Roadmap in works for new nations to join Makkah pact
1 September 2026
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Middle East
MECCA DEFENCE PACT / Turkey, KSA, Pakistan to hold first meeting today
31 August 2026
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Middle East
Israeli airstrike kills two people in Gaza
31 August 2026
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Middle East
Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza
29 August 2026
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Middle East
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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Middle East
OCCUPIED WEST BANK / Activists rush aid to Palestinians besieged by settlers
15 August 2026
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Middle East
Trump ‘used a catering truck to sneak off Air Force One’
12 August 2026
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Middle East
KSA-Pak-Turkey deal: A ‘change in perception’ of US - Iran
11 August 2026
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Middle East
Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
10 August 2026
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Middle East
Russia uses Iran base
Russia used Iran as a base from which to launch air strikes against Syrian militants for the first time yesterday, widening its air campaign in Syria and deepening its involvement in the Middle East.
16 August 2016
Palestinian killed
A Palestinian teenager was shot dead yesterday during clashes with Israeli forces at Fawwar refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
16 August 2016
Saudi soldiers get Yemen war bonus
Saudi soldiers on the front lines of the war in Yemen are getting a month's extra salary from King Salman. King Salman "has ordered
15 August 2016
IS suicide blast kills 30 rebels
The Islamic State jihadist group yesterday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed more than 30 Syrian rebel fighters in a blast near the Turkish border.
15 August 2016
Five dead, thousands flee Philippine floods
Five people have been killed in the Philippines and tens of thousands have fled from floods caused by days of
14 August 2016
Regime air strikes kill dozens
Syrian and Russian warplanes have launched a wave of air strikes in northern Syria, killing dozens in areas held by a
14 August 2016
Manbij freed
More than 2,000 civilians held captive by IS as human shields have been freed after militants were driven out of a key stronghold in
13 August 2016
IS flees Manbij, abducts 2,000 as 'human shield'
Islamic State group fighters seized around 2,000 civilians to use as "human shields" Friday as they fled their stronghold of Manbij in
12 August 2016
IS abducts around 2,000 civilians in north Syria
Islamic State group fighters seize around 2,000 civilians to use as "human shields" Friday as they fled their stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, according to US-backed forces and a monitor.
12 August 2016
UN probes new Syria gas attack
The UN yesterday said it was investigating evidence of a toxic gas attack on a rebel-held area of the Syrian city of Aleppo which killed 4 people including a mother and her 3 children.
11 August 2016
Palestinian stabs man in Jerusalem
A Palestinian man stabbed and wounded a young Jewish man in Jerusalem yesterday before fleeing, in what Israeli
11 August 2016
Battle for Sirte in 'final phase'
Pro-government forces yesterday battled to clear the Islamic State group from its main Libyan stronghold of Sirte,
11 August 2016
Taliban close in on Helmand capital
Fighting raged yesterday in Helmand after Afghanistan rushed military reinforcements to beat back Taliban
11 August 2016
Aleppo bleeds on despite 'truce'
Fresh fighting hit Syria's Aleppo yesterday, the first day of a promised Russian aid window the UN said was
11 August 2016
'Children die in our arms'
Doctors in rebel-held districts of Aleppo have made an urgent plea to US President Barack Obama to take action to help civilians following repeated atrocities in the devastated Syrian city.
11 August 2016
45,000 IS fighters killed
About 45,000 jihadists have been killed in Iraq and Syria since the US-led operation to defeat the Islamic State group began two years ago, a top general said yesterday.
10 August 2016
Afghan Taliban close in on Helmand capital
Afghanistan rushed military reinforcements to Helmand as Taliban insurgents closed in on the besieged capital of the southern
10 August 2016
TRAGIC
A fire tore through the maternity ward of one of Baghdad's largest hospitalsyesterday, killing at least 12 premature babies,
10 August 2016
Philippines' Duterte calls US envoy 'gay'
The Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked a fresh diplomatic row with his colourful language, calling the
10 August 2016
Israel arrests UN Gaza employee
Israel yesterday said it had arrested and charged a United Nations employee for allegedly providing "material
9 August 2016