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
Lebanon halts anti-IS battle at Syria border
Lebanon's army yesterday announced a pause in its offensive against Islamic State group militants along the border
27 August 2017
Kabul Shia mosque attack toll hits 28
Hundreds of Shia mourners yesterday buried victims of a suicide bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Kabul as the death toll from the
26 August 2017
Iraq recaptures Tal Afar centre, citadel from IS
Iraqi forces yesterday announced the ouster of Islamic State group jihadists from central Tal Afar and its historic citadel, leaving them
26 August 2017
Raqa civilians face 'deadly labyrinth'
Civilians fleeing the battle to oust the Islamic State group from the Syrian city of Raqa face a "deadly labyrinth", coming under fire from
24 August 2017
Qatar to restore full ties with Iran
Qatar is to restore full diplomatic relations with regional power Iran, its foreign ministry announced Thursday, in a significant move at
24 August 2017
20 Iraqi sailors found dead after ship sinks
The bodies of 20 Iraqi sailors have been recovered after their ship sank following a collision off the country's southern coast, the
24 August 2017
Pessimism as Kushner push for ME peace
White House aide Jared Kushner yesterday held talks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the aim of restarting long-stalled peace
24 August 2017
Qatar ensures rights of domestic workers
Qatar has approved a law limiting domestic staff to a maximum of 10 hours' work a day, the first such protection for
23 August 2017
Uzbekistan frees UN staffer after 11 yrs
Uzbekistan has released a former United Nations employee held for 11 years over treason, the UN said yesterday. Erkin
22 August 2017
New strategy or repeating history?
He refused to give figures or details. But the strategy appears to amount to around 4,000 new troops, largely freed
22 August 2017
Uranium enrichment in days
Iran can resume high-level uranium enrichment within five days if the United States tears up the nuclear deal, the
22 August 2017
Dozens of civilians killed in US-led strikes in Raqa
Dozens of civilians have died in two days of intense US-led strikes on Raqa, a monitor said yesterday, as fighting to
22 August 2017
Thousands flee Tal Afar: UN
Iraqi forces yesterday recaptured from the Islamic State group the first two districts of jihadist bastion Tal Afar, as
22 August 2017
Lebanon foils bomb plot on UAE flight
Lebanon's interior minister said yesterday the country's police intelligence played a major role in foiling a plot to bring
21 August 2017
9 killed in Philippines militant attack: police
Islamist gunmen killed nine people and injured ten others as they attacked a town in the Philippines at dawn yesterday,
21 August 2017
Qatar denies blocking Saudi hajj flights
Qatar yesterday denied it had banned Saudi Arabian flights from landing in the emirate to transport Muslim pilgrims to Makkah, after an accusation by authorities in Riyadh.
21 August 2017
Forces close in on Tal Afar
Iraqi forces yesterday closed in on Tal Afar on the second day of an offensive against the last major bastion of the
21 August 2017
Iraq begins battle to retake Tal Afar
Iraqi forces yesterday pounded the Islamic State group in Tal Afar, one of its last bastions in the country, in a new
20 August 2017
Iran's top priority is to save nuke deal from US: Rouhani
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani yesterday said the top foreign policy priority for his new government was to protect
20 August 2017
Syria war still not won but West's plots foiled: Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday said that while his country had foiled Western designs to topple him, his
20 August 2017