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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Saudi intercepts two missiles over Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles over the capital Riyadh yesterday, state television said, the latest in a series
9 May 2018
HRW director In Israel asked to leave country
Israel has given a Human Rights Watch director two weeks to leave the country, accusing him of promoting a boycott, in a move the
9 May 2018
Blast, gunfire kill 5 people in Kabul
Suicide bombers and gunmen launched apparently coordinated attacks on two Kabul police stations yesterday, killing at least five people,
9 May 2018
Korea hopes fade
President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal is a major setback to US negotiating credibility and will complicate
9 May 2018
Israeli strike kills Iranians in Syria
Eight Iranians were among 15 foreign pro-regime fighters killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Syria on a weapons depot of Iran's elite
9 May 2018
Iran demands EU guarantees
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday said that Tehran would quit the landmark 2015 nuclear deal unless European
9 May 2018
Saudi to lift driving ban on women June 24
Saudi women will be allowed to start driving in the kingdom from June 24, the General Department of Traffic Director General
8 May 2018
Afghan police shoot would-be bomber
Afghan police shot dead a suicide bomber yesterday as he was apparently preparing to attack an outdoor blood donor facility in a busy
7 May 2018
30 regime forces killed fighting IS
More than 30 Syrian government troops have been killed in a southern district of the capital in a fierce counter-offensive by Islamic State
7 May 2018
Iran-backed Hezbollah allies set to seal control
Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats in Lebanon's parliamentary elections, unofficial results showed, boosting
7 May 2018
'Thousands' detained in Saudi Arabia: HRW
Saudi Arabia has detained thousands of people for years without trial, Human Rights Watch said yesterday, slamming the country's
6 May 2018
US will regret if it quits
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday said that if the United States quits the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers then
6 May 2018
Polls open in Lebanon's first general election in 9yrs
Polling booths open in Lebanon today for the country's first parliamentary election in nine years, a period marked by stretches of political paralysis and war in neighbouring Syria.
6 May 2018
Rouhani slams Telegram ban
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticised the ban imposed on popular messaging app Telegram by the conservative-run judiciary, saying the move was "the opposite of democracy".
5 May 2018
Palestinian leader offers apology
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas yesterday apologised for alleged anti-Semitic comments that drew global condemnation.
4 May 2018
Guantanamo inmate moved to Saudi Arabia
A Saudi inmate from Guantanamo Bay has arrived back in the kingdom after the Pentagon said it was transferring him to his homeland, the first such move under President Donald Trump.
3 May 2018
Rebels start pull-out from south Damascus
Syrian rebels began pulling out of an enclave they have surrendered in south Damascus yesterday, but a few fighters in another besieged area near Homs shelled government areas after their groups agreed to quit.
3 May 2018
Morocco cuts Iran ties
Morocco on Tuesday cut diplomatic ties with Iran, accusing the Islamic republic of using its ally Hezbollah to deliver weapons to the
2 May 2018
Jews persecuted for their role in society: Abbas
US and Israeli officials have condemned Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas over alleged anti-Semitic comments, after he suggested
2 May 2018
Missile strikes kill 26
Missile strikes on central Syria killed 26 pro-regime fighters, most of them Iranians, a monitor said yesterday, in a raid that bore the hallmarks of Tehran's arch-foe Israel.
30 April 2018