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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Israel-US team to discuss settlements: Netanyahu
Israel and the US will set up a joint team to discuss Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Prime Minister
19 February 2017
'Where is US in all this?'
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura yesterday questioned US President Donald Trump's engagement in solving the Syrian
19 February 2017
Iran in military drills despite US warnings
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard is to conduct military drills next week, a senior commander announced Saturday, despite warnings from
18 February 2017
Roadside bomb kills 8 Afghan school children
The UN has condemned the killing of 12 Afghans, including eight children returning from school, by a roadside bomb in the country's
18 February 2017
'Daddy, pick me up!'
In the aftermath of a barrel bomb attack in Syria's Idlib, nine-year-old Abdel Basset Al-Satuf tries to sit up, his legs blown off, and
18 February 2017
IS 'business model' failing
IS' “business model” is failing as jihadists lose their grip on territory and the vital oil and tax revenue it brings, a new report has found.
18 February 2017
Israel 'biggest threat' to world peace
Iran yesterday said that Israel's atomic arsenal is the biggest danger to world peace, a day after US President Donald Trump vowed to
16 February 2017
Air raid on Yemen funeral kills eight
An air strike killed eight women and a child at a funeral reception near the Yemeni capital, witnesses said yesterday, adding to the
16 February 2017
Assad hails US travel ban
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad defended President Donald Trump's ban on Syrians entering the US, saying it targeted "terrorists" and
16 February 2017
West Mosul bracing for worse
As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of
15 February 2017
UN warns of 'catastrophe'
The top UN official in Damascus has warned of a "looming humanitarian catastrophe" in four besieged towns in Syria, calling for
14 February 2017
Iraqi airstrike hits IS commanders
The Iraqi air force has targeted a meeting of commanders from the Islamic State group that its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have
14 February 2017
Trump sons to launch Dubai golf course
US President Donald Trump's sons are to inaugurate a branded golf course in Dubai on Saturday, the first public launch for the business
14 February 2017
'Islamophobia' fuelling terrorism: UN chief
"Islamophobia" in parts of the world is fuelling terrorism, the head of the United Nations said on a visit to Saudi Arabia
13 February 2017
IS to destroy more of Palmyra in Syria
ISIS' vandalism of one of Syria's most important historic sites looks set to escalate as Russian intelligence suggests that
13 February 2017
HRW raps Pak for 'forced' repatriation of Afghans
The number of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan, already at the highest level in years, may increase this year if
13 February 2017
CIA chief honours Saudi crown prince
The heir to Saudi Arabia's throne has been awarded a medal by the new director of the US Central Intelligence Agency,
12 February 2017
Rockets hit Iraq Green Zone
Rockets were fired at Baghdad's Green Zone Saturday after Iraq's most violent protest in years saw seven people
12 February 2017
Turkish troops, rebels enter key IS-held town
Turkish troops and Syrian rebels yesterday entered the Islamic State-held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, as government forces also approached the jihadist bastion, a monitor said.
11 February 2017
You 'better be careful'
Donald Trump dialed up the rhetoric against Iran on Friday, warning the country's president he "better be careful" about his words.
11 February 2017