Middle East Updates

Developments in the Mideast war and its impact on Asia-Pacific

Iran seeks talks with US as protest deaths rise

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—US President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after…

Iran leader warns rioters ‘must be put in their place’  

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Iran’s supreme leader insisted on Saturday that “rioters must be put in…

‘Neither war nor peace’: Iran faces ‘permanent state of crisis’

Iran has been bombed, seen United Nations sanctions reimposed, and its economy collapse further into…

Iran out in the cold as Mideast unites in support of Gaza ceasefire

CAIRO—As the Middle East broadly welcomes a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, Iran finds itself…

Storm-hit Biliran, Romblon, Oriental Mindoro also in state of calamity

TACLOBAN CITY—Biliran, Romblon and Oriental Mindoro were placed under a state of calamity on Monday…

Czechs rally past Iranians to extend dream FIVB run

Now that it has made its first-ever semifinal appearance in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World…

Iran executes man for alleged spying for Israel

DUBAI—Iran said on Wednesday it executed a man it alleges spied for Israel, something disputed…

With Salo Sala, Ella Pangilinan Miranda shakes things up

I’ve known Ella Pangilinan Miranda since high school, and although she’s now a famous content…

SWS: US, Japan, Australia ‘most trusted’ by Pinoys; China, Iran least 

National net trust ratings for the United States, Japan and Australia were positive for the…

Iran paves over mass grave of 1979 revolution victims, turning it into a parking lot

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—A desert-like patch of sand and scrawny trees in the largest cemetery…