Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
10 August 2026
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Update / 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire
10 August 2026
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Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan
9 August 2026
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Middle east conflicts: KSA, Turkey, Pakistan sign defence deal
8 August 2026
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Pakistan says any attack under new tri-party defence pact is attack on all
7 August 2026
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Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: medical sources
7 August 2026
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Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes
6 August 2026
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Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
6 August 2026
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No pullout from Gaza before Hamas disarms
5 August 2026
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Israel objects to Gaza plan
4 August 2026
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Dozens of Sudan troops killed in Yemen
A rebel ambush in Yemen killed dozens of Sudanese soldiers belonging to a Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of the government,
8 April 2018
Iran hit by global cyber attack
Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centres in Iran where they left the image of a US flag on screens
8 April 2018
'No naive people' in Gaza
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman yesterday said there were "no naive people" in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip after days of
8 April 2018
Top Afghan IS leader killed in airstrike
A high-ranking Islamic State commander in Afghanistan has been killed in an airstrike, officials said yesterday, as Afghan and US forces
7 April 2018
New Clashes Along Gaza Border: 4 killed, hundreds hurt
Israeli forces killed four Palestinians as thousands protested and clashes erupted along the Gaza border yesterday, a week after a
6 April 2018
Saudi Arabia's first cinema to open April 18
Saudi Arabia's first cinema in over three decades will open on April 18 in Riyadh, authorities said Wednesday, after a ban was lifted
5 April 2018
Saudi intercepts another missile from Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia's air defence had intercepted a missile that the armed
5 April 2018
Gaza braces for new protests
Palestinians yesterday readied for new protests along the Gaza border and Israel warned that its open-fire rules would not change
5 April 2018
Saudi Arabia's 1st new cinema in decades to open April 18
Saudi Arabia's first cinema in more than 35 years will open on April 18 in Riyadh, the capital, the authorities say after agreeing with AMC Entertainment Holdings to open up to 40 theatres over the next five years.
5 April 2018
Israel PM scraps relocation deal with UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday cancelled an agreement with the UN refugee agency aimed at avoiding forced deportations of thousands of African migrants only hours after having announced the deal himself.
3 April 2018
Israel has 'right' to its land
Saudi Arabia's crown prince said in a published interview that Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land, another public sign of an apparent thawing in ties between the two countries. Asked if he believes the Jewish people have a right to a nation state in at least part of their ancestral homeland, Mohammed bin Salman was quoted by US magazine The Atlantic as saying:
3 April 2018
Israel reaches key deal with UN
Israel announced yesterday it had reached a deal with the UN refugee agency to cancel a controversial plan to deport African migrants and replace it with a new one that will see thousands sent to Western countries.
A minimum of 16,250 migrants will be resettled in unspecified Western nations under the agreement announced in a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.
2 April 2018
Ghouta falls to Syria regime
A final deal has been reached for fighters and civilians to leave the last opposition-held pocket of Eastern Ghouta, a monitor said yesterday, paving the way for Syria's regime to retake the onetime rebel enclave near Damascus.
The deal brokered by regime ally Russia would see fighters with the Jaish al-Islam rebel faction leave Ghouta's main town of Douma for opposition-held territory in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
1 April 2018
Israel rejects probe calls
Israel rejected calls for an independent probe yesterday after its soldiers killed 16 Palestinians and wounded hundreds more when a major demonstration led to clashes along the border with the Gaza Strip.
1 April 2018
Gazans mourn, call for revenge
Gazans buried their dead yesterday with calls for "revenge" a day after a major demonstration led to clashes that saw Israeli forces kill 16
31 March 2018
US COURT ON 9/11 ATTACKS: Saudi Arabia must face US lawsuits
A US judge has rejected Saudi Arabia's bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the September 11 attacks in 2001 and should
29 March 2018
Israel strikes Hamas positions in Gaza
Israeli tanks hit two Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip yesterday after activists set fire to the base of the security fence on the volatile
28 March 2018
Surrender or face attack
Pressure was mounting yesterday for rebels to accept a negotiated withdrawal from their final holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, as
28 March 2018
Qatar jets intercept civilian flights: UAE
The United Arab Emirates said two Qatari fighter jets "dangerously approached" two UAE passenger flights on Monday, sparking a swift
27 March 2018
Powers seek to boost Afghan peace effort
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and more than a dozen other national delegations yesterday
27 March 2018