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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Pro-ISIS hackers take down TV5Monde
French television network TV5Monde was forced to broadcast only pre-recorded programmes yesterday after an "unprecedented" hack
9 April 2015
Mortar fire kills 11 civilians in Sinai
Mortar fire has killed 11 civilians, all but one of them women and children, in Egypt's North Sinai, where the government is battling an
9 April 2015
US hurries arms to Saudi-led coalition
Washington deepened its involvement in the Saudi-led air war in Yemen yesterday as aid agencies scrambled to deliver help to civilians
8 April 2015
Iran, Turkey agree on need to stop Yemen war
Turkey and Iran agree on the need for a political solution to end Yemen's war, which has raised tensions between them, Iran's president
8 April 2015
Iran deploys warships off Yemen's coast
Iran sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden yesterday, state media reported, establishing a military presence off the coast of Yemen where
8 April 2015
Afghan militants to send 'thousands' of fighters to join coalition
An Afghanistan-based jihadist group known for its past ties to Pakistani intelligence yesterday vowed to send "thousands" of fighters to
8 April 2015
Pak PM says 'no hurry' in joining coalition
Pakistan is "not in a hurry" to decide whether to join the Saudi-led coalition against rebels in Yemen, the prime minister said Tuesday,
8 April 2015
Deal must cover missile capacity
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kept up his offensive against the framework nuclear deal with Iran on Tuesday, saying it fails
8 April 2015
Red Cross says situation 'catastrophic' in Aden
The Red Cross warned Tuesday of a "catastrophic" situation in Yemen's main southern city Aden, as forces loyal to the president battled
8 April 2015
11 dead in clashes in Aden: military
Eleven people were killed in Yemen's main southern city Aden overnight in clashes between rebels and forces loyal to fugitive President
8 April 2015
Qaeda making gains: US Defense Secretary
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter acknowledged yesterday that Al Qaeda was seizing terrain amid the chaos in Yemen, but vowed that
8 April 2015
Mass graves of Iraqi soldiers killed by IS found in Tikrit
The suspected mass graves of up to 1,700 captured Iraqi soldiers killed by IS militants have been found in the city of Tikrit.
7 April 2015
UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus
The UN Security Council has demanded humanitarian access to the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus.
7 April 2015
Houthis ready for talks if Yemen air strikes stop
Yemen's Houthis are ready to sit down for peace talks as long as a Saudi-led air campaign is halted and the negotiations are overseen
5 April 2015
Nuke deal: Iran talks tough
Iran's foreign minister said that Tehran would be able to return to its nuclear activities if the West withdraws from a pact that is to be finalised in June.
5 April 2015
Securing Babal strait an Egypt priority: Sisi
Egypt's president said Saturday that securing the Bab al-Mandab access to the Red Sea off Yemen's coast is a top priority, nine days after
5 April 2015
How Saddam's military officers controll ISIS
When Abu Hamza, a former Syrian rebel, agreed to join Isis, he did so assuming he would become a part of the group's promised
5 April 2015
Mullah Omar loves RPG 7, has 'humour'
The Afghan Taliban have published a surprise biography of the reclusive Mullah Mohammed Omar, to mark his 19th year as their supreme leader.
5 April 2015
Coalition strikes ISIS in Syria, Iraq
US and allied forces conducted 15 air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Islamic State militants during the past 24 hours. Three of the
5 April 2015
Blast kills cop on Key Cairo bridge
A bomb exploded near a checkpoint on a bridge in an affluent Cairo neighbourhood yesterday, killing a policeman, Egyptian police said.
5 April 2015