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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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
Major boost for Assad
Syrian troops cemented their hold on Aleppo yesterday after retaking full control of the city, as residents anxious to return to their
23 December 2016
'There is nowhere to go'
The warning from the UN envoy could not have been starker: Pounded by a near-daily barrage of air strikes, Aleppo would be totally destroyed by Christmas unless the United Nations stopped the carnage.
22 December 2016
Attacks, blasts kill dozens near Mosul
Four Iraqi aid workers and at least seven civilians were killed by mortar fire this week during aid distribution in Mosul, the
22 December 2016
UNSC postpones vote on Israeli settlements
The UN Security Council yesterday postponed a vote on a draft resolution demanding that Israel halt its settlement activities in
22 December 2016
UN creates team to ready cases
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to establish a special team to "collect, consolidate, preserve and
22 December 2016
Taliban storm Afghan MP's house in Kabul
Eight people were killed when Taliban suicide bombers stormed the residence of an Afghan lawmaker in the capital Kabul,
22 December 2016
Palestinian killed in Jerusalem clashes
A Palestinian man was killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers overnight as they arrived to demolish the home of the alleged
22 December 2016
Seven dead in migrant boat tragedies: Italy
Seven bodies were recovered from or around stricken migrants boats in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, Italy's coastguard said.
22 December 2016
26 people killed in Congo protests
Security forces in Congo have killed at least 26 demonstrators and arrested scores more amid protests against
21 December 2016
Last evacuees wait to leave Syrian city
The last residents hoping to leave rebel-held Aleppo waited in the snow yesterday as delays hit an evacuation that
21 December 2016
Syrian girl blogger meets Erdogan
Seven-year-old Bana al-Abed, whose Twitter account gave a tragic description of the bombing of Aleppo in Syria,
21 December 2016
IS 'indiscriminately' attacks civilians
The Islamic State group is "indiscriminately" attacking civilians who refused to retreat along with the jihadists in the
21 December 2016
IS claims deadly attack at Jordan tourist spot
The Islamic State jihadist group yesterday claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular tourist destination in Jordan that killed
20 December 2016
22 dead in clashes in Yemen's Taez
At least 22 people were killed in clashes between government forces and rebels on the outskirts of the flashpoint city
20 December 2016
25,000 people evacuated
Syria's army yesterday urged the last remaining rebels and civilians to leave the bombed-out eastern quarters of
20 December 2016
Aleppo evacuations resume
Thousands of traumatised Syrians left the rebel enclave of Aleppo yesterday under a complex evacuation agreement that will
19 December 2016
Iran's Rouhani unveils landmark bill of rights
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani unveiled a landmark bill of rights yesterday, guaranteeing freedom of speech, protest, fair trials
19 December 2016
Air strikes near Palmyra killed 38 IS jihadists
At least 38 Islamic State group fighters have been killed in US-led coalition air strikes this week near Syria's ancient city
18 December 2016
Bus-truck collision kills 14 in Afghanistan
At least 14 people were killed and 41 wounded yesterday when a passenger bus collided with a truck in western
18 December 2016
100,000 displaced: IOM
More than 100,000 people have been displaced as a result of the massive operation to recapture Iraq's second city
18 December 2016