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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25,000 people evacuated
Syria's army yesterday urged the last remaining rebels and civilians to leave the bombed-out eastern quarters of
20 December 2016
Aleppo evacuations resume
Thousands of traumatised Syrians left the rebel enclave of Aleppo yesterday under a complex evacuation agreement that will
19 December 2016
Iran's Rouhani unveils landmark bill of rights
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani unveiled a landmark bill of rights yesterday, guaranteeing freedom of speech, protest, fair trials
19 December 2016
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in clash
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager early yesterday during a confrontation in the occupied West Bank,
18 December 2016
Air strikes near Palmyra killed 38 IS jihadists
At least 38 Islamic State group fighters have been killed in US-led coalition air strikes this week near Syria's ancient city
18 December 2016
Bus-truck collision kills 14 in Afghanistan
At least 14 people were killed and 41 wounded yesterday when a passenger bus collided with a truck in western
18 December 2016
100,000 displaced: IOM
More than 100,000 people have been displaced as a result of the massive operation to recapture Iraq's second city
18 December 2016
'The end of peace process'
A senior Palestinian official warned US president-elect Donald Trump Friday that moving the American embassy to Jerusalem
17 December 2016
Five Afghan female airport workers killed
Gunmen shot dead five female airport workers and their driver in southern Afghanistan yesterday, underlining the threat to
17 December 2016
IS shows no sign of weakening
Islamic State fighters have stepped up counterattacks on Iraqi forces in Mosul amid bad weather as the US-backed offensive to
16 December 2016
Traces of explosives found on remains
Traces of explosives have been found on victims' remains from an EgyptAir plane that crashed into the
15 December 2016
Bahrain adjourns trial of opposition leader
A Manama court yesterday adjourned the trial of Bahraini opposition leader and rights activist Nabil Rajab for a fourth
15 December 2016
Aleppo challenges Obama's legacy
The months-long siege of Aleppo is almost over, but the political postmortem is just beginning and Barack Obama's
15 December 2016
IS claims Cairo church blast
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people, the first claim for
14 December 2016
Afghan VP accused of sex assault
Allegations that Afghanistan's first vice president and his guards sexually assaulted a political rival while holding him captive in his
14 December 2016
Battle of Aleppo ends after years of bloodshed with rebel withdrawal
Rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo ends after years of fighting and months of bitter siege and bombardment, as insurgents agree to withdraw in a ceasefire.
14 December 2016
Aleppo battle in 'final phase'
The Syrian army recaptured a major district of Aleppo yesterday, leaving rebel fighters cornered in a small pocket as the battle
12 December 2016
Either 'death or surrender'
Syria's army pushed forward in Aleppo yesterday as thousands fled rebel-held areas but its forces lost ground to the south
11 December 2016
Iran signs contract to buy 80 Boeing planes
Iran Air said yesterday it had finalised a contract to buy 80 planes from US firm Boeing, the official IRNA news agency reported.
11 December 2016
142 killed in Yemen, Turkey, Egypt, Somalia blasts
At least 142 people are killed and several hundreds are injured in separate deadly bomb attacks in Yemen, Turkey, Egypt and Somalia.
11 December 2016