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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Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: medical sources
7 August 2026
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Qatar factory explosion injures 54, 18 missing: interior ministry
A 'technical incident' caused the blast on Sunday in Qatar's Ras Laffan industrial zone, the ministry said
22 June 2026
‘Fooling no one’ : Al Jazeera rejects Israeli accusations against journo killed in Gaza
Al Jazeera yesterday rejected Israeli accusations that one of its journalists, killed in Gaza a day earlier, was a Hamas operative, as family and colleagues mourned the cameraman in the Palestinian territory.
22 June 2026
92% Israelis believe Iran won war: poll
Israelis overwhelmingly believe that Iran emerged stronger from the Middle East war and its subsequent deal with the United States, a poll released on Sunday found.
22 June 2026
Jordan hangs six after 9-year death penalty pause
Jordan hanged on Sunday six men convicted of killing security personnel, a government official said, ending a nine-year moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
22 June 2026
Al Jazeera says Israeli strike kills journalist in Gaza
The strike was carried out by a drone in the refugee camp and also wounded several people
21 June 2026
Israeli strikes kill 9 more in Gaza
Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least nine people, including a child, in the Gaza Strip yesterday, health officials said.
21 June 2026
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire yesterday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon put a deal to end the Middle East war under strain, less than two days after it was signed.
20 June 2026
Gaza ceasefire a ‘deadly illusion’
The ceasefire declared in Gaza more than eight months ago is a “deadly illusion”, the UN charged yesterday, with 265 children killed there since the fighting was supposed to have stopped.
20 June 2026
Fresh arrests target Turkey’s opposition-run municipalities
The Turkish government is tightening its grip on the opposition, with fresh arrests yesterday targeting elected officials from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) as it faces a deepening leadership crisis.
20 June 2026
Netanyahu and Trump on collision course as US, Iran agree to halt war
US, Iran reach pact that falls short of Israeli war goals
16 June 2026
‘Very close’ to Middle East deal
US President Donald Trump yesterday said Israeli strikes on Beirut “should not have happened” as he vowed a regional peace deal was at hand, though he did not confirm reports it would be signed during the day.
15 June 2026
Erdogan, Netanyahu trade barbs on genocide
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday accused Benjamin Netanyahu of “following the path of Hitler” after the Israeli leader alleged he was an “antisemitic dictator” who had committed a “genocide” against the Kurds.
12 June 2026
Iran rejects idea of using its assets to pay damages to US allies
Tehran's demands to end the war include the release of billions of dollars in frozen assets, as well as the lifting of U.S. and international sanctions and recognition of its sway over the Strait of Hormuz
8 June 2026
Israel and Lebanon agree to implement conditional ceasefire
The two sides, which do not have formal diplomatic relations, also agreed to create "pilot zones" in which the Lebanese armed forces "will take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors."
4 June 2026
Lebanon announces partial ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah but attacks continue
Lebanon says attacks will stop on Beirut and its suburbs
2 June 2026
US proposes new plan to ease Israel-Lebanon tensions amid fighting
The U.S. has proposed that as a first step, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group would stop all attacks on Israel and in return Israel would refrain from escalation in Beirut, the official said
1 June 2026
Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon to hit Hezbollah
Netanyahu says Israel will tighten grip on Hezbollah areas
1 June 2026
Israel seizes strategic Beaufort castle
Israel’s flag flew over the medieval fortress on Beaufort in Lebanon yesterday as it warned Lebanese civilians to evacuate a large area of the south of the country ahead of stepped up ground operations.
1 June 2026
Lebanon warns Israeli strikes put heritage sites in 'serious danger'
Lebanon's culture minister told AFP on Friday that Israeli strikes on the country's south are putting heritage sites, including in the ancient city of Tyre, in "serious danger"
29 May 2026
Israel says killed new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza strike
Hamas has not yet commented
27 May 2026