KSA-Pak-Turkey deal: A ‘change in perception’ of US - Iran
11 August 2026
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Middle East
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
Israel approves 176 new settler homes
Israeli authorities yesterday approved a major expansion of an east Jerusalem settlement, signing off on plans to add
25 October 2017
Kurds offer to suspend referendum results
Kurdish authorities in Iraq yesterday offered to put an independence drive on hold, stepping up efforts to resolve a
25 October 2017
Nicaragua signs Paris climate agreement
Nicaragua signed the Paris climate agreement yesterday, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two holdouts
24 October 2017
Hot water for dinner!
Manal boils water on the stove in the besieged Syrian town of Hamouria, hoping to convince her four children that
24 October 2017
Saudi Arabia 'will return to moderate, open Islam'
Powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged a "moderate, open" Saudi Arabia yesterday, breaking with ultra-conservative clerics in favour of an image catering to foreign investors and Saudi youth.
24 October 2017
Crown Prince pledges a 'moderate' Saudi Arabia
Powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledges a "moderate, open" Saudi Arabia, breaking with ultra-conservative clerics in favour of an image catering to foreign investors and Saudi youth.
24 October 2017
9 killed in Qaeda attack on south Yemen base
Four Yemeni soldiers and five assailants were killed in an Al-Qaeda attack on a military base in the southern province of Abyan yesterday.
23 October 2017
Israel police arrest 51 Palestinians in raid
Israeli police raided a Palestinian neighbourhood in annexed east Jerusalem overnight and arrested 51 people accused of violent protests
23 October 2017
IS executed 116 in Syria
The Islamic State group executed dozens of civilians this month in the Syrian desert, a monitor said yesterday, in a gruesome
23 October 2017
UN ends month-long Libya talks in Tunisia
Month-long UN-backed talks aimed at bridging differences between rival Libyan factions ended on Saturday with no
22 October 2017
Time for Shia militias over
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday demanded that Iranian "militias" leave Iraq at a press conference in
22 October 2017
Israel hits Syria after Golan fire: army
The Israeli army attacked Syrian government artillery yesterday after fire across the armistice line hit the Israeli-
21 October 2017
15 army cadets killed
A suicide bomber killed 15 Afghan army trainees yesterday as they were leaving their base in Kabul, the defence
21 October 2017
The bigger battles ahead
The last IS fighters in Raqa have been killed or surrendered, and the terror group that once held territory the size of
21 October 2017
At least 43 troops killed
The Afghan Taliban yesterday stormed a military base in the south of the country killing at least 43 troops , the Defence Ministry said,
19 October 2017
Palestinian govt must recognise Israel, disarm Hamas: US
A top aide to US President Donald Trump yesterday said that an emerging Palestinian unity government must recognise Israel and
19 October 2017
Iraqi Kurds say open to talks with Baghdad
The Iraqi Kurdish regional government yesterday said it was open to talks with Baghdad after central government forces seized a swathe
19 October 2017
Next round of Syria talks at end Oct
Fresh talks on the Syria conflict will be held in Astana at the end of the month, Kazakhstan said yesterday, as part of a Moscow-led push
19 October 2017
Israel raids Palestinian media firms
Israeli forces raided Palestinian media offices across the occupied West Bank overnight in what a military spokeswoman yesterday
18 October 2017
Gulf crisis hurts fight against IS
The fight against the Islamic State group has suffered in the Gulf crisis, which has seen Doha isolated from Saudi Arabia and the UAE,
18 October 2017