Trump ‘used a catering truck to sneak off Air Force One’
12 August 2026
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KSA-Pak-Turkey deal: A ‘change in perception’ of US - Iran
11 August 2026
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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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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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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
Qaeda chief slams Islamic State 'liars'
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has denounced what he said was a dishonest propaganda campaign by rival jihadist group the
6 January 2017
Russia begins Syria pullout
Russia's military yesterday said it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, as the regime intensified its bombardment of a
6 January 2017
Clashes near Damascus despite truce
Syrian pro-government forces clashed with rebels around the main water source for Damascus yesterday, a monitor said, threatening
5 January 2017
70pc of east Mosul retaken
Iraqi forces have retaken around 70 percent of eastern Mosul from Islamic State militants and expect to reach the river bisecting the
5 January 2017
Israeli soldier guilty of manslaughter
An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank was
4 January 2017
UAE bans wild pets
The private ownership of wild animals has been outlawed in the United Arab Emirates, where keeping exotic creatures
4 January 2017
Dozens get flogging, jail in Saudi Arabia
Dozens of foreign workers have been sentenced to flogging and jail for unrest during protests over unpaid wages by Saudi Binladin
3 January 2017
Netanyahu grilled over graft charges
Police grilled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for three hours on Monday evening as part of a graft probe that has shaken
3 January 2017
6,878 killed in 2016, says UN
Violence claimed the lives of at least 6,878 civilian Iraqis last year, the United Nations said on Monday, as the Iraqi government
3 January 2017
Syria fighting rages despite truce
Syria's army advanced yesterday as it battles to capture a rebel region that is key to the capital's water supply, launching strikes and
2 January 2017
Israeli cop to question PM
Israeli police were expected to question Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday over whether he illegally accepted gifts from
2 January 2017
Baghdad suicide blast kills 32
A suicide car bomb attack in a densely-populated neighbourhood of Baghdad yesterday killed at least 32 people and left dozens
2 January 2017
Hajj talks: Iran denies receiving Saudi invite
Iran has denied receiving any invitation from Saudi Arabia for talks on the hajj, after a row between the arch-foes saw its pilgrims stay at
2 January 2017
IS attack in Iraq kills at least 7
An attack claimed by the Islamic State group on a police checkpoint in southern Iraq left at least seven people dead
1 January 2017
Saudi executes 153
Saudi Arabia carried out 153 executions in 2016, according to an AFP, slightly down from the year before. The ultra-
1 January 2017
Iraq retook over 60% of east Mosul: army
Iraqi forces have retaken more than 60 percent of eastern Mosul from the Islamic State group since the battle for the city began
1 January 2017
Syria clashes test shaky truce
Fighting in parts of Syria yesterday threatened a shaky ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey, whose efforts to
1 January 2017
'We walked on top of people'
One of the revellers at the Istanbul nightclub which came under attack during New Year celebrations described the
1 January 2017
Baghdad market blasts kill dozens
Twin blasts ripped through a busy market area in central Baghdad yesterday, police said, shattering a relative lull in attacks in the
31 December 2016
IS chief alive, still leading
The Pentagon said Friday it believes that Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is indeed alive, despite repeated efforts by the US-led
31 December 2016