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
Two Saudis killed in Yemen rebel sea strike
Yemeni rebel "suicide" boats attacked a Saudi warship on patrol in the Red Sea, killing two sailors in a rare naval clash in the nearly two-
31 January 2017
Banned countries have no terror link in US, critics say
Critics are pointing out that Donald Trump’s immigration restriction has excluded countries where citizens have terrorism records in the US.
31 January 2017
'Gift to extremists'
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday said that US President Donald Trump's decision to ban arrivals from seven
29 January 2017
'57 dead' in US raid on Qaeda in Yemen
A US raid in Yemen killed 41 suspected al-Qaeda militants and 16 civilians yesterday, an official said, in what would be America's first
29 January 2017
Palestinian killed in WB
A Palestinian, 19, was shot dead and five others were wounded by Israeli soldiers yesterday at the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank,
29 January 2017
Air raids kill 10 in Syria
Air strikes killed 10 civilians including seven children in areas near a town held by the Islamic State group in north Syria on Saturday, a
29 January 2017
Israeli cops grill PM
Israeli police on Friday grilled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Jerusalem residence in a third round of questioning over
28 January 2017
Palestinian attacker shot dead: Israel
Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank shot dead a Palestinian who drove at a bus stop in an attempted car-ramming attack
26 January 2017
Heavy snowfall kills 27 Afghan children
Heavy snowfall and freezing weather has killed 27 children, all under the age of five, in a remote district in northern
26 January 2017
Daughter receives Maksuda’s body
The body of Maksuda Begum, who died in Beirut of Lebanon allegedly due to the negligence of the Bangladesh embassy there, is handed over to her family.
26 January 2017
Syria girl pens letter to Trump
Seven-year-old Syrian girl Bana al-Abed, who came to international attention with her tweets giving a tragic account of
25 January 2017
Kuwait hangs seven people including royal
Kuwait yesterday hanged seven people including a member of the ruling family and a woman who burned dozens of
25 January 2017
Kuwait executes seven prisoners, including a member of ruling family
Kuwait executes seven people at its central prison, including a member of the ruling Al-Sabah family, according to a statement carried by state news agency KUNA.
25 January 2017
Israel approves 2,500 WB settler homes
Israel's Defence Ministry yesterday announced plans to build 2,500 more settlement homes in the West Bank, the second announcement
24 January 2017
Joint 'mechanism' agreed
Russia, Iran and Turkey, the sponsors of peace talks between Syrian rebels and Damascus, agreed yesterday to establish a joint "mechanism" to monitor the frail truce in the war-torn country.
24 January 2017
Assailants kill five troops in Sinai
The Egyptian army yesterday said that assailants killed five soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula, where security forces have been targeted in a
23 January 2017
Islamic State blows up Mosul hotel
Islamic State blew up a landmark hotel in western Mosul on Friday in an apparent attempt to prevent advancing Iraqi forces from using it
23 January 2017
Syria peace talks off to rocky start
Syrian rebels yesterday began peace talks with the war-torn country's government in Kazakhstan's capital Astana, but refused to negotiate face-to-face in the first session.
23 January 2017
Rebels arrive for talks with regime
Members of the Syrian opposition delegation yesterday arrived in the Kazakh capital Astana for face-to-face peace
22 January 2017
Israel approves permits for 566 settler homes
Israeli authorities have approved building permits for 566 settler homes in occupied East Jerusalem, according to
22 January 2017