Tanker struck in Hormuz as Iran, US trade attacks in worst escalation since peace deal Updated 28 Jun, 2026 03:54pm Each side says the other is violating interim ceasefire
US strikes Iran following attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz Updated 27 Jun, 2026 07:08pm Israel, Lebanon sign tentative agreement to end fighting there
Israel, Lebanon sign framework peace deal after US-mediated talks Published 27 Jun, 2026 12:29am Talks in Washington aimed at halting Israel-Hezbollah fighting
Israel drops leaflets over south Lebanon town ordering residents to leave Published 26 Jun, 2026 06:13pm Lebanese officials say Israeli troops are enforcing the zone’s northern boundary by firing at anyone approaching it
Trump, Republican senator engage in shouting match over Iran war Published 26 Jun, 2026 05:44am WASHINGTON: The US Senate blocked an Iran war powers resolution late Wednesday night, hours after President Donald...
Lebanon ceasefire largely holds but fears persist it may collapse Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am BEIRUT: A ceasefire largely held in Lebanon on Monday as the country experienced the longest lull yet in three...
Talks lay ‘good foundation’ for final deal: Vance Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am BUERGENSTOCK, (Switzerland): US Vice President JD Vance said on Monday talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland...
US and Iran conclude high-level talks in Switzerland, mediators say Updated 22 Jun, 2026 07:10am Iranian officials left negotiating room, used mediators instead: Iran media
Iranians walk out of talks venue after Trump threat Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:19am Ongoing disagreements and renewed fighting in Lebanon.
Israeli strikes kill 16 in Lebanon hours after ceasefire Updated 20 Jun, 2026 06:24pm Strikes come hours after ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect
Trump envoy, Iranian minister head to Switzerland for talks Updated 20 Jun, 2026 11:13pm Trump says he urged Israel to agree to ceasefire
4 Israeli soldiers killed: Lebanon says 47 killed in strikes Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am BEIRUT: Fighting flared anew in Lebanon on Friday, with authorities reporting 47 killed in Israeli airstrikes and...
Lebanon ceasefire agreed after US-Iran talks in Switzerland scrapped Updated 19 Jun, 2026 11:14pm US-Iran talks in Switzerland planned for Friday were cancelled as fighting flared in Lebanon
First tankers cross strait under Iran deal; Israeli strikes raise doubt in Lebanon Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am BEIRUT/JERUSALEM/QLAILIEH, Lebanon: Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude sailed...
US and Iran presidents sign ceasefire agreement, but Trump says he could still resume attacks Updated 18 Jun, 2026 12:14pm The memo had been signed digitally on Sunday by Vice President JD Vance and Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf
Iran, US to embark on two months of peace talks Friday Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am TEHRAN: The United States and Iran are to launch talks on a final settlement to their conflict on Friday in...
Lebanon says Israeli strikes on south kill four Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am BEIRUT: Lebanon said Israeli strikes killed four people in the country’s south on Tuesday as Israel said it...
Israel will not withdraw from territory seized in Lebanon, defence minister says Published 15 Jun, 2026 12:41pm Israel will not withdraw from territory it seized in Lebanon
Israeli fire kills six in Gaza despite new effort to salvage truce Published 14 Jun, 2026 08:41pm An Israeli airstrike kills at least four people near Al-Yeman Al-Saeed Hospital in the Jabalia refugee camp
Lebanon reports Israeli strikes in south after evacuation warning Updated 13 Jun, 2026 06:38pm The Israeli army warning urged residents to 'evacuate your homes immediately and move to the north of the Zahrani River'
Iran says no final decision made on deal that Trump hopes could be signed soon Updated 12 Jun, 2026 02:50pm The deal, if confirmed, would be the most significant diplomatic breakthrough yet
Israeli military issues alert after detecting launches from Lebanon toward northern Israel Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:30am Israeli military said on Thursday that its home front command issued a precautionary directive after identification of launches from Lebanon toward northern Israel
Netanyahu to run for re-election after Trump raises doubts Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:16am TEL AVIV: Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after US President...
‘After Iran, is Turkey Israel’s next target?’ Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am This is apropos a letter to the Editor carried by the newspaper yesterday. Turkey is not Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, or...
A fragile truce Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am EDITORIAL: The uneasy calm that followed the Iran-US truce agreed in April, and included a halt to hostilities in...
US launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:49am US helicopter downed while patrolling Hormuz, Trump says
Oil prices settle USD1 higher Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am HOUSTON: Oil prices settled USD1 higher after rising more than 5 percent earlier in the session on Monday as Iran...
France, allies eye national measures to pressure Israel over West Bank, diplomats say Published 07 Jun, 2026 12:29am Sanctions announcement expected within days, diplomats say
Lebanon president tells Iran 'not your job to interfere' in country Published 06 Jun, 2026 12:26am "It's not your country, it's our country... It's not your job to interfere into our country," Aoun said
Iran declares support for Hezbollah with wider peace deal in doubt Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:06pm 'This war will end only when it ends in Lebanon as well,' Abbas Araqchi tells TV station