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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Saudi executes 153
Saudi Arabia carried out 153 executions in 2016, according to an AFP, slightly down from the year before. The ultra-
1 January 2017
Iraq retook over 60% of east Mosul: army
Iraqi forces have retaken more than 60 percent of eastern Mosul from the Islamic State group since the battle for the city began
1 January 2017
Syria clashes test shaky truce
Fighting in parts of Syria yesterday threatened a shaky ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey, whose efforts to
1 January 2017
'We walked on top of people'
One of the revellers at the Istanbul nightclub which came under attack during New Year celebrations described the
1 January 2017
Baghdad market blasts kill dozens
Twin blasts ripped through a busy market area in central Baghdad yesterday, police said, shattering a relative lull in attacks in the
31 December 2016
IS chief alive, still leading
The Pentagon said Friday it believes that Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is indeed alive, despite repeated efforts by the US-led
31 December 2016
Drone strike kills local Qaeda chief in Yemen
A drone strike in Yemen likely carried out by US forces on Thursday killed a local al-Qaeda chief and his guard, a security official said.
30 December 2016
Tunisia to arrest returning jihadists
Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed on Thursday said all jihadists returning from foreign battlefields would be immediately arrested
30 December 2016
Saudi invites Iran for talks on hajj return
Saudi Arabia has invited regional rival Iran to discuss a return of its nationals to next year's hajj after Iranians were excluded from the
30 December 2016
Azerbaijani forces kill 3 Armenian troops
Azerbaijani forces yesterday killed three Armenian troops in the latest border clash between the neighbours locked in a
29 December 2016
Israel orders criminal probe against PM: TV
Israel's attorney-general has ordered police to open a criminal investigation in two unspecified matters involving Prime
29 December 2016
Second phase begins
Iraqi security forces yesterday began the second phase of their offensive against Islamic State militants in Mosul, pushing into
29 December 2016
In parting shot at Israel, Kerry warns Middle East peace in jeopardy
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Israel's building of settlements on occupied land is jeopardizing Middle East peace, voicing unusually frank frustration with America's longtime ally weeks before he is due to leave office.
29 December 2016
Air strike disables Mosul's last bridge
An air strike has disabled the last bridge linking eastern and western Mosul, a city Iraqi forces are fighting to retake from jihadists,
28 December 2016
11 dead migrants found on Libya shores
The bodies of 11 migrants who died trying to make the perilous journey to Europe have washed up on beaches around Libya's capital
28 December 2016
Russia fumes as US eases restrictions on rebel arms
Russia said yesterday that a US decision to ease restrictions on arming Syrian rebels had opened the way for deliveries of shoulder-
27 December 2016
Saudi jailed for call to end male guardianship
A Saudi man has been jailed for one year for calling for an end to the Muslim kingdom's guardianship system that gives men wide
27 December 2016
Row as Afghan woman pilot seeks asylum in US
The shock announcement of Afghanistan's first woman fixed-wing pilot to seek asylum in the US has touched off a spirited national
27 December 2016
Egypt sets up council to oversee media
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has approved a law to set up a council headed by his appointees that oversees the media and
27 December 2016
IS 'summarily executed' 13 Iraqi civilians: HRW
Islamic State group fighters "summarily executed" 13 civilians after villagers rose up against them at the start of the Iraqi army's
27 December 2016