Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza
29 August 2026
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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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Palestinian govt must recognise Israel, disarm Hamas: US
A top aide to US President Donald Trump yesterday said that an emerging Palestinian unity government must recognise Israel and
19 October 2017
Iraqi Kurds say open to talks with Baghdad
The Iraqi Kurdish regional government yesterday said it was open to talks with Baghdad after central government forces seized a swathe
19 October 2017
Next round of Syria talks at end Oct
Fresh talks on the Syria conflict will be held in Astana at the end of the month, Kazakhstan said yesterday, as part of a Moscow-led push
19 October 2017
Israel raids Palestinian media firms
Israeli forces raided Palestinian media offices across the occupied West Bank overnight in what a military spokeswoman yesterday
18 October 2017
Gulf crisis hurts fight against IS
The fight against the Islamic State group has suffered in the Gulf crisis, which has seen Doha isolated from Saudi Arabia and the UAE,
18 October 2017
Iran will shred nuclear deal if US quits it
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday Tehran would stick to its 2015 nuclear accord with world powers as
18 October 2017
Italy has highest number of Unesco heritage sites
Italy has the highest number of Unesco heritage sites in the world. In Asia, China and India house the most heritage sites.
18 October 2017
Kirkuk crisis escalates
Iraqi forces took control of the two largest oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk yesterday demolishing Kurdish hopes of
17 October 2017
Gaza unity deal at risk: Hamas
Hamas warned yesterday that Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's delay in easing sanctions on Gaza was putting at risk a landmark
17 October 2017
IS cleared from Raqa
US-backed forces took full control of Raqa from the Islamic State group yesterday, defeating the last jihadist holdouts in the de facto
17 October 2017
Israeli PM presses Russia on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu yesterday, saying his country will not
17 October 2017
Israel okays Hebron settlement plans
Israeli authorities yesterday approved permits for 31 settler homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the first such approvals for the
16 October 2017
EU defends Iran deal amid Trump criticism
The European Union yesterday reaffirmed its support for a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers despite sharp criticism of
16 October 2017
Truck bomb attack foiled in Kabul
Afghan police seized a lorry packed with explosives hidden under boxes of tomatoes in Kabul, officials said yesterday,
15 October 2017
Fire in Saudi kills 10
A fire at a carpentry workshop in the Saudi capital has left 10 people dead and three others injured, the kingdom's civil
15 October 2017
PM, cops face off in rare dispute
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli police faced off in a rare public dispute yesterday over an intensifying
15 October 2017
Iraq, Kurds in crisis talks
The presidents of Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan held talks yesterday to defuse an escalating crisis, after a deadline for
15 October 2017
Fire in Saudi capital kills 10
A fire at a carpentry workshop in the Saudi capital has left 10 people dead and three others injured, the kingdom's civil defence says.
15 October 2017
Woman to head Saudi sports federation
A princess has been named to head a Saudi multi-sports federation, in a first for women in the conservative Muslim
14 October 2017
Hostage tells of Taliban hell
Freed Canadian hostage Joshua Boyle accused his kidnappers of murdering his baby daughter and raping his wife
14 October 2017