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Fighters of the Islamic Jihad and Ezz al-Din Al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, during the handover of three Israeli hostages in February. File photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

Israel-Gaza war

Israel to expand Gaza military operation to ‘crush’ Hamas

Israel to seize territory in the war-torn enclave as it prepares for more intense fighting with Palestinian militants.

2 Apr 2025 - 8:54PM

US-Iran tensions

US sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Iran tensions rise

2 Apr 2025 - 3:49PM

Iran warns it will acquire a nuclear weapon if attacked

1 Apr 2025 - 1:24PM

Yemen’s Houthis claim they shot down another US Reaper drone

Claimed downing of US$30 million drone came as Trump warned ‘real pain is yet to come’ for Houthis and Iran.

1 Apr 2025 - 3:03PM

A MQ-9 Reaper done. File photo: AP

Israeli strike targets Hezbollah official in Beirut, killing at least 3

Strike further tests a shaky four-month ceasefire between Israel and Iran-aligned Hezbollah.

1 Apr 2025 - 4:40PM

Israel-Gaza war

Bodies of 15 rescuers recovered from grave in Gaza, UN officials say

UN demands answers for deaths of first responders after bodies and mangled vehicles were found buried in sand.

1 Apr 2025 - 8:38PM

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UK’s Starmer blames lack of joint action for surge in migrants crossing Channel

UK prime minister hosts London summit and urges nations to smash people smuggling gangs.

1 Apr 2025 - 11:15AM

Migrants board a smuggler’s boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel, off the beach of Gravelines, north of France. Photo: AFP

Trump planning to visit Saudi Arabia in mid-May: report

Trump has spoken of Saudi Arabia investing upwards of US$1 trillion in the US economy.

31 Mar 2025 - 1:34PM

Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu offers Hamas leaders Gaza exit but demands group disarm

Israeli leader says his country is working towards a plan proposed by US President Donald Trump to displace Gazans to other countries.

31 Mar 2025 - 12:45PM

Iran rejects direct negotiations with US as Trump threatens ‘bombing’

US president threatens Iran with bombs and tariffs if Tehran does not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear programme.

31 Mar 2025 - 1:31PM

An anti-US mural in Tehran, Iran. Photo: EPA-EFE

Turkey opposition ramps up rallies as Swedish journalist jailed

The arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sparked the most significant anti-government protests in Turkey in over a decade.

30 Mar 2025 - 8:14PM

Protestors wave Turkish flags during a rally called by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) in support of Istanbul’s arrested mayor Ekrem Imanoglu, in Maltepe on the outskirts of Istanbul, on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Tehran sit-in dispersed after 48 days outside Iran’s parliament

The protesters were calling for the implementation of a bill imposing tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the covering.

30 Mar 2025 - 4:31PM

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar

Israel, which has not yet agreed to the proposal, continued its military strikes on Saturday, killing at least 20 Palestinians.

30 Mar 2025 - 4:56AMvideocam

Academy apologises for not backing Palestinian Oscar winner, ‘condemns violence’

The apology came after over 600 members criticised the academy’s response to Hamdan Ballal’s claim that he was attacked by Israelis.

29 Mar 2025 - 10:21AM

Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal with his Oscar on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Trump’s Maga ambition may be more audacious than we think

Outrageous? Yes. But a United States of all Americas and including Greenland would be the first truly planetary North-South superpower.

29 Mar 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump announces tariffs on auto imports in the Oval Office of the White House on March 26. Photo: AFP

Malaysians trust media more while consumer boycott hits confidence survey

Local companies dominate the most trusted brands across the sectors, according to the Ipsos survey.

28 Mar 2025 - 8:10PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV industry pressed to accelerate global expansion amid tariffs

Companies should balance exports and overseas production while seeking to achieve win-wins with foreign partners, former vice-minister says.

28 Mar 2025 - 8:00PM

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Kurds ponder future in Turkey, Syria and Iraq with guarded optimism

The mood among the Kurds has changed after Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan urged the PKK to end its struggle against Turkey.

28 Mar 2025 - 6:05PM

A protester holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, last month. Photo: Reuters

Trump rages against ‘witch hunt’ amid fallout over Yemen attack plan leak

US president defends his Pentagon chief in ‘Signalgate’ scandal, and insists that no classified information was shared in breach.

27 Mar 2025 - 3:55PM

Atlantic releases entire Signal chat showing US attack plans against Houthis

Text chain reveals details of US operation including start time of planned killing of Yemeni militant.

27 Mar 2025 - 12:28PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Palestinians protest against Hamas in rare public show of dissent in Gaza

Protests erupt a week after Israel ended its ceasefire with Hamas by launching a surprise wave of strikes that killed hundreds.

26 Mar 2025 - 5:11PM

Hundreds of Palestinians chanted anti-Hamas slogans at a protest in northern Gaza on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong economy

More galleries from Middle East taking part in Hong Kong’s Art Central

The 10th edition of the art fair will include two galleries from the United Arab Emirates and one from Israel among 108 from across the world.

26 Mar 2025 - 4:20AM

Art Central opens on Wednesday with 108 galleries from around the world taking part. Photo: Eugene Lee

US texts reveal disdain for ‘freeloading’ Europe amid Yemen strikes planning

Messages between Vance and Hegseth highlight how they believe European allies were ‘freeloading’ off US efforts to hit the Houthis.

25 Mar 2025 - 5:58PMvideocam

Banking & finance

China to attract more private equity from Middle East and US: Bain & Co

Asia-Pacific deal value rose 11 per cent to US$176 billion in 2024, according to Bain & Company.

25 Mar 2025 - 8:03AM

War and conflict

Israel releases Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by settlers

Hamdan Ballal’s wife said three men beat her husband with the butts of their rifles and another person reportedly filmed the violence.

25 Mar 2025 - 11:06PM

Director Hamdan Ballal was released from a police station in the West Bank on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Trump officials texted secret Yemen war plans to journalist

Editor-in-chief of The Atlantic received US plan for Yemen strikes after being added to a group chat on Signal app.

25 Mar 2025 - 9:52PMvideocam

A woman walks on debris at the site of a US strike in Sanaa, Yemen on March 24. Photo: Reuters

Indonesia set to allow domestic helpers in Saudi Arabia after 10-year ban

Jakarta is expected to send 600,000 domestic helpers and skilled labourers to Saudi Arabia, but rights groups are concerned about the move.

24 Mar 2025 - 7:32PM

South Africa’s expelled US ambassador returns home with ‘no regrets’

Ebrahim Rasool was expelled after he described Trump’s Maga movement as a supremacist reaction to diversity in the US.

24 Mar 2025 - 10:47AM

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