OCCUPIED WEST BANK / Activists rush aid to Palestinians besieged by settlers
15 August 2026
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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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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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87 migrant bodies wash up in Libya
The number of bodies of migrants recovered on a Libyan beach since the weekend has risen to 87, a media official from the
26 July 2016
Dozens killed in Aleppo air raids
Air strikes in Syria's divided city of Aleppo have killed dozens of people, according to a monitor, as fighting intensifies across
26 July 2016
IS suicide bomber kills 12 in Iraq
A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed 12 people at a crowded checkpoint north of Baghdad yesterday, security and medical officials said.
25 July 2016
Clashes rock Manbij as SDF deadline passes
Islamic State group militants yesterday clashed with US-backed fighters in the Syrian town of Manbij, pursuing their
23 July 2016
Philippines' ex-leader Arroyo freed
Former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo was released from detention yesterday following nearly five years in a
21 July 2016
Syria rebels 'behead boy'
Videos have emerged online that appear to show Syrian rebels taunting and then beheading a boy they say is a
20 July 2016
US, coalition allies regroup after attacks
With jihadist attacks proliferating around the world, the United States has reassembled its coalition partners for
20 July 2016
Top Saudi clerical body renews fatwa against Pokemon
Saudi Arabia's top clerical body renews a 15-year-old edict that the Pokemon game franchise is un-Islamic.
20 July 2016
Philippines rejects China conditions
Manila has rejected Beijing's demand that it "disregard" an international ruling that invalidated the Asian giant's claims
19 July 2016
US-led strikes kill 56 people
Children were among at least 56 civilians killed in strikes by a US-led coalition early yesterday near a Syrian village
19 July 2016
Turkey jails generals
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim yesterday warned against exacting revenge on supporters of the failed coup, as
19 July 2016
Rights group slams Afghan child labour
Afghanistan is failing to protect tens of thousands of children, some as young as five, from hazardous jobs that are
14 July 2016
Philippines hails drugs war a success
The Philippine government yesterday hailed its war on drugs a "success", as police confirmed killing nearly 200 people
14 July 2016
Kuwait sets minimum wage for housemaids
Kuwait has set a minimum wage for its hundreds of thousands of mostly Asian domestic workers, in a first for Gulf states which have come under widespread accusations of abuse.
14 July 2016
IS car bomb kills 7 north of Baghdad
A suicide bomber killed at least seven people north of Baghdad yesterday, security and medical sources said, in the
13 July 2016
French missions in Turkey shut down
French diplomatic missions in Turkey's two main cities have shut until further notice and cancelled planned events to
13 July 2016
Syria extends nationwide ceasefire for 72 hours
Syria's army has extended a nationwide truce for another three days, but continued yesterday to press its campaign
12 July 2016
Open call for coup in Pakistan!
Posters begging Pakistan's powerful army chief to launch a coup appeared in major cities including the capital Islamabad
12 July 2016
Egypt FM visits Israel
Egypt's foreign minister is to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday on reviving peace efforts with the
10 July 2016
PKK attacks kill six
Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed five Turkish soldiers and a member of a village guard
10 July 2016