Middle East

Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases

AFP, Damascus

10 August 2026 • Middle East

Update / 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire

Star Online Report

10 August 2026 • Middle East

Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan

AFP, Gaza City

9 August 2026 • Middle East

Middle east conflicts: KSA, Turkey, Pakistan sign defence deal

Agencies

8 August 2026 • Middle East

Saudi Arabia Turkey Pakistan Defence Agreement 2026

Pakistan says any attack under new tri-party defence pact is attack on all

AFP, Islamabad

7 August 2026 • Middle East

Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: medical sources

AFP, Dubai

7 August 2026 • Middle East

Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes

Reuters

6 August 2026 • Middle East

Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say

Reuters

6 August 2026 • World

No pullout from Gaza before Hamas disarms

AFP, Jerusalem

5 August 2026 • Middle East

Israel objects to Gaza plan

AFP, Jerusalem

4 August 2026 • Middle East

'Iran's terrorism' must stop

New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscored the need for unity in the Gulf during a brief visit to the Saudi capital on Sunday as

29 April 2018

Saudi-led raid kills 50 Yemen rebels

A Saudi-led coalition air strike has killed dozens of Yemeni insurgents including two commanders, state media said yesterday, in

28 April 2018

Turkey hands jail sentences to journalists

A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted journalists from the opposition Cumhuriyet daily for helping outlawed "terrorist" organisations but editors remained defiant vowing their "honourable" journalism would not stop.

26 April 2018

Unite against US

Iran's supreme leader called on Muslim nations to unite against the United States, saying Tehran would never yield to "bullying," state television reported yesterday.

26 April 2018

Saudi Arabia executes 48 in 2018: HRW

Saudi Arabia has executed 48 people in the past four months, half on non-violent drug charges, Human Rights Watch said, urging the

26 April 2018

Palestinian journalist shot at Gaza protest dies of wounds: Family

A Palestinian journalist shot two weeks ago by Israeli forces on the Gaza border has died, Israeli and Palestinian sources say, the second journalist killed in a month of unrest.

25 April 2018

Indonesia's ex-speaker gets 15 years for graft

An Indonesian court yesterday jailed a former speaker of parliament for 15 years for his role in causing state losses of around $170

24 April 2018

21 dead in NE Nigeria Boko Haram attacks

Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 21 people in separate attacks in a remote northeastern region of Nigeria, security officials and a

24 April 2018

Remain in deal or 'face severe consequences'

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on US President Donald Trump to uphold the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six

24 April 2018

Afghan girl disguises herself as a boy to please parents

Sitara Wafadar yearns for long hair like other girls. Instead, the Afghan teenager has disguised herself as a boy for more than a

23 April 2018

Saudi air strikes kill 20 at Yemen wedding

Air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition killed at least 20 people attending a wedding in a village in northwestern Yemen late on

23 April 2018

Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 20 at Yemen wedding

Air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition killed at least 20 people attending a wedding in a village in northwestern Yemen, residents and medical sources say.

23 April 2018

Armenia detains anti-govt protest leader

Armenia yesterday detained anti-government protest leader Nikol Pashinyan, prosecutors said, shortly after Prime Minister Serzh

22 April 2018

'Toy drone' near Saudi palaces causes panic

Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry yesterday instructed drone enthusiasts to obtain permission to fly the devices until regulations were finalised, a day

22 April 2018