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
Syria accuses Israel of strike near Damascus airport
Syria accused Israel of triggering a huge explosion near Damascus airport on Thursday by firing several missiles at a
27 April 2017
Calls on Saudi social media for protest
Calls have been growing on social media for Saudi Arabia's jobless to protest on Sunday, after a similar appeal before
27 April 2017
Iran nuclear deal under review
Iran and major powers yesterday met in Vienna to review adherence to their 2015 nuclear deal as uncertainty grows about the landmark
25 April 2017
Turkish strikes kill 20 Kurdish fighters
Turkish warplanes killed more than 20 Kurdish fighters yesterday in strikes in Syria and Iraq, where the Kurds are key players in the
25 April 2017
IS ambush kills 10 Iraqi forces
Islamic State group fighters disguised as soldiers ambushed a government convoy in a remote desert region of western Iraq Sunday,
24 April 2017
Mattis flies in Kabul to craft new strategy
Afghanistan's defence minister and army chief of staff resigned yesterday after the deadliest ever Taliban attack on a military base,
24 April 2017
Forces retake two more west districts
Pushing carts loaded with bags, babies and the elderly, hundreds of people fled Mosul on Saturday after Iraqi forces retook two more
22 April 2017
Ahmadinejad barred from Iran polls
Campaigning began yesterday for Iran's presidential election with incumbent Hassan Rouhani facing a tough battle against hardliners,
21 April 2017
Trump: Iran not 'living up to spirit' of nuke deal
Iran is "not living up to the spirit" of the nuclear deal struck with world powers, US President Donald Trump said Thursday, warning
21 April 2017
Pentagon chief pledges support for Egypt's Sisi
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and top brass in Cairo yesterday, pledging support for the
20 April 2017
UN, Russia set for meet without US
The UN's Syria envoy yesterday said that he will hold talks with Russian officials next week but without the US present after previous
20 April 2017
'We want to be happy'
Amid the bombed-out ruins of an ancient site revered by both Muslims and Christians in Mosul, Iraqi violinist Ameen Mukdad on
20 April 2017
Christian governor loses Jakarta run-off
Jakarta's Christian governor yesterday lost heavily to a Muslim candidate in an election run-off, private polls indicated,
19 April 2017
US Pentagon chief meets Saudi king
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman yesterday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the
19 April 2017
Mosul ops displaces half a million: UN
The six-month-old operation to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group has forced around half a million people to flee
17 April 2017
At least 68 children among 126 killed
Nearly 70 children were among those killed when a suicide car bombing tore through buses carrying evacuees from
16 April 2017
'Triple talaq without valid reasons not allowed'
"Those who give triple talaq without reasons prescribed by the Sharia (reigious law) will face social boycott," said the
16 April 2017
Forces launch new attack for Old City
Iraqi forces launched a new attack on Islamic State in Mosul's Old City yesterday, military officials said, trying to
16 April 2017
Iran floods kill 25
At least 25 people were killed and 16 declared missing as flash floods hit northwestern Iran, state media reported yesterday. Torrential
15 April 2017
92 IS militants killed in blast
Afghan authorities yesterday reported a jump in fatalities from the American military's largest non-nuclear bomb, declaring some 90
15 April 2017