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
Iraq dumps books of violence
The school walls have a fresh coat of paint and classrooms are crammed, but it will take longer to undo the damage
18 November 2016
'Send them to us'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has offered to take in the world's refugees at a time many Western countries are closing
17 November 2016
'Scores dead' in Yemen fighting
Heavy fighting between government troops and opposition forces in various parts of Yemen has left 51 dead, according to
17 November 2016
Raids, shelling kill 25 in Aleppo
Syrian air strikes and shelling killed 25 civilians in eastern districts of Aleppo yesterday, a monitor said, on the third day of a
17 November 2016
Blast kills six in Kabul
A suicide bomber on foot struck a government vehicle in Kabul yesterday, killing at least six people and wounding 10 others, officials
16 November 2016
Israel MPs gives initial backing
The Israeli parliament yesterday gave initial approval to a bill to legalise thousands of West Bank settler homes, a measure
16 November 2016
Egypt court overturns Morsi death sentence
An Egyptian appeals court has overturned a death sentence handed down against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in
15 November 2016
Syria resumes Aleppo raids
Syrian government air strikes and barrel bomb attacks hit residential neighbourhoods of rebel-held east Aleppo on Tuesday for
15 November 2016
Russian fighter from carrier crashes near Syria's shores
A Russian fighter jet based on an aircraft carrier currently near Syria's shores has crashed on a training mission, but its pilot has bailed out safely, the Defense Ministry says.
15 November 2016
15 dead in Iraq suicide bombings
Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed 15 people yesterday in an oasis town south of Baghdad and the city
14 November 2016
Palestinians criticise Israel bill
Palestinian leaders yesterday denounced an Israeli bill to legalise several thousand Jewish homes in the occupied West
14 November 2016
Rare suicide bombing kills 8 in Baghdad
A rare suicide bombing in an oasis town south of Baghdad killed eight people yesterday, Iraqi officials said, an attack
14 November 2016
Iraq recaptures Nimrud, home to ancient site
The Iraqi military yesterday said that soldiers south of Mosul have recaptured the Nimrud area, home to the site of
13 November 2016
4 Americans killed in US base attack
Four Americans were killed yesterday in a suicide bombing inside the largest US military base in Afghanistan, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said, in a
12 November 2016
Battle for Mosul intensifies
Elite Iraqi forces were engaged in "intense" fighting with jihadists in eastern Mosul yesterday, an officer said, as civilians
12 November 2016
Afghan Taliban hit German consulate; at least 6 killed
The death toll from a powerful Taliban truck bombing at the German consulate in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif city rose to at least six
11 November 2016
Arab Spring cost region $614b: UN
The so-called Arab Spring of 2011 has cost the region's economies an estimated $614bn of growth because of governmental changes, continuing conflict and falling oil prices, according to a UN agency.
11 November 2016
Elite forces seize Mosul district
Elite Iraqi troops battled the Islamic State group in the streets of Mosul yesterday, as the UN reported IS jihadists had executed dozens of people inside the city for alleged "treason".
11 November 2016
Aleppo down to 'last food rations': UN
The last remaining food rations are currently being handed out in Syria's rebel-held eastern Aleppo and there will be nothing
10 November 2016
US-backed forces push closer to Syria's Raqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa and Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives advanced yesterday against the two Islamic State group strongholds.
7 November 2016