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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
11 October 2026
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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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Systematic destruction of olive groves: A bid to uproot Palestinian identity
5 October 2026
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WHO decries delays getting aid into Gaza
4 October 2026
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Saddam's daughter calls on Iraqis to unite, marks 15 years since father's execution
Saddam Hussein’s daughter has called on Iraqis to unite and come to terms with the changes in the Arab world.
31 December 2021
Saudi boosts pandemic curbs at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Saudi Arabia yesterday reimposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, after recording the highest
30 December 2021
Iran claims to have launched rocket with satellite carrier bearing 3 devices
Iran said Thursday it launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, though it’s unclear if any of the objects entered orbit around the Earth.
30 December 2021
Kuwait swears in fourth govt in two years
A new Kuwaiti government was sworn in yesterday, the oil-rich Gulf emirate’s fourth in two years, after the last one resigned in November amid political deadlock.
29 December 2021
Violence in Gaza as Abbas visits Israel
An Israeli was wounded in a shooting attack on the Gaza border yesterday, the military said, after a rare visit to Israel by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas drew condemnation from the enclave’s Hamas rulers.
29 December 2021
Violence in Gaza border after Palestinian President Abbas visits Israel
An Israeli was wounded in a shooting attack on the Gaza border on Wednesday, the military said, after a rare visit to Israel by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas drew condemnation from the enclave's Hamas rulers.
29 December 2021
Vienna Talks: Israel open to ‘good’ Iran nuke deal
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett yesterday said that Israel would not automatically oppose a nuclear deal with Iran but world powers must take a firmer position.
28 December 2021
Israel approves plan to double settlers
Israel’s government has approved a $317 million plan to double the Jewish settler population in the Golan Heights, 40 years after it annexed the territory captured from Syria.
27 December 2021
Iran, Hezbollah aid Yemen rebel strikes
The Saudi-led coalition yesterday accused Iran and Hezbollah of helping Yemen’s Huthi rebels to launch missiles and drones at the kingdom, where two people were killed.
27 December 2021
Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna
Iran said nuclear talks that are set to resume yesterday in Vienna should focus on lifting sanctions on the Islamic republic and “guarantees” the US will return to the fold.
27 December 2021
Man ‘planning attack under ISIS direction’ executed in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia today announced that a man had been executed in Riyadh for planning to target public civilian gatherings through a suicide mission under the direction of ISIS, reports Al Arabiya.
27 December 2021
Israel approves plan to double settlers in Golan
Israel’s government yesterday approved a $317 million plan to double the Jewish settler population in the Golan Heights, 40 years after it annexed the territory captured from Syria.
26 December 2021
Saudi-led coalition hits Yemen rebel camp
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen yesterday said it struck a Huthi rebel camp in the capital Sanaa, as it intensified an aerial bombing campaign against the Iran-backed insurgents.
26 December 2021
Governor of Iraq’s Najaf resigns after protests
The governor of Iraq’s Najaf province resigned on Friday, a day after another governor also quit following demonstrations against living conditions and corruption.
25 December 2021
Iran: Drills in Gulf warning to Israel
War games conducted this week by Iran in the Gulf were intended to send a warning to Israel, the country’s top military commanders said on Friday, amid concerns over possible Israeli plans to target Iranian nuclear sites.
25 December 2021
Won’t enrich uranium beyond 60pc if talks fail
Iran has no plans to enrich uranium beyond 60 percent if nuclear talks in Vienna fail, the head of the country’s atomic agency said yesterday.
25 December 2021
Coalition launches ‘large-scale’ Yemen operation
The Saudi-led coalition yesterday launched a “large-scale” assault on Yemen after missiles fired by Iran-backed Huthi rebels killed two people in the kingdom, the first such deaths in three years.
25 December 2021
Prep for Omicron: Israel orders 100,000 Pfizer’s new Covid pill
Israel has ordered 100,000 units of Pfizer Inc’s anti-viral COVID 19 pill Paxlovid for people aged 12 and older at risk of severe illness, an Israeli official said on Saturday, confirming a television report.
25 December 2021
Ten killed in Iran road crash: state media
Ten people were killed and more than a dozen injured in Iran yesterday when a truck collided with a minibus transporting workers in southwestern Khuzestan province, state media said.
25 December 2021
Iran nuclear talks to resume next week: EU
Talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume next Monday, the EU diplomat chairing the negotiations said on Thursday, urging a “picking up of the
24 December 2021