Middle East

Middle East

Israel intercepts missile launched from Yemen

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed to retaliate against Iran-aligned Houthis after his country’s military intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israeli territory.

6h ago

Iran could start enriching uranium within months

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium “in a matter of months”, despite damage to several nuclear facilities from US and Israeli attacks, CBS News said Saturday.

3d ago

Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills one: ministry

An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, the latest attack despite a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.

4d ago

Iran extends access to airspace for overflights after ceasefire

Iran has expanded access to its airspace for international overflights following a ceasefire with Israel, though flight restrictions remain in place across much of the country, an official said yesterday.

4d ago

Iran holds state funeral for slain top brass

Iran yesterday held a state funeral for some 60 scientists and commanders killed in its war with Israel, after its top diplomat condemned the latest White House tirade against supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

4d ago

Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills three

Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli strike killed three people yesterday in the country’s south, the latest such raid despite a November ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.

1w ago

Syria's Christians ask 'Why us?' after suicide bombing at Damascus church

Syria's health ministry said the toll from Sunday's attack on the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood had risen to 25

1w ago

Suicide blast at Damascus church kills at least 20

At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Syria's capital Damascus yesterday, health authorities and security sources said.

1w ago

Gripped by hunger, Gazans queue for meagre food

When Bakr al-Naji realises the meals he prepares each day for a charity in the Gaza Strip won’t be sufficient to fill the stomachs of the children, his heart sinks.

1y ago

Israeli strikes kill 201 in Gaza in 24 hours

Palestinians wept and prayed for their dead yesterday after fresh Israeli strikes followed a UN Security Council resolution that demanded more aid be allowed into Gaza but did not call for an immediate halt to fighting.

1y ago

Iran dismisses US claims it is involved in Huthi ship attacks

Iran’s deputy foreign minister yesterday dismissed US accusations that Tehran was involved in attacks by Yemeni rebels on commercial ships, saying the group was acting on its own.

1y ago

Israel-affiliated vessel hit by aerial vehicle off India

An Israel-affiliated merchant vessel was struck by an uncrewed aerial vehicle off India’s west coast, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Saturday, in the first such known attack so far away from the Red Sea since the Gaza war.

1y ago

Iran shuts bookshop for ‘violation’

Iranian police on Friday closed a major bookshop in the centre of the capital Tehran for allowing unveiled women to enter the premises without a compulsory headscarf, a newspaper reported.

1y ago

Iran threatens Mediterranean closure

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said the Mediterranean Sea could be closed if the United States and its allies continued to commit “crimes” in Gaza, Iranian media reported yesterday, without explaining how that would happen.

1y ago

UNSC demands more aid to Gaza Strip

Israel kept pounding Gaza yesterday as the UN Security Council approved a much-delayed resolution to boost aid to the besieged Palestinian territory where civilians are struggling to find food.

1y ago

War on Gaza ‘most dangerous ever’ for journalists

The first 10 weeks of the Israel-Gaza war have been the deadliest recorded for journalists, with the most journalists killed in a single year in one location, the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Thursday.

1y ago

Gaza now unrecognisable from space

Experts liken intensity of bombing campaign in the enclave to WWII; US intel says 40-45pc of munitions used there are 'dumb bombs'

1y ago

Israeli troops ‘summarily killed’ Palestinians

The United Nations human rights office said it had received reports that Israeli troops “summarily killed” at least 11 unarmed Palestinians in a possible war crime in Gaza.

1y ago