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
Militants blow themselves up in Saudi
Two suspects blew themselves up yesterday during a firefight with security forces in the Red Sea city of Jeddah in
21 January 2017
Hopes fade for trapped Iran firefighters
Iranian officials said yesterday they were losing hope of pulling any survivors from the rubble of a collapsed Tehran high-rise where
20 January 2017
Scores of jihadists killed in Syria strikes
More than 100 fighters of former al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front were killed in air strikes on their camp in northern Syria late on
20 January 2017
Outrage as IS destroys monuments in Palmyra
The Islamic State group has demolished more treasured monuments in Syria's ancient Palmyra, a month after recapturing it from
20 January 2017
Baghdad eyes west Mosul
Iraqi forces battled the last holdout jihadists in east Mosul yesterday after commanders declared victory there and set their sights on the city's west, where more tough fighting awaits.
19 January 2017
Rocket fire kills 9 civilians in Yemen
Twin rockets fired from the rebel-held outskirts of Yemen's third city Taez killed nine civilians late on Wednesday, a medic and a loyalist
19 January 2017
2016 deadliest year for Afghan journalists
Afghanistan suffered its deadliest year on record for journalists in 2016, according to a report released yesterday which said the country
19 January 2017
IS lost nearly a quarter of its territory in 2016
The Islamic State group lost nearly a quarter of its territory in Iraq and Syria last year, according to a report released yesterday by research firm IHS Markit.
19 January 2017
Egyptian football star placed on 'terror' list
Egypt has added Mohamed Aboutrika -- one of the most successful African footballers of his generation -- to its terror watch list on
18 January 2017
Hamas, Fattah agree to form unity govt
The main Palestinian parties on Tuesday announced a deal to form a national unity government prior to the holding of elections, after
18 January 2017
East Mosul liberated from IS
Iraqi forces have fully retaken east Mosul from the Islamic State group, a top commander said yesterday, three months after a huge
18 January 2017
Maksuda’s body to be brought back next week
The body of Maksuda Begum, who died at a hospital in Beirut of Lebanon Monday morning, will be brought back next week, the Bangladesh ambassador in Bairut says.
18 January 2017
Oman receives ten prisoners from Gitmo
Oman said it received 10 inmates from the Guantanamo Bay Monday, as President Obama looks to reduce the number
17 January 2017
Gunman caught, 'confesses'
A 34-year-old Uzbek man suspected of slaughtering 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve confessed
17 January 2017
Bahrain executions spark violent protests
Bahrain yesterday executed three men found guilty of killing three policemen, sparking violent protests and stoking
15 January 2017
IS gains ground near key Syria eastern city
The Islamic State group gained ground around a key eastern Syrian city yesterday, a monitor said, despite a heavy air
15 January 2017
US 'hostility' grows despite nuke deal
US "hostility" to Iran is growing day by day despite Tehran's nuclear deal, a senior Iranian official said yesterday, ahead
15 January 2017
Job fairs in KSA to recruit Bangladeshi workers
The Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh is making extensive arrangements to hold job fairs on January 30 and February 1 in Riyadh and Jeddah respectively to attract Saudi recruiting companies, reports Arab News.
15 January 2017
Israeli missiles strike Syria airbase near capital
The Syrian army said yesterday that Israeli missile strikes caused a series of explosions at an airbase outside
13 January 2017
Iraqi forces gain ground in Mosul
Iraqi special forces stormed the Mosul University complex in the city's northeast yesterday and pushed forward to
13 January 2017