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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Israel admits responsibility
Israel for the first time yesterday admitted that it was responsible for a top-secret 2007 air raid against a suspected Syrian nuclear
21 March 2018
Suicide bomber kills 33
A suicide bomber yesterday killed dozens of people, many of them teenagers, after detonating a device among a crowd in Kabul who
21 March 2018
Egypt court bans Uber
Egypt's administrative court yesterday issued a ruling stopping the operations of ride sharing apps Uber amid opposition from taxi
20 March 2018
India confirms deaths of 39 workers in Iraq
The bodies of 39 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Iraq in 2014 by the Islamic State group have been found in a mass grave,
20 March 2018
Ex-French president held over 'Gaddafi funding'
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held in custody yesterday and questioned by magistrates investigating whether late
20 March 2018
‘Son of a dog'
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas labelled the US ambassador to Israel David Friedman a "son of a dog" on Monday during an attack
20 March 2018
UN envoy sees partition of Syria , fears IS's return
Syria is heading for a catastrophic partition and could see the return of Islamic State if there is no inclusive peace settlement, UN Syria
20 March 2018
Turkey-led forces comb Afrin after ousting Kurds
Turkish-led forces secured the city of Afrin yesterday after a deadly two-month assault that dealt the Kurds a major blow and could
19 March 2018
Kurds ousted from Afrin
Turkey's flag was flying in Afrin yesterday after its troops and Ankara-backed rebels chased out Kurdish militia
18 March 2018
Israel destroys Hamas tunnel network in Gaza
Israeli forces yesterday knocked out a tunnel in the Gaza Strip dug by Hamas militants to mount cross-border attacks,
18 March 2018
Duterte calls for mass withdrawal from ICC
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday called for other signatories of the Rome Statute that established the
18 March 2018
Taliban car blast kills 2
A car bomb explosion claimed by the Taliban in Kabul yesterday killed at least two civilians, as the militants maintain
17 March 2018
Small plane crash in Philippines kills 10
Ten people were killed when a small plane crashed into a house just outside the Philippine capital yesterday, police and
17 March 2018
14 migrants die as boat capsizes off Greece
At least 14 migrants, including four children, died when a boat carrying 21 people capsized overnight in the Aegean
17 March 2018
Car ramming kills 2 Israeli soldiers
Israeli forces have arrested a brother and an uncle of a Palestinian accused of killing two soldiers in a West Bank car
17 March 2018
Thousands flee death
Thousands of terrified Syrian civilians fled for their lives yesterday, as they sought to escape two raging offensives in a rebel bastion outside Damascus and a northwestern Kurdish enclave.
17 March 2018
Deaths, exodus in Syria
Warplanes pounded Syria's Eastern Ghouta yesterday as Islamist groups tried to resist an advance by Russian-backed regime forces
16 March 2018
Israel hits Hamas posts in Gaza Strip
Israel's military hit Hamas posts in the Gaza Strip yesterday after Palestinians set off two bombs near the border fence, the military said,
15 March 2018
Afghan hostage shoots Taliban captors; 7 killed
An Afghan man taken hostage by the Taliban made a dramatic escape by stealing a gun while his captors were praying and shooting
15 March 2018
Taliban blast kills 7 people in Pakistan
A suicide bomb blast claimed by the Taliban ripped through a police checkpoint on the outskirts of the Pakistani city of Lahore late
15 March 2018