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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Four soldiers killed, 17 injured in Israel
A Palestinian rammed a truck into a group of Israeli soldiers visiting a popular tourist spot in Jerusalem yesterday, killing four and wounding 17 others, authorities said.
8 January 2017
Two Saudi 'jihadists' shot dead in raid
Saudi security forces on Saturday shot and killed two suspected jihadists including an explosive belt maker during a police operation in
8 January 2017
Israel cuts $6 million in UN funding
Israel on Friday suspended about $6 million in funding to the United Nations to protest a Security Council resolution demanding an end
7 January 2017
Fuel truck blast kills 43
A fuel truck exploded in the busy centre of a rebel-held town near Syria's border with Turkey yesterday, killing dozens of people and wounding dozens more, several sources said.
7 January 2017
Four freed from Gitmo arrive in Saudi Arabia
Four Yemenis released from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay arrived Thursday in Saudi Arabia to a tearful reunion with relatives, after
6 January 2017
Israeli PM quizzed again in graft probe
Police questioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday for a second time as part of a probe into whether he illegally
6 January 2017
Qaeda chief slams Islamic State 'liars'
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has denounced what he said was a dishonest propaganda campaign by rival jihadist group the
6 January 2017
Russia begins Syria pullout
Russia's military yesterday said it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, as the regime intensified its bombardment of a
6 January 2017
Clashes near Damascus despite truce
Syrian pro-government forces clashed with rebels around the main water source for Damascus yesterday, a monitor said, threatening
5 January 2017
70pc of east Mosul retaken
Iraqi forces have retaken around 70 percent of eastern Mosul from Islamic State militants and expect to reach the river bisecting the
5 January 2017
Israeli soldier guilty of manslaughter
An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank was
4 January 2017
UAE bans wild pets
The private ownership of wild animals has been outlawed in the United Arab Emirates, where keeping exotic creatures
4 January 2017
Dozens get flogging, jail in Saudi Arabia
Dozens of foreign workers have been sentenced to flogging and jail for unrest during protests over unpaid wages by Saudi Binladin
3 January 2017
Netanyahu grilled over graft charges
Police grilled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for three hours on Monday evening as part of a graft probe that has shaken
3 January 2017
6,878 killed in 2016, says UN
Violence claimed the lives of at least 6,878 civilian Iraqis last year, the United Nations said on Monday, as the Iraqi government
3 January 2017
Hajj talks: Iran denies receiving Saudi invite
Iran has denied receiving any invitation from Saudi Arabia for talks on the hajj, after a row between the arch-foes saw its pilgrims stay at
2 January 2017
Syria fighting rages despite truce
Syria's army advanced yesterday as it battles to capture a rebel region that is key to the capital's water supply, launching strikes and
2 January 2017
Israeli cop to question PM
Israeli police were expected to question Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday over whether he illegally accepted gifts from
2 January 2017
Baghdad suicide blast kills 32
A suicide car bomb attack in a densely-populated neighbourhood of Baghdad yesterday killed at least 32 people and left dozens
2 January 2017
IS attack in Iraq kills at least 7
An attack claimed by the Islamic State group on a police checkpoint in southern Iraq left at least seven people dead
1 January 2017