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
US opposing 'whole world' on Iran nuclear deal
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani lashed out at US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying he was opposing "the whole world"
11 October 2017
Talks held on civilian exit
Talks for the safe exit of civilians trapped in Syria's Raqa were underway yesterday, as US-backed forces prepare a final push to
11 October 2017
Palestinians rivals start Cairo talks
Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas began detailed negotiations behind closed doors in Cairo yesterday on ending their
10 October 2017
Iran complying with 2015 nuclear deal
The UN atomic agency chief yesterday affirmed Iran's commitment to a 2015 nuclear deal, in a statement that came as US President
9 October 2017
Fight to drive IS from Raqa nears end
US-backed fighters say they are nearing the "final week" of their assault to drive the Islamic State group from their one-time Syrian
9 October 2017
No more talks if more sanctions
Iran warned the United States against designating its Revolutionary Guards Corp as a terrorist group and said US
8 October 2017
Fighting escalates in Syria
A final assault on Islamic State's last line of defence in its former Syrian capital Raqa should begin yesterday night, a
8 October 2017
Iran slams US 'addiction' to sanctions
Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif has condemned US President Donald Trump over his threats to walk away from a
7 October 2017
Turkey-backed rebels launch offensive on Idlib jihadists
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said that pro-Ankara Syrian rebels were staging a new military
7 October 2017
Violence at worst level since Aleppo
The worst fighting since the battle for eastern Aleppo last year is raging in several regions of Syria, causing
6 October 2017
UN puts Saudi-led coalition in blacklist
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen was placed on a UN blacklist on Thursday for killing and maiming
6 October 2017
16 killed as train hits bus in Russia
At least 16 people were killed yesterday when a train slammed into a bus that had broken down on a level crossing
6 October 2017
Most foreign troops can leave 'within four years'
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he believes most foreign troops will be able to leave "within four years", even as he praised US
5 October 2017
France offers to mediate
France yesterday offered to mediate in a political crisis pitting Iraq's government against Kurdish regional authorities, and promised to
5 October 2017
UN set to blacklist Saudi-led coalition
The United Nations has moved to put the Saudi-led coalition on its annual blacklist of child rights' violators for the killing and
5 October 2017
IS loses last of bastions
Iraqi forces retook one of the Islamic State group's last two enclaves in the country yesterday, overrunning the longtime insurgent
5 October 2017
Saudi king in Moscow
Saudi Arabia's King Salman, on a landmark visit to Russia, and President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed a slew of arms and energy deals as the key US ally seeks to deepen cooperation with Moscow.
5 October 2017
Regime ousts IS from all of Hama province
The Syrian army and allied fighters drove the Islamic State group from their last positions in the central province of
4 October 2017
Iran, Turkey vow to halt Iraqi Kurds' secession
The presidents of Iran and Turkey vowed during talks in Tehran yesterday to work closely together to prevent the
4 October 2017
Palestinians edge closer to unity
The Palestinian cabinet met in Gaza for the first time since 2014 yesterday, as Israel warned it would reject any reconciliation deal
3 October 2017