Iran Guards strike tanker in Hormuz
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Visa clock ticks for KSA-bound workers
12 October 2026
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2 Bangladeshis killed in Riyadh airport strike
12 October 2026
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Riyadh airport hit by fresh Houthi strike
12 October 2026
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Iran executes man for killing police officer
12 October 2026
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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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Libya migrant camp death toll rises to 53
The casualty toll of an air strike on a detention camp for migrants near the Libyan capital has climbed to 53 dead and 130 wounded, the
5 July 2019
Unesco lists Babylon as World Heritage Site
Unesco’s World Heritage Committee voted yesterday to list the sprawling Mesopotamian metropolis of Babylon as a World Heritage Site
5 July 2019
Iran summons UK envoy over seizure of oil tanker
Iran summoned the British ambassador in Tehran over the “illegal seizure” of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar yesterday, Iranian state TV
4 July 2019
200 corpses found in Syria mass grave
Two hundred corpses, including those of people believed to have been executed by the Islamic State group, were found near the Syrian
3 July 2019
Outcry as dozens killed in air strike; 130 injured
International condemnation mounted yesterday after more than 40 migrants were killed in an air strike on a detention centre in Libya that the UN-recognised government blamed on rival strongman Khalifa Haftar.
3 July 2019
Iran ignores world warnings
Iran ignored US and EU warnings yesterday and announced it will exceed the maximum enrichment level it agreed for uranium within days in response to the failure of the other parties to a 2015 nuclear deal to provide it with promised relief from sanctions.
3 July 2019
Nigeria fuel truck fire kills at least 50
At least 50 people were killed in Nigeria when fuel from a crashed truck that they were siphoning up caught fire, a spokesman for the
2 July 2019
9 hurt in Yemen rebel attack on Saudi airport
A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia wounded nine civilians yesterday, a Riyadh-led coalition said, the
2 July 2019
Sudan protest leaders blame ruling generals
Sudan’s protest leaders blamed ruling generals yesterday for deadly new violence as three blood-stained bodies were found a day
1 July 2019
Gun battle ends in Kabul after blast hurts 105
Afghan security forces killed five Taliban gunmen who stormed a building in Kabul yesterday after detonating a bomb-laden truck that
1 July 2019
Iran exceeds stockpile limit
Iran has breached the limit of its enriched uranium stockpile set in a 2015 deal with major powers, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
1 July 2019
S Arabia intercepts 2 Yemen rebel drones
Two Yemeni rebel drones targeting southern Saudi Arabia were intercepted on Saturday, a Riyadh-led military coalition said, the latest in
30 June 2019
Dozens killed amid Afghan peace push
Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 19 people in an attack on a government office on Saturday night, officials said, in the latest
30 June 2019
Climate change running faster than we are
UN chief Antonio Guterres said climate-related devastation was striking the planet on a weekly basis and yesterday warned that urgent
30 June 2019
US sends F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar
The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, its military said Friday, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran.
29 June 2019
Trial resumes for some Saudi women activists
Several Saudi women activists were to stand trial yesterday, said people familiar with the proceedings, after a two-month hiatus in a case that has drawn international scrutiny of the kingdom’s human rights record.
27 June 2019
UN ‘paralysis’ delaying justice
UN “paralysis” has prevented accountability for the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a rights expert said Wednesday, accusing Secretary General Antonio Guterres of failing to act in pursuit of justice.
27 June 2019
‘Short war’ is an illusion
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday warned that US President Donald Trump was mistaken in thinking a war between their countries would not last long.
27 June 2019
2 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two US service members were killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Nato said, the latest international casualties as the US and the Taliban
26 June 2019
Egypt says 7 cops killed in Sinai jihadist attack
Seven police officers have been killed in a jihadist attack in restive North Sinai, Egypt’s interior ministry said yesterday. The attack near
26 June 2019