MECCA DEFENCE PACT / Turkey, KSA, Pakistan to hold first meeting today
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Israeli airstrike kills two people in Gaza
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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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Israel starts work on settlement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday announced the start of work on a new settlement in the occupied West Bank as US
20 June 2017
Taliban kill 8 Afghan guards at Bagram
Taliban gunmen have killed eight Afghan guards working at the largest American base in Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, as the US
20 June 2017
Australia suspends air ops as crisis escalates
Australia's military yesterday said it was temporarily halting air missions over Syria, following the shooting down of a Syrian jet by US
20 June 2017
Qatar's isolation could last 'years': UAE
Qatar's diplomatic isolation could last years and its Gulf rivals will not lift sanctions until it abandons its alleged support for jihadists, a
19 June 2017
'Surrender or die'
Iraqi forces pushed deeper into Mosul's Old City yesterday after launching a final assault on the Islamic State group, warning civilians
19 June 2017
US downs Syria warplane
Russia yesterday warned it would track US-led coalition aircraft in central Syria as "targets" and halted an incident-prevention hotline
19 June 2017
25 Yemenis killed in Saudi air strikes
At least 25 Yemenis were killed when Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck a market in the northern Saada province, a
18 June 2017
Taliban attack kills 5 Afghan cops, injures 22
Taliban attackers stormed a regional police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, killing five officers and
18 June 2017
Mosul showdown looms
Iraqi forces began storming the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul yesterday, an assault they hope will be the last
18 June 2017
Gunfire on Syria aid convoy wounds one
At least one person has been wounded after a convoy seeking to deliver aid to a besieged Syrian rebel-held town came
18 June 2017
Palestinians dismiss IS claim of cop killing
Palestinian militant factions yesterday dismissed a claim by the Islamic State group that it was behind the fatal stabbing of an Israeli
17 June 2017
UN mediator targets fresh Syria talks
The United Nation's special mediator for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, wants to start a fresh round of talks between Syrian factions on July
17 June 2017
Seven US soldiers injured in shooting
Seven American troops were wounded yesterday in an insider attack by an Afghan soldier at a military base, as the US appears set to
17 June 2017
Libyan coast guard rescues more than 900 migrants
Libya's coast guard intercepted 906 migrants off the western city of Sabratha on Friday, a spokesman said.
17 June 2017
Al Jazeera says Twitter feed working again after suspension
Pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera says the Twitter account for its main Arabic-language channel was back up and running after briefly being suspended.
17 June 2017
Saudi policeman shot in flashpoint Shia city
A Saudi policeman has been shot and wounded in a flashpoint Shia-dominated city, the interior ministry said yesterday. It was the latest
15 June 2017
UN opening new aid route to reach Raqa
The UN expects to open a new Syria aid corridor, which may help get supplies to desperate people fleeing the Islamic State (IS) group
15 June 2017
Egypt agrees island transfer to Saudi
Egypt's parliament yesterday approved a controversial maritime agreement with Saudi Arabia that transfers two Red Sea
14 June 2017
Iran says Saudi supports militants on its turf
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said yesterday Saudi Arabia was supporting militants inside Iran, days after hardline
13 June 2017
Food poisoning hits hundreds
A mass food poisoning at a camp for displaced Iraqi civilians outside Mosul has left at least two dead and hundreds requiring urgent
13 June 2017