World / Middle East

Iraqi PM orders investigation into Saudi drone attack allegations 27 Jul 2026 - 09:38 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered security authorities to investigate Saudi Arabia’s allegation that drones targeting the kingdom were launched from...

Fire erupts near major Tehran hotel 27 Jul 2026 - 01:28 pm

Tehran: Smoke billowed over northern Tehran on Monday, AFP journalists witnessed, after a building adjacent to the capital's Hotel Esteghlal caught fire. Thick...

Gaza teen triumphs despite war, loss and displacement 27 Jul 2026 - 12:45 pm

Maghazi, Palestinian Territories: Just days before her final secondary school examinations, the house opposite the temporary home where 18-year-old Saba Rabah was living...

UN Chief calls for immediate lifting all sanctions on Syria 26 Jul 2026 - 09:58 pm

Damascus: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the steps taken to ease sanctions on Syria, noting that they have opened new avenues for...

Syrian President, UN Secretary-General discuss boosting cooperation, reconstruction 25 Jul 2026 - 10:48 pm

Damascus: Syrian President, Ahmad Al Sharaa met Saturday with United Nations Secretary-General, AntonioGuterres, who is visiting Syria. The meeting discussed ways to enhance...

Three killed, several others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza strip 25 Jul 2026 - 03:20 pm

Gaza:Three Palestinians were killed and others wounded today as Israeli occupation forces continued their attacks on various areas in the Gaza Strip. Medical...

Syria says at least 19 killed after two buses collide 25 Jul 2026 - 02:19 pm

Damascus: Syrian state media said at least 19 people were killed on Saturday when two buses collided in the central-eastern region of the...

UN chief appeals for international support for Syria 'at this pivotal moment' 25 Jul 2026 - 11:34 am

Damascus, Syria: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged international support for Syria on Saturday as he visited the country, which is in transition...

Death toll from Israeli aggression on Lebanon rises to 4,330 24 Jul 2026 - 11:10 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health's Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) announced on Friday that the death toll from the Israeli...

Jordan's army intercepts 7 Iranian missiles, 6 drones 24 Jul 2026 - 05:20 pm

Amman: The Jordanian military announced that its air defense systems and Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft shot down seven missiles and six drones...

UN urges evacuation of 6,000 sailors stranded in Hormuz strait 24 Jul 2026 - 01:32 pm

Geneva: The United Nations on Friday urged countries involved in the Middle East war to help evacuate and repatriate some 6,000 sailors stranded...

OIC condemns Al-Aqsa Mosque storming and calls for international action 23 Jul 2026 - 10:57 pm

Jeddah: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by officials from the...

Two killed, several wounded as Israeli fire hits Gaza 23 Jul 2026 - 12:25 am

Gaza: A Palestinian was shot and killed Wednesday when the Israeli occupation army's military vehicles opened fire in areas across the Gaza Strip,...

UNESCO places Lebanon's Tyre on World Heritage in Danger List 22 Jul 2026 - 10:43 pm

Paris: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has placed the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on its...

US cuts tariffs on Jordanian goods to 10% 21 Jul 2026 - 11:14 pm

Washington: Jordan and the United States signed Tuesday a reciprocal trade agreement aimed at strengthening bilateral economic ties and providing exporters from both...

Jordan Armed Forces neutralize five Iranian drones 21 Jul 2026 - 11:46 am

Amman, Jordan: Jordanian air defense systems successfully intercepted and neutralized five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) originating from Iran overnight and early Tuesday morning,...

Qatar strongly condemns Houthi remarks accusing Saudi Arabia of besieging Yemenis and imposing maritime embargo 21 Jul 2026 - 10:18 am

Doha,Qatar: The State of Qatar has strongly condemned and denounced remarks by the Houthi military spokesman accusing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of...

Three missiles launched from Iran intercepted: Jordanian Armed Forces 20 Jul 2026 - 11:11 pm

Amman: The Jordanian Armed Forces said on Monday that the country's air defense systems intercepted and shot down three Iranian missiles launched towards...