Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for three days of national mourning after a US attack killed a senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major General Qassem Soleimani. Khamenei…
On Friday, an embattled Adel Abdul Mahdi formally submitted his offer to step down following the killing of more than 50 demonstrators by the security forces in Baghdad. Speaker Mohammad al-Halbusi said…
Here’s the latest for Friday Saturday 30th: Iraq’s Prime Minster is resigning after 40 protesters killed; Police increase patrols in London after attack; Protesters demanding Israel Prime Minister asked to resigned; The…
Ankara says its forces have now entered Tal Abyad, and they’ve taken control of Ras Al Ain and Saluk. Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan is live from Washington DC. – Subscribe to our…
An Iranian state oil company tanker has exploded and caught fire near the Saudi port city of Jeddah, according to reports by Iranian state media. This follows Saudi Arabia accusing Iran of…
Turkey has launched a long-threatened military operation in northeast Syria to remove Kurdish-led forces from the border area and create a “safe zone” to resettle millions of Syrian refugees. The move came…
The Iraqi capital, Baghdad has been under curfew since Thursday after days of anti-government protests. Iraq’s prime minister has tried to calm tensions, saying the protesters’ demands have been heard and has…
The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker seized by Iran is finally leaving the Bandar Abbas port two months after it was seized, according to an Iranian shipping organisation. The Stena Impero was seized…
Saudi crown prince describes agreement as a crucial step towards a political solution to end Yemen’s bloody war. Yemen’s internationally recognised government and UAE-backed separatists have signed a power-sharing deal to halt…
Iraq’s President Barham Salih says Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has agreed to stand down if the right replacement can be found to avoid a constitutional vacuum. That is after thousands of protesters…
Israel’s military says one of its air attacks has killed a commander of the Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad. Gaza’s health minister says a man and a woman have been killed in…