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
Russia urges direct dialogue, GCC unity to solve Gulf crisis
Arab countries and Qatar should enter into direct talks to solve a diplomatic dispute, Russia's foreign minister said
10 September 2017
Trump offers to mediate talks on Qatar crisis
A Saudi-led bloc of Arab states hostile to Qatar yesterday took aim at Kuwaiti mediation and maintained a tough line even after US
8 September 2017
Israel hits Syrian 'chem facility'
Syria's army accused Israeli warplanes of hitting one of its positions yesterday, killing two people in an attack that a monitor said
7 September 2017
Saudi singers pour scorn on Qatar
Seven Arab singers, mostly Saudis, have poured scorn on Qatar in a song that has gone viral, prompting fresh rancour between the
7 September 2017
Saudi King to visit White House in 2018
King Salman of Saudi Arabia will make an official visit to Washington early next year for talks with President Donald Trump, the White
7 September 2017
Saudi denies warming ties with Iran
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Tuesday denied any warming of relations with regional rival Iran after Tehran thanked Riyadh for
6 September 2017
Syria govt behind sarin gas attack in April: UN
United Nations war crimes investigators yesterday said they had evidence that Syrian government forces were behind a chemical attack
6 September 2017
Louvre in Abu Dhabi
The Louvre Abu Dhabi will finally open its doors to the public in November, bringing to the Gulf Mesopotamian artifacts and post-
6 September 2017
Hajj success opens way for talks with Saudi: Iran
Iran yesterday thanked Saudi Arabia for its handling of the annual hajj pilgrimage, saying it opened the way for
5 September 2017
Syria breaks siege on Deir Ezzor
Syria's army broke a years-long Islamic State group siege on the government enclave of Deir Ezzor city yesterday as
5 September 2017
Taking fire from women, kids in Marawi: army
Philippine troops fighting Islamic State-linked rebels in a southern city have encountered armed resistance from
4 September 2017
Syria army nears regime enclave besieged by IS
Syria's army battled the Islamic State group on the edges of Deir Ezzor yesterday, seeking to break the siege of a
4 September 2017
Pilgrims throng Mount Arafat for peak of hajj
Their palms facing the sky, around two million Muslims gather on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat for the highlight of the hajj pilgrimage, one of the world's largest annual gatherings.
31 August 2017
64 dead in Syria regime, IS clashes
Fierce fighting between Syrian government forces and the Islamic State group has killed 64 combatants in Raqa province over a 24-hour period, a monitoring group said yesterday.
30 August 2017
End Gaza blockade
UN chief Antonio Guterres called for the blockade of Gaza to be lifted yesterday as he visited the Palestinian enclave enduring "one of the most dramatic humanitarian crises" he had seen.
30 August 2017
Afghan airstrikes 'kill 13 civilians'
Afghan authorities said yesterday the country's air force had killed up to 13 civilians including women and children in
29 August 2017
Two-state solution can't be discarded
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres yesterday said a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
29 August 2017
Gulf tension stunts Qatar hajj numbers
Qatar has sent only dozens of its citizens across the border to Saudi Arabia for this week's hajj pilgrimage to Islam's
29 August 2017
Libyan coastguard rescues 500 migrants
Libya's coastguard rescued nearly 500 migrants yesterday at sea west of the capital Tripoli, a spokesman said,
29 August 2017
2 million pilgrims converge on Mecca for hajj
Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and for some pilgrims the journey of a lifetime.
28 August 2017