Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 22:12 AFP — Israel pummelled Gaza on Tuesday but reached a deal with Hamas to deliver medicines to hostages and desperately needed aid to civilians in the war-torn Palestinian territory following Qatari and French mediation.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 21:30 AFP — A top US official met Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday and offered greater security cooperation after Iran carried out a strike in its western neighbour.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 19:24 AFP — Iraq recalled its ambassador from Iran on Tuesday, condemning as a "clear act of aggression" deadly missile strikes by its ally on its autonomous Kurdish region.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 17:38 AFP — Women victims of domestic violence in their country of origin qualify for refugee status or a similar protection, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 16:26 AFP — Israel pummelled southern Gaza on Tuesday, after announcing the winding down of the intense phase of the war that has inflamed tensions across the Middle East.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 16:24 AFP — Iraq summoned Iran's envoy in Baghdad and recalled its ambassador from Tehran on Tuesday in a sharp rebuke to its ally over deadly missile strikes on its autonomous Kurdish region.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 14:41 AFP — Iraq summoned Iran's envoy in Baghdad and recalled its ambassador from Tehran on Tuesday in a sharp rebuke to its ally over deadly missile strikes on its autonomous Kurdish region.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 14:13 AFP — With its strikes in Syria and Iraq, Iran has sought to "flex its muscles" in the fallout of the Israel-Hamas war without provoking a confrontation with the United States, analysts said.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 13:57 AFP — Israel pummelled southern Gaza on Tuesday, killing dozens, even as authorities announced the winding down of the intense phase of the war that has inflamed tensions across the Middle East.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 13:25 AFP — Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji dismissed as "false" Tuesday Iran's claim that it hit an Israeli intelligence base in an overnight missile strike in the Kurdish regional capital Arbil.