Tehran,Nov 14. (dpa/GNA) – Iran’s Navy said on Saturday that a “violating” oil tanker, struck a sea mine and caught fire early in the…
Middle East
Israel says deadly Gaza hospital strike targeted Hamas command centre
Tel Aviv, Nov 14. (dpa/GNA) – Israel’s military said it targeted a Hamas commander and a command centre in an airstrike on Gaza’s Nasser…
Yemen’s Houthis claim missile, drone attacks on Saudi airport, oil facilities, financial center
SANAA, Nov. 10 (Xinhua/GAN) – Yemen’s Houthi group said Tuesday, it had carried out four military operations/ The operations involved ballistic missiles and drones…
Iranian report: Blasts and fires on tankers in Strait of Hormuz
Berlin, Nov 10. (dpa/GNA) – Explosions aboard two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and the ensuing fires have forced them to stop,…
Israel’s new parliament holds first session with women at record high
Jerusalem, Nov 10. (dpa/GNA) – Two weeks after the election in Israel, the new parliament held its first session on Tuesday, which involved the…
Former Iraqi lawmaker found murdered in Beirut after going missing
Beirut, Nov 10. (dpa/GNA) – Former Iraqi lawmaker, Ahmed al-Alwani, was found murdered in Beirut, judicial sources told dpa on Tuesday, four days after…
Yemen Houthis report multiple casualties in attack as fighting goes on
Sana’a, Nov 7. (dpa/GNA) – Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen’s capital Sana’a on Saturday, resulted in several civilian deaths, media linked to the Iranian-allied…
Israel’s president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government
Nov 7 (BBC/GNA) – Israel’s president says he will task opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new coalition government. Isaac Herzog has been…
Talks continue on who will get first shot at forming Israel government
Tel Aviv, Nov 5. (dpa/GNA) – Consultations between Israeli President Isaac Herzog and party representatives on forming the country’s next government, continued on Thursday,…
Over 240 suffer food poisoning in E. Syria, most discharged: authorities
DAMASCUS, Nov. 1 (Xinhua/GNA) – More than 240 people suffered food poisoning in Syria’s eastern city of Deir al-Zour, with most discharged after treatment,…
Syria condemns Jordanian airstrikes launched after church attack
Beirut, Oct 27. (dpa/GNA) – Syria has condemned Jordanian airstrikes on the south of the country as an unacceptable violation of Syrian sovereignty, saying…
Israeli exit polls show Netanyahu’s Likud leading, but no clear winner
Tel Aviv, Oct 27. (dpa/GNA) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party, emerged as the largest party in Israel’s parliamentary election on Tuesday,…
Jordan launches airstrikes in Syria in retaliation for church attack
Beirut, Oct 27. (dpa/GNA) – Jordan has carried out airstrikes against targets in southern Syria, in retaliation for a deadly attack on a church…
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey hold talks in Tehran on Iran war
Tehran, Oct 26.(dpa/GNA) – Senior officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are meeting in Tehran in another attempt to find a diplomatic solution…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards attack Kurdish positions in Iraq
Tehran, Oct 25. (dpa/GNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has launched an attack on Kurdish positions in northern Iraq, near the border with…
Top equestrian event in Riyadh cancelled amid Houthi attacks
Berlin, Oct 22. (dpa/GNA) – The Global Champions Tour show jumping finals in Riyadh has been cancelled, amid the tense situation caused by ongoing…
Two Syrian security personnel killed in clashes near Damascus
Damascus, Oct 22. (dpa/GNA) – Two members of Syria’s internal security forces were killed and five others wounded, in clashes during an operation, targeting…
Four killed in attacks on Saudi airport, oil field
Cairo, Oct 22. (dpa/GNA) – Two people were killed and eight others injured in an attack on the airport in the Saudi Arabian city…
Egypt sends over 3,400 tonnes of aid to Gaza
CAIRO, Oct. 21, (Xinhua/GNA) – The Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC), on Wednesday dispatched a new humanitarian aid convoy to the Gaza Strip, carrying more…
U.S. orders non-emergency government staff to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks intensify
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, (Xinhua/GNA) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday, ordered non-emergency U.S. government staff and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia,…
Israel arrests 10 suspects over attacks on US photographer
Tel Aviv/Ramallah, Oct 20. (dpa/GNA) – Israeli security forces have arrested 10 suspects, believed to be settlers in connection with attacks on a US…
Iranian media: German ambassador summoned over spying row
Tehran, Oct 20. (dpa/GNA) – Iran summoned German Ambassador Axel Dittmann on Monday, to protest what it described as the “contemptible approach” of certain…
At least 53 killed in Houthi attack on military camp in Yemen
Cairo, Oct 20. (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi militia on a military training camp has risen to…
UK fighter jets to help defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks
London, Oct 20. (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British fighter jets will help defend Saudi Arabia against “absolutely despicable” attacks from Houthi rebels, UK Defence Secretary…