM

ISIS erases 'history' in Mosul

ISIS militants have reportedly ransacked Mosul library, burning over a hundred thousand rare manuscripts and documents spanning centuries of human learning.
25 February 2015, 19:24 PM

Mosque torched near Bethlehem in hate crime

A West Bank mosque was set alight in a village near Bethlehem Tuesday with anti-Arab slogans in Hebrew sprayed on a nearby wall, Palestinian witnesses said.
25 February 2015, 19:20 PM

NZ to send non-combat troops to Iraq

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key announces plans to send 143 non-combat troops to Iraq to help the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants
24 February 2015, 05:13 AM

Greece unveils eurozone reforms

Greece unveils outline summary of reforms demanded by eurozone leaders in order to secure a bailout extension
24 February 2015, 04:56 AM

Egypt backs 'unified Arab force'

As threats in the Middle East grow, there's a pressing need in the region, Egypt's President said Sunday.
23 February 2015, 18:50 PM

Turkish men in skirts support women's rights

It's not unusual for men to join the fight for women's rights. But it is if they choose to wear miniskirts while they do it.
23 February 2015, 18:49 PM

Police scramble to find teens

Six days ago, the trio of British girls ran away from home and flew from London to Istanbul. It's unclear where 15-year-olds Amira Abase, Shamima Begum and 16-year-old Kadiza Sultana are.
23 February 2015, 18:49 PM

I am still the legitimate president

Yemen's president sought to resume his duties as head of state yetserday, holding his first public engagement with state officials since he fled house arrest in Sanaa by the Houthi group that dominates the northern half of the country.
22 February 2015, 18:53 PM

Was ISIS's Libya execution video fake?

Parts of a sickening video released by Islamic State militants that shows members of the terror group beheading 21 Coptic Christians have been faked, experts have claimed.
22 February 2015, 18:51 PM

US signals delay in troop pullout from Afghanistan

President Barack Obama's new Pentagon chief yesterday said the United States was seriously considering slowing the pace of a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the country faces a growing Taliban insurgency.
21 February 2015, 18:44 PM

UN ready to release list of accused

UN investigators yesterday said they were prepared to publish secret lists of alleged war criminals in Syria to help stem an "exponential rise" in atrocities from nearly four years of war.
21 February 2015, 18:41 PM

Major pay reforms to be introduced

Qatar said yesterday it would introduce a major labour law reform to ensure thousands of workers building venues for the 2022 World Cup are paid on time, after complaints by rights groups.
19 February 2015, 19:19 PM

ISIS did what West couldn't

Just when Washington and Nato feared they were going to be bombing ISIS on their own, the self-styled “Islamic State” has single-handedly created a new Arab military alliance to bomb the West's enemies.
17 February 2015, 19:02 PM

Attempt to oust Benjamin Netanyahu

For years Arabs have been effectively marginalised in Israel's political life.
16 February 2015, 18:24 PM

20,000 fighters head to Syria

Foreign fighters are flocking to Syria at an "unprecedented" rate, with more than 20,000 volunteers from around the world joining the Islamic State or other extremist groups, US intelligence officials said Tuesday.
11 February 2015, 19:01 PM

Diplomats quit crisis-hit Yemen

Western governments evacuated their diplomats from Yemen yesterday as conflict deepened in the impoverished Saudi neighbour which has long been on the front line of the war against al-Qaeda.
11 February 2015, 19:01 PM

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