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Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
10 August 2026
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Update / 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire
10 August 2026
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Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan
9 August 2026
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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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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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IS leaders killed in Iraq, Syria
US-led coalition air strikes have killed several senior figures in the Islamic State group since April in a heavy blow to the
31 August 2016
A major blow to IS
The US air strike believed to have killed Abu Mohammad al-Adnani has deprived Islamic State of the architect of its attacks on
31 August 2016
Killed militant Adnani 'played role in IS during Dhaka attack'
Islamic State group spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani who was killed yesterday, played a major role in the group during some of the most high-profile attacks including Dhaka café attack, a US defence official says.
31 August 2016
IS spokesman al-Adnani killed
The Islamic State group yesterday said its spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed while monitoring military operations in
30 August 2016
Libyan forces corner IS fighters in Sirte
Libya's pro-government forces yesterday cornered Islamic State group jihadists in their last holdouts in the coastal city of
29 August 2016
Passenger exit tax introduced at Doha airport
Qatar's international airport is to charge passengers an exit tax as the energy-reliant emirate adjusts to falling oil prices.
29 August 2016
Coalition strikes kill 7 Yemeni civilians
Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck a rebel convoy near a taxi stand in central Yemen, killing seven civilians
28 August 2016
IS-linked Maute group inmates freed in raid
Muslim extremists who support the Islamic State group staged a daring jailbreak in the southern Philippines, freeing
28 August 2016
What are tomatoes, sweets?
Yazan, a four-year-old who has never known anything but deprivation, has finally discovered the joy of ice cream
28 August 2016
Drug users are not human
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is waging a bloody war on crime, has justified the large-scale killing of
28 August 2016
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels aim for Manbij
A Syrian rebel commander said that Turkish-backed rebels aim to capture Manbij city from Kurdish-allied forces as
28 August 2016
Kerry, Lavrov push to finalise co-op deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia's Sergei Lavrov yesterday sought to finalise an agreement on fighting
26 August 2016
7 killed in Mogadishu restaurant attack
Seven people were killed in an attack by Shabaab jihadists on a popular beachfront restaurant in the Somali capital
26 August 2016
Israeli troops kill 'assailant' in WB
Israeli troops shot dead a suspected Palestinian assailant, who was running towards the forces, at the entrance to the
26 August 2016
Communists agree truce in Philippines
The Philippine government and Communist guerrillas yesterday signed an indefinite ceasefire deal to facilitate peace
26 August 2016
Mosque suicide blast foiled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi police shot dead a would-be suicide bomber targeting a mosque in the Shia-dominated district of Qatif, the
24 August 2016
Hunter shoots dead migrant in Serbia
Serbian police have arrested a hunter after an Afghan migrant was shot dead in the country's southeast near the border with Bulgaria, Belgrade said yesterday.
24 August 2016
US soldier killed in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb killed an American soldier yesterday near the capital of Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province. The
23 August 2016
Libya parliament rejects UN-backed unity govt
Libya's internationally recognised parliament on Monday voted no confidence in a UN-backed unity government, in a
23 August 2016
1,900 killed in seven weeks in Philippines
More than 1,900 people, or about 36 per day, have been killed in a violent campaign against drugs in the Philippines
23 August 2016