Roadmap in works for new nations to join Makkah pact
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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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IS affiliate blamed for Davao blast
IS' affiliate in the Philippines has claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed at least 14 people and wounded 70
3 September 2016
Syria co-op deal soon
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said in an interview aired that Moscow and Washington could soon reach a cooperation deal
2 September 2016
3,000 migrants saved
Rescuers saved 3,000 migrants in the waters off Libya on Tuesday as they tried desperately to reach Europe, a day after a record
31 August 2016
Israel approves 463 settlement homes
Israeli authorities yesterday approved the construction of 463 homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, the watchdog
31 August 2016
Thousands found buried in 72 mass graves: report
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has buried thousands of their victims in at least 72 mass grave across Iraq
31 August 2016
Turkey denies truce with Kurds
Turkey said Wednesday a truce with Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria was "out of the question", denying a US claim the two
31 August 2016
IS leaders killed in Iraq, Syria
US-led coalition air strikes have killed several senior figures in the Islamic State group since April in a heavy blow to the
31 August 2016
A major blow to IS
The US air strike believed to have killed Abu Mohammad al-Adnani has deprived Islamic State of the architect of its attacks on
31 August 2016
Killed militant Adnani 'played role in IS during Dhaka attack'
Islamic State group spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani who was killed yesterday, played a major role in the group during some of the most high-profile attacks including Dhaka café attack, a US defence official says.
31 August 2016
IS spokesman al-Adnani killed
The Islamic State group yesterday said its spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed while monitoring military operations in
30 August 2016
Libyan forces corner IS fighters in Sirte
Libya's pro-government forces yesterday cornered Islamic State group jihadists in their last holdouts in the coastal city of
29 August 2016
Passenger exit tax introduced at Doha airport
Qatar's international airport is to charge passengers an exit tax as the energy-reliant emirate adjusts to falling oil prices.
29 August 2016
Coalition strikes kill 7 Yemeni civilians
Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck a rebel convoy near a taxi stand in central Yemen, killing seven civilians
28 August 2016
IS-linked Maute group inmates freed in raid
Muslim extremists who support the Islamic State group staged a daring jailbreak in the southern Philippines, freeing
28 August 2016
What are tomatoes, sweets?
Yazan, a four-year-old who has never known anything but deprivation, has finally discovered the joy of ice cream
28 August 2016
Drug users are not human
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is waging a bloody war on crime, has justified the large-scale killing of
28 August 2016
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels aim for Manbij
A Syrian rebel commander said that Turkish-backed rebels aim to capture Manbij city from Kurdish-allied forces as
28 August 2016
7 killed in Mogadishu restaurant attack
Seven people were killed in an attack by Shabaab jihadists on a popular beachfront restaurant in the Somali capital
26 August 2016
Israeli troops kill 'assailant' in WB
Israeli troops shot dead a suspected Palestinian assailant, who was running towards the forces, at the entrance to the
26 August 2016
Communists agree truce in Philippines
The Philippine government and Communist guerrillas yesterday signed an indefinite ceasefire deal to facilitate peace
26 August 2016