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
Hungry and afraid, Mosul civilians flee
The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing a father as he fled with his family.
2 March 2017
Syrian troops take Palmyra
Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group yesterday,
2 March 2017
Afghan-based IS expands
An Islamic State offshoot based near the Afghan-Pakistan border is expanding to new areas, recruiting fighters and widening the
2 March 2017
US drone strikes kill 7 'Qaeda men' in Yemen
Four separate US drone strikes killed at least seven suspected al-Qaeda members in Yemen yesterday, security officials said, barely a
2 March 2017
Philippines signs Paris pact on climate change
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change restricting greenhouse gas
1 March 2017
All sides committed war crimes
Both sides in the battle for Aleppo committed war crimes, including Syrian government aircraft that "deliberately"
1 March 2017
Blasts, gunfire rock Kabul
Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul after near-simultaneous Taliban assaults on two security compounds
1 March 2017
Saudi King brings 460 tonnes of luggage
Cheering crowds welcomed King Salman yesterday as he began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia for
1 March 2017
Insider attack: 11 Afghan cops killed
An Afghan policeman linked to the Taliban shot dead 11 of his colleagues at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand, officials
28 February 2017
Israeli PM under fire
An Israeli state inquiry accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top army brass yesterday of being unprepared for the strategic
28 February 2017
11 killed in govt raids on northwest Syria
Government air raids on northwest Syria killed at least 11 people overnight, mostly civilians, a monitoring group said
27 February 2017
Air strike kills Afghan Taliban leader
An air strike has killed an Afghan Taliban commander who twice oversaw the capture of a strategic northern city,
27 February 2017
Israeli forces shoot Palestinian woman
A Palestinian woman suspected of intending to attack Israeli guards at a West Bank checkpoint into Jerusalem was shot
27 February 2017
Iraqi forces seize key Mosul bridge
Iraqi forces seized a damaged Mosul bridge yesterday which could link up their units on either side of the Tigris river,
27 February 2017
Saudi king kicks off Asia tour in Malaysia
Malaysia welcomed Saudi Arabia's King Salman yesterday for the start of a rare, month-long Asian tour, where the monarch will build ties
26 February 2017
Iran holds naval drills amid tensions
Iran launched naval drills at the mouth of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean yesterday, a naval commander said, as tensions with the United
26 February 2017
Saudi FM in landmark visit to Iraq: officials
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was in Baghdad for talks yesterday, the first such visit by a chief diplomat from the kingdom since
25 February 2017
Iran complying with nuke deal: UN watchdog
Iran is complying with the landmark nuclear deal it sealed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN watchdog
25 February 2017
Suicide blasts kill dozens
UN efforts to launch a new round of Syria peace talks sputtered yesterday as suicide attacks killed dozens of people, raising the death
25 February 2017
42 killed in suicide attack in Syria's Homs
A suicide assault on two security service bases in Syria's third city of Homs kills dozens of people, including a top intelligence chief, overshadowing peace talks in Geneva.
25 February 2017