MECCA DEFENCE PACT / Turkey, KSA, Pakistan to hold first meeting today
31 August 2026
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Israeli airstrike kills two people in Gaza
31 August 2026
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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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S-300 defence system now 'operational': Iran
Iran's advanced S-300 air defence system, delivered by Russia following a July 2015 nuclear deal after years of delay, is
4 March 2017
Tens of thousands flee clashes in Syria's north
Tens of thousands of Syrian civilians have fled ferocious fighting between Russian-backed regime forces and Islamic
4 March 2017
Rebels liken battle to 'Tom and Jerry' show
Syria's opposition yesterday refused to hail the Damascus regime's recapture of Palmyra from the Islamic State group, calling both
3 March 2017
Mubarak acquitted over protester deaths
Egypt's top appeals court on Thursday acquitted Hosni Mubarak of involvement in the killing of protesters during a 2011 revolt, ending
3 March 2017
Football: Qatar population booms on back of 2022 World Cup
Qatar's population has swollen by almost 40 per cent since the emirate was chosen to the host the 2022 World Cup, official government figures have revealed.
3 March 2017
Israeli army strikes Hamas in Gaza
Israeli forces struck Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip yesterday after soldiers were fired at along the border, the Israeli army said.
2 March 2017
Hungry and afraid, Mosul civilians flee
The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing a father as he fled with his family.
2 March 2017
Syrian troops take Palmyra
Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group yesterday,
2 March 2017
Afghan-based IS expands
An Islamic State offshoot based near the Afghan-Pakistan border is expanding to new areas, recruiting fighters and widening the
2 March 2017
US drone strikes kill 7 'Qaeda men' in Yemen
Four separate US drone strikes killed at least seven suspected al-Qaeda members in Yemen yesterday, security officials said, barely a
2 March 2017
Philippines signs Paris pact on climate change
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change restricting greenhouse gas
1 March 2017
All sides committed war crimes
Both sides in the battle for Aleppo committed war crimes, including Syrian government aircraft that "deliberately"
1 March 2017
Blasts, gunfire rock Kabul
Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul after near-simultaneous Taliban assaults on two security compounds
1 March 2017
Saudi King brings 460 tonnes of luggage
Cheering crowds welcomed King Salman yesterday as he began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia for
1 March 2017
Israeli PM under fire
An Israeli state inquiry accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top army brass yesterday of being unprepared for the strategic
28 February 2017
Insider attack: 11 Afghan cops killed
An Afghan policeman linked to the Taliban shot dead 11 of his colleagues at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand, officials
28 February 2017
11 killed in govt raids on northwest Syria
Government air raids on northwest Syria killed at least 11 people overnight, mostly civilians, a monitoring group said
27 February 2017
Air strike kills Afghan Taliban leader
An air strike has killed an Afghan Taliban commander who twice oversaw the capture of a strategic northern city,
27 February 2017
Israeli forces shoot Palestinian woman
A Palestinian woman suspected of intending to attack Israeli guards at a West Bank checkpoint into Jerusalem was shot
27 February 2017
Iraqi forces seize key Mosul bridge
Iraqi forces seized a damaged Mosul bridge yesterday which could link up their units on either side of the Tigris river,
27 February 2017