The door to diplomacy still open
Agencies
7 HOUR(s) • Middle East
Houthi attacks / Makkah defence pact signatories to hold talks
AFP, Riyadh
26 September 2026 • Middle East
Iran proposes reopening Hormuz within seven days: media
AFP, New York
25 September 2026 • Middle East
Jeered and booed, Netanyahu slams enemies, allies alike
Agencies
25 September 2026 • Middle East
Iran will ‘never bend the knee’ Says Pezeshkian at UN
Agencies
24 September 2026 • Middle East
Iran, US hint at revival of talks
Reuters, Dubai
23 September 2026 • Middle East
Hormuz vessel traffic falls to 2
Reuters, New Delhi
23 September 2026 • Middle East
US open to meeting Iran at UN, no meeting scheduled yet, Rubio says
Reuters, Washington
22 September 2026 • Middle East
Iran vows to ‘surprise’ US if it renews attack
Agencies
22 September 2026 • Middle East

Saudi official in US for talks on Yemen, Iran, Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia's deputy defense minister on Tuesday became the highest-ranking Saudi envoy to visit Washington since Joe Biden became president in January, and held talks with senior officials on the Yemen war and threats from Iran.
7 July 2021

Tycoons’ space race

Call it a space race for billionaires: British mogul Richard Branson one-upped rival Jeff Bezos on Thursday, announcing that he too will blast beyond Earth's
2 July 2021

Israel PM confirms deal for outpost settlers to leave by todayAfp, Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced a deal for Jewish settlers to leave an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank by today, with a possibility of returning.  
1 July 2021

Protests as Israel begins demolition in Jerusalem’s Silwan

Israel demolished a Palestinian shop in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on Tuesday, triggering scuffles between police and protesters who accused authorities of discriminatory enforcement of building permits in the holy city.
30 June 2021

Israel opens first embassy in Gulf

Israel’s new foreign minister inaugurated its embassy in the United Arab Emirates yesterday and offered an olive branch to other former adversaries, saying: “We’re here to stay.
29 June 2021

Tigray forces seize Mekelle

Tigrayan forces said they had Ethiopian government troops on the run around the regional capital Mekelle yesterday after taking full control of the city in a sharp reversal of eight months of conflict.
29 June 2021

India probes Twitter over inaccurate Kashmir map

Indian police have filed preliminary charges against senior Twitter officials over an inaccurate map of the country, an official said yesterday, in the latest escalation between the US firm and New Delhi.
29 June 2021

Pro-Iran militias attack US base in Syria after air strikes

Pro-Iranian militias exchanged fire with a US-led coalition in eastern Syria Monday, a war monitor and the coalition said, in an escalation after deadly US air strikes in Iraq and Syria the previous night.
29 June 2021

New Israeli foreign minister lands in UAE on first official visit

Israel’s new foreign minister has touched down in the United Arab Emirates, starting the first high-level trip by an Israeli official to the Gulf Arab state since the two countries normalized relations last year.
29 June 2021

America's battles with Iran-backed militia escalate, again

U.S. President Joe Biden's latest strikes against Iran-backed militia in Syria and Iraq were not the first nor likely the last of his young presidency.
29 June 2021

US warns Russia not to veto Syria border access

The United States warned Monday that Russia would put at risk hopes for more constructive relations if it uses its UN veto to shut the sole border crossing for aid into Syria.
29 June 2021

‘Blatant violation of sovereignty’

Iraq yesterday condemned overnight US air strikes against Iran-backed armed groups on the Syrian-Iraqi border that killed at least seven fighters and sparked calls for revenge from Iraqi armed factions.
28 June 2021

US launch Black Sea drills

Ukraine and the United States launched joint naval exercises in the Black Sea yesterday in a show of Western cooperation with Kiev as it faces off with Russia.
28 June 2021

Iran has drones with range of 7,000 km, Guards commander says

Iran has drones with a range of 7,000 km (4,375 miles), Iranian state media cited the top commander of the Revolutionary Guards as saying on Sunday, a development which may be seen by Washington as a threat to regional stability.
27 June 2021

Palestinian Authority deploys forces during protest against critic's death

The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Saturday deployed security forces to confront protesters who took to the streets of Ramallah in the West Bank after one of President Mahmoud Abbas's biggest critics died in custody.
27 June 2021

Turkey disappointed at EU summit outcome

Turkey yesterday expressed disappointment after an EU summit ended with a critical statement about Ankara’s rights record and no clear progress on a customs treaty or committment on aid.
25 June 2021

American jailed for betraying military sources in Iraq

A Pentagon translator was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for passing the names of US informants in Iraq to a person linked to Lebanon’s powerful Shia movement Hezbollah.
24 June 2021

Non-Allied Movement should take concrete action to address Palestine crisis: Foreign Minister

Bangladesh said the Non-Allied Movement (NAM) should take concrete action for achieving a lasting solution to the Palestinian crisis.
22 June 2021

Medical aid from Bangladesh to Palestine handed over in Jordan

Medical aid from Bangladesh for the people of Palestine was handed over in Jordan yesterday.
21 June 2021

Israel to allow Gaza ‘limited’ export of farm produce

Israel said Sunday it will allow the “limited export” of farm produce from Gaza, one month after a ceasefire with the enclave’s Hamas rulers to end an 11-day conflict.
21 June 2021