Roadmap in works for new nations to join Makkah pact
1 September 2026
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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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Iraq clears massive oil refinery of ISIS
Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes cleared the country's largest oil refinery of the Islamic State group, the international coalition helping
19 April 2015
Egypt court sentences 11 to death
An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced 11 football fans to death after a retrial over a 2012 stadium riot in the canal city of Port Said that left 74
19 April 2015
UN envoy quits after criticism
The UN envoy to Yemen has resigned after failing to avert large-scale violence, dealing a blow to hopes of a diplomatic solution to the
16 April 2015
ISIS steps up assault on Iraq's Ramadi
Islamic State (ISIS) has stepped up its assault on the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, launching a series of suicide bomb attacks on a
16 April 2015
Iran nuke talks on April 22-23 in Vienna: EU
Major world powers and Iran will hold fresh talks in Vienna on April 22-23 to build on the framework accord reached on Tehran's
16 April 2015
Top Qaeda leader killed in Yemen
The ideological leader of Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was killed in a drone strike this week, allegedly by the United
15 April 2015
ISIS lost 25- 30 pc of Iraq territory: US
The Islamic State group has lost control of "25 to 30" percent of the territory it holds in Iraq after coalition air strikes and an Iraqi
15 April 2015
Pressure mounts on rebels
Saudi Arabia and Egypt are considering holding "large-scale" military exercises after launching air strikes on Yemeni rebels who have
15 April 2015
Obama blinks on Iran deal
In the standoff with Congress over the Iranian nuclear deal, President Obama just blinked. Now the US Congress will have a say on a
15 April 2015
Ramadi on the brink
The key Iraqi city of Ramadi could fall within hours to ISIS militants who have been gaining ground in recent days, a local official said yesterday.
15 April 2015
Iran puts forward Yemen peace plan
Iran proposes a peace plan for Yemen and called for an end to Saudi-led air strikes against Houthi rebels allied to Tehran, but the move was likely to draw a cool response from Riyadh.
14 April 2015
Iraq 'retakes 25% of Islamic State territory'
Islamic State (IS) has lost more than a quarter of its territory in Iraq since US-led coalition air strikes began in August, the Pentagon has said.
14 April 2015
Egypt Brotherhood chief gets death
A Cairo court confirmed death sentences for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 11 other defendants yesterday, and a
11 April 2015
UAE warns Pak over Yemen
Pakistani lawmakers urging the government to remain neutral on the escalating crisis in Yemen has evoked a strong response from
11 April 2015
Egypt Brotherhood chief sentenced to death
An Egyptian court confirms the death sentence on Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie and 13 others for planning attacks against the state.
11 April 2015
Saudi authorities catch police shooting suspect
Saudi Arabia's security services have detained a Saudi Arabian man on suspicion of shooting dead two policemen and wounding two others.
11 April 2015
Islamic State attacks Iraqi provincial capital
Islamic State militants attacked the capital of Iraq's vast Anbar province on multiple fronts on Friday, seizing two areas on the city outskirts.
11 April 2015
Iraq to free Anbar next
Iraq's premier said that the country's "next battle" is to retake Anbar province from the Islamic State jihadist group, his most direct
9 April 2015
Little sign of progress
Talks between the Syrian government and members of the tolerated opposition were set to end yesterday in Moscow with little sign of
9 April 2015
Taliban siege on Afghan court complex kills 10
At least 10 people died yesterday when Taliban insurgents wearing military uniforms mounted a six-hour gun and grenade siege on a
9 April 2015