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Iran's first president Abolhassan Banisadr...

Iran's first president Abolhassan Banisadr...

Middle East

Sat, Oct 9 2021

Banisadr won Iran's first free election in 1980 to become president hot on the heels of the previous...

3 Bangladeshis among 10 injured in drone...

3 Bangladeshis among 10 hurt in Saudi...

Middle East

Sat, Oct 9 2021

There was no immediate claim of responsibility

Israeli judge upholds ban on Jewish...

Israel court upholds ban on Jewish prayer...

Middle East

Sat, Oct 9 2021

Jews are allowed to visit the site but may not overtly pray or engage in rituals there

UN ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat...

UN ends Yemen war crimes probe

Middle East

Fri, Oct 8 2021

More than 100,000 people have been killed and 4 million have been displaced, activist groups say

UK court: Dubai ruler ordered phones...

'Dubai ruler ordered phones of ex-wife,...

Europe

Wed, Oct 6 2021

Hacking involved the powerful NSO Pegasus software

Czechs sign deal to buy air defence...

Czechs sign deal to buy air defence...

Middle East

Tue, Oct 5 2021

The Czech Republic will pay $630 million for the system made by Israeli state-run company Rafael

Bangladeshis among 500 migrants intercepted...

Bangladeshis among 500 migrants intercepted...

Middle East

Tue, Oct 5 2021

Libya’s coast guard has intercepted around 25,300 migrants and returned them to Libya’s shores...

Israel-Abbas ties warming but peace...

Israel-Abbas ties warming, peace talks...

Middle East

Tue, Oct 5 2021

For Abbas and his Palestinian Authority, talking to Israel is partly about "taking advantage of...

At least 9 dead as cyclone lashes Oman,...

9 dead as cyclone lashes Oman,

Middle East

Sun, Oct 3 2021

Flights were suspended and schools closed as the storm, with wind speeds up to 139 kilometres an hour,...

UAE official: Time to manage rivalry...

'Time to manage rivalry with Iran,...

Middle East

Sun, Oct 3 2021

The UAE has moved to de-escalate tensions by engaging with non-Arab Iran and Turkey, whose influence...

First ever 'Egyptair' flight lands in...

First 'Egyptair' flight reaches...

Middle East

Sun, Oct 3 2021

Egyptair will now run four flights per week into Israel under its own banner

Israel indicts Palestinian jail...

Palestinian jail breakers indicted

Middle East

Sun, Oct 3 2021

They escaped by digging a tunnel under a sink

Disappointment in Qatar as no women...

Qatari women unsuccessful in first legislative...

Middle East

Sun, Oct 3 2021

The final voter turnout was 63.5% according to official data

Iraq's election: How it works, main...

Iraq's election: How it works, main...

Middle East

Sun, Oct 3 2021

Iraq’s Shiite Muslim are still the dominant voice while Sunni and Kurdish minority groups have...

Iraqis to elect new parliament amid...

Iraqis to elect new parliament amid...

Middle East

Sun, Oct 3 2021

Low turnout, violence and volatility feared as tensions rise

Three years after his murder, Khashoggi...

Khashoggi widow blames Saudis

Middle East

Sat, Oct 2 2021

Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi who lived in self-exile in the United States, wrote critically about MBS...

Fighting between Yemeni separatist forces...

Four dead in Yemeni separatist...

Middle East

Sat, Oct 2 2021

Aden sees tension between the internationally recognised government and the STC over control of the...

Protests in Bahrain over new Israeli...

Protests in Bahrain over Israel...

Middle East

Sat, Oct 2 2021

Protesters march waving Palestinian and Bahraini flags, chanting "Death to Israel" and "No...

Qatar's first legislative elections...

Qatar legislative polls see 44%...

Middle East

Sat, Oct 2 2021

The election, approved in a 2003 constitutional referendum, comes ahead of Doha hosting the World Cup...

Iran begins war games near Azerbaijan...

Iran begins war games near Azerbaijan...

Middle East

Fri, Oct 1 2021

The exercises took place in open areas in northwestern Iran

Report: Senior Al-Qaeda leader killed...

'Al-Qaeda leader killed in Syria'

Middle East

Fri, Oct 1 2021

US Central Command says American forces had conducted a "kinetic counterterrorism strike" near...