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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Syria rebel fire kills 3 in Red Crescent centre
Rebel fire on an aid distribution centre in Syria's Aleppo city has killed three people, including a Red Crescent volunteer
9 February 2017
32 killed in Yemen port clashes
Thirty-two combatants were killed Wednesday in the battle for a key coastal town in western Yemen between
9 February 2017
Qatar okays draft law for domestic workers
Qatar has approved a draft law which would provide legal protection for tens of thousands of female domestic
9 February 2017
Yemen: Where hungry children turn to begging
After Mustafa's father was killed in Yemen's conflict between the government and Shia Huthi rebels, the 15-year-old
9 February 2017
IS claims rocket fire at Israel resort from Egypt
The Islamic State group yesterday said that it fired rockets at the Israeli resort of Eilat from the Sinai Peninsula in a
9 February 2017
Amnesty report on mass hangings 'false': Syria
Syria's justice ministry yesterday dismissed as "completely false" an Amnesty International report alleging up to 13,000
8 February 2017
Six Afghan Red Cross workers 'killed by IS'
Suspected Islamic State gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound
8 February 2017
NGOs challenge settler law in SC
Israeli and Palestinian rights groups petitioned the Supreme Court yesterday asking it to strike down a new law
8 February 2017
20 killed, 41 injured
A suicide bomber on foot ripped through a crowd of Afghan Supreme Court employees yesterday, killing at least 20
7 February 2017
Trump reveals US's 'real face'
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday said he was grateful to US President Donald Trump for
7 February 2017
Saudi attempts self-immolation in Makkah
Saudi police arrested an apparently "mentally disturbed" man who tried to set himself on fire at Islam's holiest site, the
7 February 2017
IS besieged in last bastion
The Islamic State group is "completely besieged" in its last major stronghold in Syria's Aleppo province, a monitor said yesterday, as
6 February 2017
Dozens of people killed
Dozens of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan were killed after heavy snow and avalanches hit over the weekend.
5 February 2017
Iran vows to missile strike if security threatened
A Revolutionary Guards commander said Iran would use its missiles if its security is under threat, as the elite force defied new US
4 February 2017
Iran vows 'roaring missiles' if threatened, defies new sanctions
A Revolutionary Guards commander says Iran will use its missiles if its security is under threat, as the elite force defies new US sanctions on its missile programme by holding a military exercise.
4 February 2017
Qaeda overruns 3 Yemeni towns
Al-Qaeda in Yemen overran three southern towns just days after a deadly US raid targeting its commanders, before withdrawing from
3 February 2017
Air raids cut water to IS Syria bastion
Water to the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion of Raqa has been cut after suspected coalition raids on the city's main pipeline, a
3 February 2017
UN rights expert for stopping illegal Israeli settlement
United Nations rights expert Michael Lynk calls on UN Security Council and the General Assembly to explore effective diplomatic and political measures to stop Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.
3 February 2017
Saudi soldier killed in Yemen border
A Saudi soldier has been killed in a firefight on the border with Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been battling
2 February 2017
Kuwait bans visa for five nations
Kuwait has suspended the issuance of visas for nationals of Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran.
2 February 2017