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
Offensive to liberate Raqa begins
US-backed fighters broke into the city of Raqa yesterday as they launched a final assault to drive the Islamic State group from its de
6 June 2017
'This is the last chance'
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued an ultimatum to the Taliban yesterday, warning them to embrace peace or "face consequences"
6 June 2017
Seven dead migrants found inside Libya truck
Seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found dead in an abandoned refrigerator truck near the Libyan capital, a senior
5 June 2017
100,000 children at risk in Mosul: Unicef
Up to 100,000 children are in danger as Iraqi forces battle to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group, the United Nations
5 June 2017
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE and Bahrain sever ties to Qatar over ‘terrorism’
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain sever their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing the wealthy Gulf Arab state of supporting terrorism.
5 June 2017
Yemen clashes kill 27
Yemeni government forces yesterday fought to capture a rebel-held presidential palace in the southwestern province of Taez after
3 June 2017
Astana Syria peace talks on June 12-13
The next round Syria peace talks will be held in the Kazakh capital of Astana on June 12-13, RIA news agency quoted the Syrian
3 June 2017
Iraq forces announce gains in west Mosul
Iraqi forces have recaptured one neighbourhood in west Mosul and nearly half of another that are targets of a broad offensive against
3 June 2017
Blasts hit Kabul funeral
A series of blasts in Kabul yesterday killed at least 19 people at a funeral for one of the victims of clashes between police and
3 June 2017
Palestinian woman shot after stabbing
A Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli soldier outside a Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank yesterday before being shot and
1 June 2017
UN blames Israeli rule in WB, Gaza
Fifty years after Israel occupied the Palestinian territories, its policies in the West Bank and Gaza are at the root of
31 May 2017
2 dead in Saudi school shooting: Security source
A gunman kills two staff at a private school owned by a prominent Saudi billionaire in Riyadh.
31 May 2017
IS shelling kills 14 civilians in Syria
Fourteen civilians were killed late Monday when Islamic State jihadists shelled a government-controlled neighbourhood of Syria's Deir
30 May 2017
30 migrants from Libya feared dead
Migrants rescued from a rubber boat that left Libya last week said as many as 30 people were trampled or drowned during their
30 May 2017
Baghdad blasts kill 27
Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 27 people in Baghdad, officials said yesterday, as Iraqi forces fight
30 May 2017
Egypt leader okays contentious NGO law
Egypt's president has signed into law a contentious new bill to regulate non-governmental organisations, the official gazette said on
30 May 2017
Tunisia security forces kill IS fugitive
Tunisian security forces have killed a leader of the Islamic State group who was plotting attacks during the Muslim fasting month of
29 May 2017
Libya's Ansar al-Sharia announces dissolution
The Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia, which is linked to Al-Qaeda and deemed a terrorist organisation by the UN and United States,
28 May 2017
Dozens killed as Ramadan begins in Afghanistan
A suspected suicide bomber killed as many as 14 people in Afghanistan yesterday and fighting between militants and security forces
27 May 2017
Palestinians inmates end hunger strike
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on hunger strike since April 17 have ended their mass protest after Israel agreed a deal
27 May 2017