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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Middle East
OCCUPIED WEST BANK / Activists rush aid to Palestinians besieged by settlers
15 August 2026
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Middle East
Trump ‘used a catering truck to sneak off Air Force One’
12 August 2026
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Middle East
KSA-Pak-Turkey deal: A ‘change in perception’ of US - Iran
11 August 2026
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Middle East
Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
10 August 2026
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Middle East
Update / 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire
10 August 2026
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Middle East
Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan
9 August 2026
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Middle East
Middle east conflicts: KSA, Turkey, Pakistan sign defence deal
8 August 2026
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Middle East
Pakistan says any attack under new tri-party defence pact is attack on all
7 August 2026
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Middle East
US COURT ON 9/11 ATTACKS: Saudi Arabia must face US lawsuits
A US judge has rejected Saudi Arabia's bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the September 11 attacks in 2001 and should
29 March 2018
Israel strikes Hamas positions in Gaza
Israeli tanks hit two Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip yesterday after activists set fire to the base of the security fence on the volatile
28 March 2018
Surrender or face attack
Pressure was mounting yesterday for rebels to accept a negotiated withdrawal from their final holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, as
28 March 2018
Qatar jets intercept civilian flights: UAE
The United Arab Emirates said two Qatari fighter jets "dangerously approached" two UAE passenger flights on Monday, sparking a swift
27 March 2018
Powers seek to boost Afghan peace effort
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and more than a dozen other national delegations yesterday
27 March 2018
Israel 'critically ill' under Netanyahu
Six former Israeli spymasters yesterday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of jeopardising the country's future as it prepares to
27 March 2018
Egypt's Sisi cruises towards victory amid slow voting
Egyptian authorities yesterday pressed for a high turnout on the second day of a presidential election designed to give President Abdel
27 March 2018
UAE says its first nuke reactor complete
The United Arab Emirates said yesterday that one of four nuclear reactors at its debut plant has been completed as it moves closer to
26 March 2018
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza for second day
An Israeli tank struck two Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip late Sunday after bullets were fired from the Palestinian enclave, the Israeli
26 March 2018
Israel police question PM Netanyahu
Israeli police yesterday questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his alleged dealings with the country's largest
26 March 2018
SYRIA WAR: Rebels blame each other for Ghouta defeat
Syrian rebel factions are blaming each other for opening the way to their defeat near Damascus, underlining splits that plagued the
26 March 2018
Evacuation gathers pace
Nearly 2,000 Syrian rebels and civilians began leaving a ravaged pocket of Eastern Ghouta yesterday, in fresh evacuations that
25 March 2018
Thousands of Africans protest Israeli deportation plan
Thousands of African asylum seekers and their local supporters protest against an Israeli plan to deport them.
25 March 2018
Bomb kills cop in Egypt ahead of election
A policeman was killed in a bomb attack yesterday targeting the security chief of Egypt's Alexandria, officials said, two days before the
24 March 2018
Saudi Arabia opens airspace to Israel for first time
As Saudi Arabia opened its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel, El Al will take its own fight for access to Saudi airspace to the Supreme Court in Israel, officials say.
24 March 2018
Russian strikes kill 37 in E Ghouta
Russian air strikes killed 37 civilians in the Arbin area of the shrinking rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus overnight, the
23 March 2018
Crown Prince Salman bragged Kushner 'in his pocket': report
Jared Kushner, tasked by his boss and father-in-law, President Donald Trump, with mediating Middle East peace early in the
23 March 2018
Assad set for key victory
Syrian rebels and their families began leaving Syria's Eastern Ghouta yesterday under the first evacuation deal in the shrinking
22 March 2018
Iran has foiled US plans in Mideast
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran has neutralised US plans in the Middle East, in a speech yesterday marking
21 March 2018
Dozens killed in Syria
The death toll in a barrage of rebel rocket fire on a popular shopping district of Syria's capital Damascus has risen to 44 civilians, state
21 March 2018