Iran, US hint at revival of talks
23 September 2026
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Middle East
Hormuz vessel traffic falls to 2
23 September 2026
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Middle East
Iran ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade
22 September 2026
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Middle East
US open to meeting Iran at UN, no meeting scheduled yet, Rubio says
22 September 2026
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Middle East
Iran vows to ‘surprise’ US if it renews attack
22 September 2026
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Middle East
GAZA atrocities / Situation ‘unjustifiable’
21 September 2026
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Middle East
GAZA atrocities / Israeli strikes kill 4 more, including child
21 September 2026
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Middle East
Iran says conveyed conditions to US for reopening Hormuz
21 September 2026
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Middle East
‘Run! Get away!’ / Witnesses recount Israeli ‘double tap’ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza
19 September 2026
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Middle East
Pakistan vows to defend ally Saudi 'to any extent'
18 September 2026
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Middle East
Around '1,500 bodies' of Hamas militants found in Israel: army
Around 1,500 bodies of Hamas militants have been found in Israel around the Gaza Strip, the army said Tuesday, as it pummelled the Palestinian enclave with air strikes
10 October 2023
Grim prospects if Israel launches ground assault on Gaza
Israel appears likely to stage a ground assault on Gaza in response to deadly weekend attacks by Hamas, risking close-quarters fighting in densely populated areas, including in underground tunnels and around hostages.
10 October 2023
Nowhere to go
As Israel’s military sent phone messages telling Palestinians to leave some areas of Gaza after Saturday’s deadly Hamas raid, Mohammad Brais did not know where to seek safety from an assault that residents expect to be the worst they have ever faced.
9 October 2023
Israel lays total siege to Gaza
Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip yesterday and cut off utility supplies as it kept bombing targets in the crowded Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault.
9 October 2023
More than 123,000 displaced: UN
More than 123,000 people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the conflict between Hamas and Israel, the United Nations said yesterday.
9 October 2023
Hamas carried out yrs-long campaign to fool Israel
A careful campaign of deception ensured Israel was caught off guard when the Palestinian group Hamas launched its devastating attack, enabling a force using bulldozers, hang gliders and motorbikes to take on the Middle East’s most powerful army.
9 October 2023
Hamas-Israel war slams door on US-Iran thaw
Through quiet diplomacy with Iran, US President Joe Biden’s administration had strived to keep a lid on Middle East troubles. That bet came crashing down with Saturday’s massive offensive by Hamas against Israel.
9 October 2023
Netanyahu vows to 'change Middle East' in war with Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed today to "change the Middle East" in Israel's war with Palestinian militant group Hamas, as the army pounded the Gaza Strip with air strikes
9 October 2023
Israel defence minister orders 'complete siege' on Gaza
'We are putting a complete siege on Gaza... No electricity, no food, no water, no gas -- it's all closed'
9 October 2023
Iran denies it had role in Hamas attack on Israel
Iran on Monday rejected as unfounded allegations it had a role in the massive assault on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
9 October 2023
How Israel was duped as Hamas planned devastating assault
A careful campaign of deception ensured Israel was caught off guard when the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched its devastating attack, enabling a force using bulldozers, hang gliders and motorbikes to take on the Middle East's most powerful army.
9 October 2023
China says 'opposes and condemns' actions that harm civilians in Israel violence
China said Monday it "opposes and condemns" violence against civilians in Israel and the Palestinian territories
9 October 2023
Bank of Israel to sell $30 billion of forex to stabilise shekel amid Gaza war
The Bank of Israel said on Monday it will sell up to $30 billion of foreign currency in the open market, in the central bank's first ever sale of foreign exchange, to maintain stability during Israel's war with Palestinian militants in Gaza
9 October 2023
Fighting with Hamas ongoing in 'seven to eight' locations around Gaza: Israel army
Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas Palestinian militants was ongoing Monday in seven to eight locations around the Gaza Strip inside Israel, the army said
9 October 2023
Gaza bleeds as Israel pounds enclave
Israel battered Gaza yesterday after suffering its bloodiest attack in decades, as Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns killing 600 and abducting dozens more.
8 October 2023
Two Israelis, one Egyptian shot dead in Alexandria
Two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide were shot dead yesterday in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, Israeli foreign ministry said.
8 October 2023
Hamas forces detour from Saudi-Israel momentum
With its surprise attack against Israel, Hamas has violently shifted the world’s eyes back to the Palestinians and dealt a severe blow to momentum to secure a landmark US-brokered deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
8 October 2023
‘It was a security failure’
As Israel reeled from a deadly attack by Hamas who broke through barriers around Gaza and roamed at will, killing scores of civilians in Israeli towns, defence chiefs faced growing questions over how the disaster could have happened.
8 October 2023
Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah hits Shebaa Farms
Israel fired barrages of artillery into southern Lebanon on Sunday after Hezbollah targeted three Israeli military positions in the disputed Shebaa Farms
8 October 2023
Nearly 1,000 killed as fighting rages for 2nd day
More than 600 killed in Israel; at least 370 Palestinians dead
8 October 2023