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
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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
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Qatar isolation a big mistake: Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan denounced the isolation of Qatar by neighbouring states as a violation of Islamic values and
13 June 2017
IS militants enslaving civilians
Islamist militants holding parts of a Philippine city are killing civilians who try to flee while using others as orderlies and cooks,
13 June 2017
Qatar opens channels with Oman ports
Qatar yesterday announced it had launched direct shipping services to ports in Oman, a move that bypasses a Gulf
12 June 2017
Qatar begins shipping cargo through Oman to bypass Gulf rift
Qatar said Monday it had begun shipping cargo through Oman to bypass Gulf countries that have cut off sea routes to the tiny, energy-rich nation, the latest move by Doha to show it can survive a diplomatic dispute with its neighbors.
12 June 2017
Iran arrests 50 after Tehran IS attacks
Iran has arrested almost 50 people in connection with twin attacks on Tehran that killed 17 people last week, officials said, as security
11 June 2017
Forces seize second district
US-backed Syrian fighters yesterday seized a second district of Raqa and launched a renewed assault on a base north of the city, as they pursued an offensive against the Islamic State group.
11 June 2017
Qatar says Gulf citizens can stay despite crisis
Qatar yesterday moved to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome to stay, while boasting of "business as usual" for vital gas exports.
11 June 2017
10 die, 100 missing
At least ten migrants have died after their Europe-bound boats sank off Libya's coast and some 100 people are missing, coastguard officials and aid groups said Saturday.
11 June 2017
'IS bomber' kills 31 in Iraq market
A woman suicide bomber killed at least 31 people and wounded 35 in a crowded market in the town of Musayab, 80 km (50 miles) south
10 June 2017
Hundreds of migrants rescued off Libya
More than 900 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Libya during the past 48 hours while trying to reach Italy, the Italian
10 June 2017
Trump berates isolated Qatar
US President Donald Trump has accused Qatar's leadership of bankrolling extremists and demanded a halt to that funding, drawing
10 June 2017
Iran opposes Kurdish independence vote
Iran yesterday voiced its opposition to an announcement by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that it will organise a vote on
10 June 2017
IS threatens to attack S Arabia
Islamic State (IS) threatened attacks in Saudi Arabia after the militant group claimed responsibility for assaults in Tehran that killed at
10 June 2017
IS blast kills 20 people in south of Baghdad
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in the town of Musayyib, south of Baghdad, yesterday killing at least 20 people, medical
9 June 2017
Iran turns wrath on US, Saudi Arabia
Tehran yesterday hit out at Washington and Riyadh as tens of thousands attended the funerals for those slain in the first attacks in
9 June 2017
IS militants on back foot in Marawi
The Islamist militants holed up in the southern Philippines town of Marawi have been reduced to a "small resistance" after troops crippled
8 June 2017
Iraqi Kurds set date for statehood vote
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will hold a historic referendum on statehood in September, its presidency said Wednesday, despite
8 June 2017
Fierce clashes in IS bastion
US-backed fighters yesterday battled the Islamic State group as they tried to push further into the jihadists' Syrian bastion Raqa, two
8 June 2017
Israel advances settlement plans despite Trump plea
Israel has advanced plans for more than 3,000 homes in West Bank settlements this week, despite US President Donald Trump's call to
8 June 2017
Philippines partially lifts ban on deployment to Qatar
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Philippines announces the partial lifting of the deployment suspension of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Qatar.
8 June 2017