Visa clock ticks for KSA-bound workers
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2 Bangladeshis killed in Riyadh airport strike
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Riyadh airport hit by fresh Houthi strike
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Iran executes man for killing police officer
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Fresh attack at Riyadh airport, says Saudi coalition
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Flights cancelled as blast rocks Riyadh airport
11 October 2026
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Israeli strikes kill 5 more in Gaza
11 October 2026
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in focus / Oil surges, stocks sink as US reportedly eyes fresh Iran strikes
9 October 2026
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Middle East
Systematic destruction of olive groves: A bid to uproot Palestinian identity
5 October 2026
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Middle East
WHO decries delays getting aid into Gaza
4 October 2026
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Middle East
Palestinian suspect killed after Tel Aviv bar attack
Israeli security forces yesterday shot dead a Palestinian who killed two people in a Tel Aviv bar after an hours-long manhunt through the city.
8 April 2022
Turkey suspends trial of Khashoggi killing suspects
A Turkish court ruled Thursday to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and for the case to be transferred to Saudi Arabia.
7 April 2022
Israel PM loses majority after MP quits coalition
A key member of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s Yamina party yesterday said she was quitting his coalition government, in a surprise move that leaves
6 April 2022
Rivals trade blame of truce violations
Yemen’s warring parties yesterday traded accusations of violating a ceasefire agreement, three days after it went into effect at the start of Ramadan.
5 April 2022
Nearly 30 killed in Syria in a month
Explosive remnants of Syria’s war killed nearly 30 civilians, including more than a dozen children, last month, a war monitoring group said yesterday.
5 April 2022
Iran blames US for halt to Vienna nuke talks
The United States is responsible for the pause in talks between Tehran and world powers in Vienna aimed at reviving their 2015 nuclear deal, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said yesterday.
4 April 2022
Vienna nuke talks nearing deal: Iran
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian yesterday said an agreement is “close” in paused negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
3 April 2022
Amnesty slams Turkey plan to transfer case
Amnesty International on Friday lambasted any move by Turkey to transfer the Istanbul trial of 26 suspects in the 2018 murder of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi to Riyadh.
2 April 2022
Israeli forces kill three in West Bank
Israeli security forces killed three gunmen from the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a shootout in the occupied West Bank yesterday.
2 April 2022
Rivals agree to 2-month truce
Yemen’s warring parties were yesterday set to lay down their weapons for the first nationwide truce since 2016 with all eyes on whether the UN-brokered ceasefire will hold.
2 April 2022
Prosecutor in Turkey requests to transfer Khashoggi trial to Saudi Arabia
A Turkish prosecutor called on Thursday for the trial in Istanbul of Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be halted and transferred to Saudi authorities, a move which comes as Turkey seeks to mend ties with Riyadh.
31 March 2022
Iran again bans women from football stadium
Iran has once again denied women entry to a football stadium to watch an international match, leaving hundreds of ticketed fans locked out, Iranian media said.
30 March 2022
Israel on high alert after gunman kills 5
Israeli security forces were on high alert yesterday after a Palestinian gunman killed five people in a Tel Aviv suburb. Prime Minister Naftali
30 March 2022
Turkey says second mine found floating off its coast
Turkey yesterday said a second mine which could have come from Ukraine was discovered off its coast near Bulgaria, adding that experts had been sent to defuse it.
28 March 2022
2 gunmen shot dead after killing 2 people in Israel
Two suspected Arab gunmen killed two people in Israel on Sunday and were then shot dead, an ambulance service said, as the U.S. secretary of state and three Arab foreign ministers visited the country for a summit.
27 March 2022
‘Nothing happens’ when ME suffers
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have expressed regret at a lack of attention to Middle East conflicts, as the West pushes them to show more solidarity with Ukraine.
27 March 2022
Air strikes hit Yemen rebels despite truce
The Saudi-led coalition yesterday launched air strikes on Yemen hours after Huthi rebels announced a three-day truce, with the UN chief condemning a surge in violence as the war enters its eighth year.
27 March 2022
Nuclear talks: EU envoy to visit Iran
The European Union’s coordinator for talks to restore the Iran nuclear deal, Enrique Mora, said he was hoping to close gaps in the negotiations ahead of his expected arrival in Tehran.
26 March 2022
Houthi rebels attack Saudi Aramco petroleum storage ahead of F1 race
Yemen's Houthis said they launched attacks on Saudi energy facilities on Friday and the Saudi-led coalition said oil giant Aramco's petroleum products distribution station in Jeddah was hit, causing a fire in two storage tanks but no casualties.
26 March 2022
4 killed in shopping centre attack in Israel, assailant shot dead
An Arab assailant killed at least four people in Israel's southern city of Beersheba on Tuesday in the deadliest such attack in years, before he was fatally shot by a passer-by, police said.
22 March 2022