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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Qatar keen to recruit skilled Bangladeshi manpower
Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani has lauded the honest and hardworking Bangladeshi workers now numbering 3,80,000 for their contribution in the development of Qatar.
8 May 2017
Russia-US agree Syria air deal
The Russian and US chiefs of general staff agreed on Saturday to fully resume the implementation of a joint
7 May 2017
Hamas elects Ismail Haniya as leader
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas elected ex-Gaza Strip chief Ismail Haniya as its new leader yesterday, days
6 May 2017
No US plane allowed to fly
The safe zones that regional powers have agreed to create in Syria will be closed for military planes of the
5 May 2017
Forces gain foothold in northwest
Iraqi forces pushed further into Mosul from the north on the second day of a new push to speed up the nearly seven-
5 May 2017
Saudi Arabia eases control on women
Saudi women no longer need a man's consent to carry out certain activities, local media reported on yesterday, but
5 May 2017
'Heaviest woman' leaves India for UAE
An Egyptian once believed to be the 'world's heaviest woman' left an Indian hospital yesterday for the United Arab Emirates where she
4 May 2017
Afghan warlord returns to Kabul after 20 yrs
A former warlord branded the "Butcher of Kabul" returned to the Afghan capital yesterday, met by uneasy residents two decades after
4 May 2017
35 killed in Iran coal mine explosion
A coal mine explosion that struck northern Iran killed at least 35 people, semi-official news agencies reported yesterday, as rescuers
4 May 2017
Russia, Turkey, Iran ink deal
Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey yesterday signed a memorandum on a Moscow-backed plan to create
4 May 2017
70 miners trapped after Iran blast
At least 70 coal miners were trapped after an explosion in northern Iran yesterday, Iranian media said. The mine in
3 May 2017
Israel cuts $1m from its UN funding
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that Israel would cut $1 million from its United Nations
3 May 2017
IS attack on Nato convoy in Kabul kills eight people
A powerful blast targeting an armoured Nato convoy in Kabul killed at least eight people and wounded 28 yesterday,
3 May 2017
Hamas softens stance on Israel
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Monday dropped its longstanding call for Israel's destruction, but said it
2 May 2017
IS kills 32 at refugee camp
At least 32 people were killed yesterday in an Islamic State group attack near a refugee camp on the Syrian side of
2 May 2017
IS attack kills 32 at Syria refugee camp
At least 32 people are killed in an Islamic State group attack near a refugee camp on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq, a monitor says.
2 May 2017
Drone kills 5 Qaeda suspects in Yemen
Five suspected members of Yemen's al-Qaeda branch were killed yesterday in what local authorities said was a US drone strike east of
30 April 2017
Iraqi commander vows to complete ops in May
A top Iraqi commander expects to dislodge Islamic State from Mosul in May despite resistance from militants in the densely populated
30 April 2017
IS's Afghan leader likely killed: US
US and Afghan troops likely killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate in a raid this week, the Pentagon said Friday.
29 April 2017
300 US Marines return to volatile Helmand
US Marines returned to Afghanistan's volatile Helmand yesterday, where American troops faced heated fighting until NATO's combat
29 April 2017