New US threats: Iran warns of ‘crushing’ response
22 August 2026
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Iran fishermen venture back to Hormuz despite fears of new fighting
18 August 2026
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OCCUPIED WEST BANK / Activists rush aid to Palestinians besieged by settlers
15 August 2026
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Trump ‘used a catering truck to sneak off Air Force One’
12 August 2026
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KSA-Pak-Turkey deal: A ‘change in perception’ of US - Iran
11 August 2026
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Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
10 August 2026
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Update / 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire
10 August 2026
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Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan
9 August 2026
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Middle east conflicts: KSA, Turkey, Pakistan sign defence deal
8 August 2026
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Pakistan says any attack under new tri-party defence pact is attack on all
7 August 2026
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Egypt acquits 43 in NGO foreign funding retrial
A court yesterday acquitted 43 NGO staff accused of receiving illicit foreign funds to stir up unrest during Egypt's 2011 uprising, a judge
20 December 2018
'Positive' results from US-Taliban talks: UAE
The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that reconciliation talks it hosted between the United States and Taliban officials from
20 December 2018
SYRIA WITHDRAWAL
US President Donald Trump yesterday defended his surprise decision to declare victory over Islamic State militants and completely
20 December 2018
Yemeni mother arrives in US to see her dying son
A Yemeni mother who was granted a waiver from President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several Muslim majority countries has arrived in the US to say goodbye to her dying toddler son.
20 December 2018
US to also end air war against IS group in Syria
US President Donald Trump's order to withdraw US troops from Syria also signifies an end to the US air campaign against Islamic State there, US officials told Reuters yesterday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
20 December 2018
Trump's gift to Russia, Iran
It was set to be the most discreet yet potent measure of US influence in the Middle East.
20 December 2018
Yemeni mother wins battle to see her dying son in US
A mother from Yemen was granted Tuesday her wish to see her dying toddler one last time in the United States, which agreed to issue
19 December 2018
Syria’s Assad can stay: US
The United States said Monday it was no longer seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but renewed warnings it would not fund reconstruction unless the regime is "fundamentally different."
18 December 2018
Israeli PM's son gets brief ban on FB
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's eldest, Yair, tweeted on Sunday that Facebook blocked his page for 24 hours over apparent anti-Muslim posts
17 December 2018
UN chief demands 'credible' probe
UN chief Antonio Guterres yesterday called for a "credible" probe into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in Saudi Arabia's consulate
16 December 2018
Car bomb kills 8 in Syria's Afrin
A car bomb killed at least eight people including four civilians near a pro-Turkey rebel post in the northern Syrian city of Afrin on
16 December 2018
'Trump working on extraditing Gulen'
US President Donald Trump told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that Washington was working on extraditing a US-based Muslim
16 December 2018
Israel finds 4th 'attack tunnel' from Lebanon
Israel's army yesterday said it has uncovered another Hezbollah "attack tunnel" leading from Lebanon into its territory, the fourth since it
16 December 2018
Yemen ceasefire tatters
Clashes shook Yemen's flashpoint city of Hodeida yesterday after air strikes and deadly fighting on the outskirts overnight, residents
16 December 2018
SDF expels IS from east Syria hub
Kurdish-led forces seized the Islamic State's main hub of Hajin, the largest settlement in what is the last pocket of territory controlled by
14 December 2018
Israel would hit Iran to ensure its own survival
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would be prepared to attack inside Iran if the Jewish state's survival was at stake.
13 December 2018
5 killed in new flareup
A Palestinian shot dead two Israelis in the occupied West Bank yesterday, the military said, after security forces killed two Palestinian murder suspects, stoking fears of wider violence.
13 December 2018
Yemen rivals agree to Hodeida truce
UN chief Antonio Guterres yesterday announced a series of breakthroughs in talks with rivals in the Yemen conflict, including a ceasefire for a vital port.
13 December 2018
12 killed in attack on Afghan forces
At least 12 people were killed, including 8 civilians, after a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of security forces in Kabul early yesterday,
11 December 2018
1 killed in West Bank
A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces yesterday near the flashpoint city of Hebron in the south of the occupied West Bank,
11 December 2018