Iran, US hint at revival of talks
23 September 2026
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Hormuz vessel traffic falls to 2
23 September 2026
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Iran ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade
22 September 2026
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US open to meeting Iran at UN, no meeting scheduled yet, Rubio says
22 September 2026
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Iran vows to ‘surprise’ US if it renews attack
22 September 2026
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GAZA atrocities / Situation ‘unjustifiable’
21 September 2026
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GAZA atrocities / Israeli strikes kill 4 more, including child
21 September 2026
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Iran says conveyed conditions to US for reopening Hormuz
21 September 2026
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‘Run! Get away!’ / Witnesses recount Israeli ‘double tap’ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza
19 September 2026
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Pakistan vows to defend ally Saudi 'to any extent'
18 September 2026
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Israel, Lebanon trade cross-border shelling
Two rockets were fired from southern Lebanon toward Israel yesterday, prompting cross-border strikes by the Israeli military, sources on both sides said.
6 July 2023
Israel’s army ends West Bank raid
Israel’s army yesterday declared the end of a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank that killed 12 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier over the previous two days.
5 July 2023
Iran maintains crackdowns
Iran is still meting out harsh punishments on people suspected of involvement in mass protests, including “chilling” executions, a United Nations fact-finding mission said yesterday.
5 July 2023
Jenin raid close to completion
Israel is close to completing its Jenin operation, a senior aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday after the fiercest fighting in the flashpoint West Bank town in more than two decades killed 10 Palestinians and forced thousands to flee.
4 July 2023
Israel army raid kills 9 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians in a large-scale operation Monday in the occupied West Bank that the army labelled an "extensive counterterrorism effort," involving air strikes and hundreds of troops
4 July 2023
Large-scale Israeli army operation kills eight in West Bank
Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians in a large-scale operation Monday in the occupied West Bank in what the army labelled an "extensive counterterrorism effort" involving drone strikes and hundreds of troops
3 July 2023
2,000 hajj pilgrims hit by heat stress: Saudi officials
More than 2,000 pilgrims have suffered heat stress during the hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said Thursday, after temperatures soared to 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) during the annual rites
29 June 2023
Crowds 'stone the devil' in final hajj ritual
Massive crowds of robed Muslim pilgrims gathered for the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic draws to a close
28 June 2023
Pilgrims ascend Mt Arafat in hajj climax
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims prayed at Mount Arafat in searing heat yesterday at the height of an annual hajj pilgrimage held in the Saudi Arabian summer.
27 June 2023
Huge crowds swarm from Makkah for hajj climax
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims yesterday walked or rode buses to a giant tented city near Makkah for the climax of the annual hajj that Saudi officials say could break attendance records.
26 June 2023
Occupied West Bank: Israel approves thousands of building permits
Israel’s nationalist-religious government yesterday approved the construction of 5,700 additional housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, despite US pressure to halt settlement expansion that Washington sees as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians.
26 June 2023
Willing to swap prisoners with US: Iran
Iran said yesterday it was hoping indirect talks with the United States could lead to a “positive” outcome for a prisoner swap.
26 June 2023
Hajj begins
Vast crowds of robed Muslim faithful walked solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Makkah’s Grand Mosque yesterday to begin the biggest hajj pilgrimage in several years.
25 June 2023
Jerusalem: Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces
Israeli forces yesterday killed a Palestinian who opened fire on a checkpoint north of Jerusalem, lightly wounding a guard, police said while a Palestinian militant group claimed the attack.
24 June 2023
Israel forces kill gunman who fired at West Bank checkpoint
Israeli forces on Saturday killed a gunman who opened fire on a checkpoint north of Jerusalem, lightly wounding a guard, police said while a Palestinian militant group claimed the attack
24 June 2023
New front in Sudan war develops
Residents of the city of Kadugli in southwest Sudan began fleeing the city on Thursday as tensions escalated between the army and a powerful rebel group, threatening to open another area of conflict in the country’s ongoing war, witnesses said.
23 June 2023
Millions head to Mecca for huge hajj in Saudi heat
Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam's holiest city, today for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian heat
23 June 2023
West Bank violence surges
Israeli forces yesterday demolished the home of a Palestinian accused of killing a soldier in the occupied West Bank, which has been hit by a new outbreak of violence.
22 June 2023
Israelis attack Palestinian towns Burn cars, buildings
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank overnight on Tuesday, torching buildings and cars in apparent retaliation for the killing by Hamas of four Israelis near a settlement the day before, residents and officials said.
21 June 2023
Iran accuses 20 countries
An Iranian intelligence officer has claimed that the United States and France are among some 20 countries involved in nationwide protests last year sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.
20 June 2023