Trump ‘used a catering truck to sneak off Air Force One’
12 August 2026
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Middle East
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
Partial Syria ceasefire agreed
Russia and the United States have agreed to a ceasefire in southwest Syria starting from midday today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
8 July 2017
'Graveyard' for foreign jihadists
The decaying bodies of foreign jihadists are piling up among the ruins of Mosul where the last few dozen Islamic State group fighters
8 July 2017
Mosul victory 'imminent'
Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul within hours as Islamic State's defensive lines crumble in its former de facto
8 July 2017
10 soldiers killed in Egypt bomb attacks
At least 10 Egyptian soldiers were killed and several injured when two suicide car bombers hit army checkpoints in
7 July 2017
Qatar using Twitter to stoke dissent
Saudi Arabia, which is leading a four-country blockade of Gulf neighbour Qatar, yesterday accused Doha of being behind over 23,000
6 July 2017
Ready to work with Russia
The United States is willing to work with Russia on establishing "no-fly zones" in Syria as part of a joint effort to stabilize the war-
6 July 2017
20,000 civilians trapped
Iraqi forces yesterday battled the last remaining Islamic State group fighters in Mosul's Old City, where the UN said up to 20,000
6 July 2017
Key powers thrash out Syria safe zones plan
Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey struggled yesterday to hammer out details on a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round of
5 July 2017
300 IS fighters holed up in Iraq's Mosul
Some 300 Islamic State fighters remain in the small patch of territory still controlled by the group in Mosul's Old City, a senior Iraqi
5 July 2017
Qatar rivals look to next move in Cairo talks
Arab states that have cut ties with Qatar began talks in Egypt to discuss their next move in the Gulf diplomatic crisis, after Doha said their demands were impossible to meet.
5 July 2017
Boko Haram in Niger kidnap 37 women
Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 37 women and slit the throats of nine other people at a village in southeastern
4 July 2017
IS cornered in Syria, Iraq
US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key
4 July 2017
Saudi king cancels visit to G20 summit
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has cancelled attendance at this week's G20 summit in Hamburg, the German government
3 July 2017
Militants cling on to 1,500 buildings
Islamist gunmen led by one of the world's most wanted terrorists still hold about 1,500 buildings in a southern
3 July 2017
IS steps up suicide attacks
Iraqi forces are facing increasingly difficult fighting and a rising number of suicide bombings in the final stages of
3 July 2017
Israeli ex-PM Olmert freed from prison
Israeli ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert was freed from prison yesterday after being granted parole from a 27-month
2 July 2017
Afghan Taliban kill 13 pro-govt fighters
The Taliban have killed 13 pro-government fighters in northern Afghanistan, ambushing them as they were on their
2 July 2017
Iraq gains ground in Old City
Special forces have recaptured more of Mosul's historic heart as they press the final stages of an assault to drive the
2 July 2017
IS retakes Raqa district
Islamic State group jihadists recaptured an eastern district of their Syrian bastion Raqa yesterday, a monitor said, rolling back the
30 June 2017
Mosul victory in 'days'
Iraq will declare victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul during the "next few days," a senior commander said yesterday, as
30 June 2017