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
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Iran decides in key polls
Iranians poured into polling stations yesterday to deliver their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani and his troubled efforts to rebuild
19 May 2017
60 killed in Libya factional clashes
At least 60 people were killed as rival Libyan forces clashed at a southern air base on Thursday, medical and military officials said,
19 May 2017
Rivals agree to draft charter
Syria's warring sides entered a final day of UN-backed talks yesterday with little sign of progress towards ending the conflict and with
19 May 2017
What to expect
Donald Trump heads to Saudi Arabia yesterday on his first foreign trip as president to repair relations with the United States' closest
19 May 2017
Palestinian killed by Israeli settler in WB
A Palestinian was killed by an Israeli settler during a clash near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank yesterday. The clash near a
18 May 2017
Iran prepares to vote in presidential polls
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani staked his political future on opening Iran ever so slightly to the outside world and overcoming
18 May 2017
IS kills more than 50 in central Syria
The Islamic State group killed more than 50 people in an attack on two government-held villages in central Syria's Hama province
18 May 2017
UN: 200,000 more could flee Mosul
The United Nations yesterday said up to 200,000 more people could flee Mosul as Iraqi forces push into the last districts held by
18 May 2017
UN offers way forward to draft charter
Rival Syrian delegations yesterday weighed a UN proposal on developing a new constitution for the war-ravaged country, as a new round
17 May 2017
Syria peace talks restart in Geneva
A new round of Syria peace talks opened in Geneva yesterday, the latest United Nations push to resolve a six-year conflict that has
16 May 2017
IS 'on brink of defeat'
Iraqi forces have recaptured nearly 90 percent of west Mosul from the Islamic State group and jihadists in the city are on the "brink of total defeat," military spokesmen said yesterday.
16 May 2017
Quake kills 2 in Iran
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake near Iran's border with Turkmenistan killed two people, injured hundreds and caused widespread damage,
14 May 2017
Rebel evacuation deal takes effect
At least 1,500 civilians and rebels evacuated an opposition district in Damascus yesterday, state media said, bringing the government closer to cementing its control over the Syrian capital.
14 May 2017
Jordanian stabs Israeli officer, shot dead
A Jordanian man stabbed and wounded an Israeli officer in annexed east Jerusalem yesterday before being shot dead, police said. The
13 May 2017
Army seizes airbase from IS: sources
Syria's army captured an airbase in eastern Aleppo from the Islamic State group yesterday, after more than two months of fierce
13 May 2017
'IS beheads' Russian officer in Syria
Islamic State has issued a video showing the beheading of what it described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria, the U.-
9 May 2017
Abbas says ready to meet Israel PM
Mahmud Abbas said yesterday Donald Trump was expected to visit the Palestinian territories "soon" and that he was ready to meet Israel's prime minister as part of the US president's peace efforts.
9 May 2017
Iran warns of hitting Pak 'terror safe heavens'
The head of the Iranian armed forces warned Islamabad on Monday that Tehran would hit bases inside Pakistan if the government does not confront Sunni militants who carry out cross-border attacks.
9 May 2017
Hunger-strike leader secretly filmed eating
Israel's prison authority on Sunday shared a video of what it says is jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti eating
8 May 2017
US reviews safe zones
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said yesterday the United States would closely examine proposed de-escalation
8 May 2017