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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Bibi scoops fourth term
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday pledged to form a new governing coalition quickly after an upset election victory
18 March 2015
Syria downed US drone over 'spying' fears
Syria's military yesterday said it downed an American drone over suspicions it was spying, in what would be its first attack on an aircraft
18 March 2015
Iran downplays deal prospects
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday played down the chances of reaching a nuclear agreement during talks under
18 March 2015
70 lashes for 'insulting man' online!
A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a woman to 70 lashes after she allegedly insulted a man on the messaging service WhatsApp. The
18 March 2015
Netanyahu ‘wins Israel election’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party claimes a surprise victory in Israel's election, Israeli media report
18 March 2015
90% of 'issues' solved
Uncertainty reigned at crunch US-Iran nuclear talks yesterday as US officials warned that key differences remained but Tehran said
17 March 2015
No Palestinian state, if elected
Israelis were voting yesterday in a close-fought election pitting the centre left against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who ruled
17 March 2015
US rules out Assad's role in Syria peace talks
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will never be part of peace negotiations to halt the brutal civil war, US officials vowed Monday, adding
17 March 2015
Iraq's Tikrit offensive stalled by ISIS bombs
Iraq's huge offensive to retake Tikrit from the Islamic State group was stalled yesterday by a slew of bombs and the several hundred
17 March 2015
Arafat was not poisoned
French experts reexamining evidence have confirmed their earlier conclusion that the 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was
17 March 2015
US to slow down Afghan troop exit
The United States will scrap a plan to reduce the US force in Afghanistan to 5,500 by December, after American commanders appealed to
17 March 2015
Israeli politicians in last effort to woo voters
Israeli politicians made their final pitches for votes yesterday on the eve of an election that will decide the fate of Prime Minister
16 March 2015
Yemen PM says Huthi to end his house arrest
Yemeni Prime Minister Khalid Bahah said that he was poised to leave the capital Sanaa yesterday after Shiite militia agreed to free him
16 March 2015
Awaiting 'action' after Kerry comments: Assad
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said yesterday he was waiting for US "actions" after Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged talks
16 March 2015
Foreign money being used to defeat me
With less than 24 hours to go until an election that he appears on course to lose, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested
16 March 2015
Kerry, Zarif in crunch round
Iran nuclear talks entered a critical week yesterday with US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart racing to find an
16 March 2015
Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood breakup
Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood has formally split after 70 years — a breakup blamed on long-running ideological disputes, but also on a government attempt to further weaken what was once the country's main opposition group
16 March 2015
Saudi Arabia: Iran deal could start nuclear fuel race
A senior member of the Saudi royal family warns that a deal on Iran's nuclear programme could prompt other regional states to develop atomic fuel
16 March 2015
No solution without Assad
As the devastating war in Syria entered its fifth year yesterday, the US said it would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-
15 March 2015
ISIS used chlorine gas
Iraqi Kurdish authorities said they have evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against their
15 March 2015