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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Aleppo blitz kills 300
A renewed blitz on Syria's war-ravaged eastern Aleppo has killed almost 300 people in five days -- including
20 November 2016
Fighting rages on despite new truce
Yemen rebels and loyalist forces battled Saturday around third city Taez even as a 48-hour ceasefire announced by a Saudi-led coalition
19 November 2016
Egypt journalist union head jailed
An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced the head of the journalists' union and two members to two years in prison for
19 November 2016
'New IS mass grave' found near Mosul
Iraqi forces have found another suspected mass grave containing the remains of victims of the Islamic State group in territory
19 November 2016
Raids hit hospitals, schools
Syria's government pounded rebel-held Aleppo with air strikes and artillery fire yesterday, killing 27 people and prompting Washington to condemn the "heinous actions" of Damascus and its ally Russia.
19 November 2016
Protests as Marcos given hero's burial
Ex-Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was buried in a secretive ceremony at the national heroes' cemetery
18 November 2016
Iraq dumps books of violence
The school walls have a fresh coat of paint and classrooms are crammed, but it will take longer to undo the damage
18 November 2016
'Send them to us'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has offered to take in the world's refugees at a time many Western countries are closing
17 November 2016
'Scores dead' in Yemen fighting
Heavy fighting between government troops and opposition forces in various parts of Yemen has left 51 dead, according to
17 November 2016
Raids, shelling kill 25 in Aleppo
Syrian air strikes and shelling killed 25 civilians in eastern districts of Aleppo yesterday, a monitor said, on the third day of a
17 November 2016
Blast kills six in Kabul
A suicide bomber on foot struck a government vehicle in Kabul yesterday, killing at least six people and wounding 10 others, officials
16 November 2016
Israel MPs gives initial backing
The Israeli parliament yesterday gave initial approval to a bill to legalise thousands of West Bank settler homes, a measure
16 November 2016
Egypt court overturns Morsi death sentence
An Egyptian appeals court has overturned a death sentence handed down against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in
15 November 2016
Syria resumes Aleppo raids
Syrian government air strikes and barrel bomb attacks hit residential neighbourhoods of rebel-held east Aleppo on Tuesday for
15 November 2016
Russian fighter from carrier crashes near Syria's shores
A Russian fighter jet based on an aircraft carrier currently near Syria's shores has crashed on a training mission, but its pilot has bailed out safely, the Defense Ministry says.
15 November 2016
15 dead in Iraq suicide bombings
Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed 15 people yesterday in an oasis town south of Baghdad and the city
14 November 2016
Palestinians criticise Israel bill
Palestinian leaders yesterday denounced an Israeli bill to legalise several thousand Jewish homes in the occupied West
14 November 2016
Rare suicide bombing kills 8 in Baghdad
A rare suicide bombing in an oasis town south of Baghdad killed eight people yesterday, Iraqi officials said, an attack
14 November 2016
Iraq recaptures Nimrud, home to ancient site
The Iraqi military yesterday said that soldiers south of Mosul have recaptured the Nimrud area, home to the site of
13 November 2016
4 Americans killed in US base attack
Four Americans were killed yesterday in a suicide bombing inside the largest US military base in Afghanistan, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said, in a
12 November 2016