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World / Middle East

Nationwide blackout hits Iraq as heatwave strains power grid 11 Aug 2025 - 09:32 pm
An Iraqi man stands under an electricity transmission tower south of Hilla city on August 10, 2025, amidst rising temperatures, chronic water shortages and power cuts. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Doctors detail the daily deluge of Gazans shot while seeking food 11 Aug 2025 - 03:27 pm
Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025. Photo by AFP
Australia to recognize State of Palestine at upcoming UN meeting 11 Aug 2025 - 11:00 am
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference in Canberra on August 11, 2025. Photo by Hilary Wardhaugh / AFP
Al Jazeera condemns assassination of 5 journalists by Israeli occupation forces 11 Aug 2025 - 09:59 am
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2 years on, Iranian wushu athlete returns to Chengdu and wins at World Games 11 Aug 2025 - 01:00 am
Shahin Banitalebi of Iran greets the spectators after the men's Nanquan-Nangun final of Wushu event at the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)
BREAKING: Palestinian journalists Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Quraiqa killed in Israeli strike 10 Aug 2025 - 11:26 pm
Mohammed Quraiqa (L) and Anas Al-Sharif. Pic from social media.
Palestinian woman resorts to lentils for pet cats as starvation continues in Gaza 10 Aug 2025 - 10:14 pm
All pictures from majdi_fathi on Instagram.
Jordan to host tripartite meeting on support of Syria's reconstruction 10 Aug 2025 - 07:59 pm
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50,000-year-old pottery, stone tools discovered in Saudi Arabia 10 Aug 2025 - 07:54 pm
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Palestinians martyred, injured while waiting for aid in Gaza 10 Aug 2025 - 05:25 pm
Palestinians hustle around a humanitarian parcel dropped by a military aircraft in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025. Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP
Over 600 pilgrims hospitalised due to chlorine gas leak in Iraq 10 Aug 2025 - 03:15 pm
Pilgrims were hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station. Pic: Representational image
Four Palestinians killed while seeking aid in northern Gaza 09 Aug 2025 - 09:07 pm
Buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes surround makeshift shelters for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on August 8, 2025. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
Six Lebanese soldiers killed, others injured in weapons depot explosion 09 Aug 2025 - 06:38 pm
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VIDEO: Türkiye battles wildfires as July recorded hottest in 55 years 09 Aug 2025 - 01:22 pm
This handout photograph taken and released on August 8, 2025 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows people working to extinguish wildfire in Canakkale, northwestern Türkiye in the Marmara region. Photo by HANDOUT / DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP.
Renowned master of Persian miniatures passes away in US 09 Aug 2025 - 12:49 pm
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40,000 Palestinians perform Friday prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque 08 Aug 2025 - 08:14 pm
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Muslim World League strongly condemns Israeli plan to fully reoccupy Gaza 08 Aug 2025 - 08:00 pm
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WHO Chief urges immediate end to Gaza siege amid rising starvation and medical crisis 08 Aug 2025 - 07:42 pm
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus