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
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
'The end of peace process'
A senior Palestinian official warned US president-elect Donald Trump Friday that moving the American embassy to Jerusalem
17 December 2016
Five Afghan female airport workers killed
Gunmen shot dead five female airport workers and their driver in southern Afghanistan yesterday, underlining the threat to
17 December 2016
IS shows no sign of weakening
Islamic State fighters have stepped up counterattacks on Iraqi forces in Mosul amid bad weather as the US-backed offensive to
16 December 2016
Traces of explosives found on remains
Traces of explosives have been found on victims' remains from an EgyptAir plane that crashed into the
15 December 2016
Bahrain adjourns trial of opposition leader
A Manama court yesterday adjourned the trial of Bahraini opposition leader and rights activist Nabil Rajab for a fourth
15 December 2016
Aleppo challenges Obama's legacy
The months-long siege of Aleppo is almost over, but the political postmortem is just beginning and Barack Obama's
15 December 2016
Afghan VP accused of sex assault
Allegations that Afghanistan's first vice president and his guards sexually assaulted a political rival while holding him captive in his
14 December 2016
IS claims Cairo church blast
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people, the first claim for
14 December 2016
Battle of Aleppo ends after years of bloodshed with rebel withdrawal
Rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo ends after years of fighting and months of bitter siege and bombardment, as insurgents agree to withdraw in a ceasefire.
14 December 2016
Aleppo battle in 'final phase'
The Syrian army recaptured a major district of Aleppo yesterday, leaving rebel fighters cornered in a small pocket as the battle
12 December 2016
Either 'death or surrender'
Syria's army pushed forward in Aleppo yesterday as thousands fled rebel-held areas but its forces lost ground to the south
11 December 2016
Iran signs contract to buy 80 Boeing planes
Iran Air said yesterday it had finalised a contract to buy 80 planes from US firm Boeing, the official IRNA news agency reported.
11 December 2016
142 killed in Yemen, Turkey, Egypt, Somalia blasts
At least 142 people are killed and several hundreds are injured in separate deadly bomb attacks in Yemen, Turkey, Egypt and Somalia.
11 December 2016
World talks on as Aleppo bleeds
Air strikes pummelled the shrinking rebel enclave in Aleppo yesterday as US Secretary of State John Kerry said the Syrian
10 December 2016
Cairo blast kills 6 cops
A bombing killed six policemen at a checkpoint in Cairo yesterday, the latest in a series of attacks in the capital targeting security forces
9 December 2016
Aleppo win will be a 'huge step'
President Bashar al-Assad said victory for his forces in Aleppo would be a "huge step" in ending Syria's war, as government troops battled yesterday to retake more rebel ground.
8 December 2016
Israel votes to advance bill
Israeli lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance a bill legalising some 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank despite
8 December 2016
Saudi, Iran engaging in 'proxy wars': UK FM
Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson has accused Saudi Arabia and Iran of "puppeteering" and engaging in "proxy wars" in the
8 December 2016
Kidnapped journo appears in IS video
The Islamic State group has released a video showing John Cantlie, a British journalist kidnapped in Syria four years ago, alive in
8 December 2016