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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Middle East
Update / 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire
10 August 2026
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Middle East
Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan
9 August 2026
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Middle East
Middle east conflicts: KSA, Turkey, Pakistan sign defence deal
8 August 2026
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Middle East
Pakistan says any attack under new tri-party defence pact is attack on all
7 August 2026
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Middle East
Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: medical sources
7 August 2026
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Middle East
Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes
6 August 2026
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Middle East
Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
6 August 2026
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World
No pullout from Gaza before Hamas disarms
5 August 2026
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Middle East
67 WORDS THAT CHANGED MIDDLE EAST
The Balfour Declaration a century ago opened the way for the creation of Israel, sowing the seeds of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that
2 November 2017
Hamas hands over Gaza crossings to PA
The Islamist group Hamas began ceding control of the Gaza Strip's border crossings with Israel and Egypt to US-
1 November 2017
Saudi-led air strike kills 29 in Yemen
A Saudi-led coalition air strike killed 29 people at a crowded marketplace in the heartland of the Iran-backed Huthi
1 November 2017
Iraq takes control of Turkey border post
Iraqi government forces yesterday took control of the key border crossing with Turkey in the Iraqi Kurdistan region after weeks of
31 October 2017
Tension rises in Gaza
Tensions rose yesterday after an Israeli operation to blow up a tunnel from the Gaza Strip killed seven Palestinian militants in one of
31 October 2017
Kuwait's ruler accepts cabinet resignation
Kuwait's ruling emir accepted the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet yesterday, state news agency KUNA reported, asking
30 October 2017
Fresh Syria talks open in Astana
A fresh round of peace talks seeking to end Syria's war opened in the Kazakh capital Astana yesterday, as part of a Moscow-led push
30 October 2017
Qatar warns against military confrontation
Qatar's emir has warned against any military confrontation over the ongoing diplomatic dispute between his country and four other
30 October 2017
Senior Afghan official abducted in Pakistan
The deputy governor of Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kunar has been kidnapped in neighbouring Pakistan,
29 October 2017
Food a 'weapon of war' in Yemen: WFP
Beyond air raids, gun battles and port blockades, food is now a "weapon of war" in Yemen, the UN's World Food
29 October 2017
Taliban attacks on Afghan cops kill 22
Taliban insurgents, some wearing night-vision goggles, killed 22 Afghan policemen yesterday in separate attacks on
29 October 2017
Regime, IS clashes kill 73 in Deir Ezzor
Heavy clashes between Syria's army and the Islamic State group in Deir Ezzor city have killed at least 73 fighters in
29 October 2017
Iraqi forces, Peshmerga start new round of talks
Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters yesterday started a second round of talks to resolve a conflict over
29 October 2017
'We will build weapons'
Iran's president yesterday said his country would continue building weapons including developing missiles as the
29 October 2017
Iraqi forces, Kurds agree on ceasefire
Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters reached an agreement yesterday to stop fighting in northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional
27 October 2017
Syria regime to blame
United Nations investigators on Thursday blamed a sarin gas massacre on Bashar al-Assad's regime, as the United States renewed its warning that he has no role in Syria's future.
27 October 2017
Annexation plan means end of two-state solution: PLO
A bill that critics say would amount to de facto annexation of Israeli settlements surrounding Jerusalem is expected to go before
26 October 2017
Iraq, Syria eye last IS dens
Iraqi forces launched an attack to drive Islamic State from the last territory it holds in Iraq yesterday and the Syrian army and its allies
26 October 2017
Regime shelling near Syria capital kills 8
Syrian regime shelling on the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus yesterday killed at least eight civilians, the Syrian
26 October 2017
Qatar introduces minimum wage
World Cup 2022 host Qatar, under global scrutiny over its alleged ill-treatment of foreign workers, has agreed to a range of labour
26 October 2017