Oil hits 13-month highs as market re-balances Oil prices soared today to their highest in about 13 months as vaccine rollouts promised to revive demand and producers kept supply reined in. Business • 15 Feb
Iran says nuclear scientist killed in attack Iran said one of its most prominent nuclear scientists was assassinated today in an attack on his car outside Tehran that it accused Israel of ... World • 27 Nov 20
Largest-ever prisoner swap in Yemen conflict The Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen's Houthi movement will exchange more than 1,000 prisoners. World • 15 Oct 20
Israel announces second nationwide virus lockdown Israel will enter a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on Friday to contain the spread of the coronavirus after a second-wave surge of new cases, Prime ... World • 13 Sep 20
Irish peacekeepers not among 90 Lebanon Covid-19 cases A spokesperson for the Irish Defence Forces has said all Irish troops in Lebanon are "safe and well" after 90 UN peacekeepers in the area ... World • 13 Sep 20
Bahrain follows UAE in normalising ties with Israel Bahrain has joined the United Arab Emirates in agreeing to normalise relations with Israel, a move forged partly through shared fears of Iran but one ... World • 12 Sep 20
Bahrain to join UAE in striking deal with Israel Bahrain has joined the United Arab Emirates in striking an agreement to normalise relations with Israel, a dramatic move aimed at easing tensions in the ... World • 11 Sep 20
Death sentences scrapped, 8 jailed in Khashoggi case A Saudi court has overturned five death sentences over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in a final ruling that jailed eight defendants to between seven and ... World • 07 Sep 20
Hopes of miracle fade in search for Beirut survivor Rescue teams kept up their search for survivors in Beirut, even as hopes raised by sensor readings of a pulse beneath the rubble of last ... World • 05 Sep 20
Israel swears in unity govt, ending political stalemate Israel's parliament swore in its new unity government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former rival Benny Gantz, ending the longest political crisis ... News • 17 May 20
WHO: Window for containing virus in Middle East closing Governments in the Middle East need to act fast to limit the spread of the coronavirus after cases rose to over 60,000, almost double their ... Coronavirus • 03 Apr 20
Turkey accuses Russia of Syrian 'massacres' Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Russia of committing "massacres" in its support of the Syrian government. World • 12 Feb 20
Syrian offensive in Idlib displaces more than 500,000 A Russian-backed Syrian government offensive against the country's last rebel enclave has caused one of the biggest waves of displacement in the nine-year war. World • 04 Feb 20
Trump unveils Middle East peace plan, hails 'big step' President Donald Trump has unveiled long-awaited details of a US plan for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, warning it may represent the last chance at statehood ... World • 28 Jan 20
US to impose additional sanctions on Iran The United States is imposing additional sanctions on Iran as a result of its attack on US troops in Iraq this week, Treasury Secretary Steven ... World • 10 Jan 20
US military has no plans to leave Iraq, says Esper The United States has no plans to pull out militarily from Iraq, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper told Pentagon reporters this evening, following reports of ... World • 06 Jan 20
Oil prices on track for biggest yearly rise since 2016 Oil fell on the last trading day of 2019 but was still on track for monthly and annual gains, supported by a thaw in the ... Business • 31 Dec 19
Netanyahu declares victory in leadership challenge Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared victory in a leadership primary in his right-wing Likud party, ensuring he will lead it in March ... World • 26 Dec 19
Libya formally requests Turkish military support Libya's internationally recognised government has formally requested from Turkey "air, ground and sea" military support to fend off an offensive of eastern forces to take ... World • 26 Dec 19
Tánaiste announces €8.8m water plant investment in Gaza Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney is in Gaza, where Ireland has announced investment of €8.8 million in a new waste water treatment ... World • 03 Dec 19
Death toll rises on second day of Israel-Gaza violence Exchanges of fire triggered by Israel's targeted killing of a top militant in Gaza continued for a second day as the Palestinian death toll rose ... World • 13 Nov 19
Three killed at protest outside Iran consulate in Iraq Iraqi security forces opened fire on a crowd of protesters trying to break into the Iranian consulate in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Kerbala ... World • 04 Nov 19
IS chief Baghdadi dead after US military raid - Trump The leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has died following a US military raid in northwest Syria. World • 27 Oct 19
Iraqi protests: Death toll rises to 28 people Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters who defied a curfew in Baghdad and exchanged fire with gunmen in a southern city, killing at least ... World • 03 Oct 19
Israel hits Gaza after rockets disrupt Netanyahu rally Israel bombed Hamas positions in Gaza overnight in retaliation for rocket fire across the border, which cut short an election rally by Prime Minister Benjamin ... World • 11 Sep 19
