Israeli strike kills top Hamas security official in Gaza
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Houthis hit Saudi Arabia
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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IRGC commanders flown into Yemen
25 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Occupied West Bank: 4 Palestinians, one Israeli killed in shooting
25 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Saudi confirms vessel hit in Red Sea: state media
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Tourist Deals: Dubai offers discounts to residents
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Dubai offers discounts to residents bringing in tourists
22 July 2026, 14:18 PM
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'All these rashes': chickenpox surges in Gaza camps
21 July 2026, 08:48 AM
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11 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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3,000‑year‑old tomb found near Egypt’s Luxor
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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SAUDI ARABIA UNDER KING SALMAN
On January 23, 2015 Salman takes the throne at the age of 79 after the death of Abdullah, aged about 90. He makes
5 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Saudi king sacks top ministers, boosting crown prince Salman
Saudi King Salman appoints two new ministers to key security and economic posts, removing one of the royal family's most prominent members as head of the National Guard and boosting the kingdom's young crown prince.
5 November 2017, 04:38 AM
Forces eye very last IS bastion in Syria
Syrian and allied forces yesterday converged on holdout Islamic State group fighters in the Syrian border town of
4 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Forces eye very last IS bastion in Syria
Syrian and allied forces yesterday converged on holdout Islamic State group fighters in the Syrian border town of
4 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Lebanon PM quits citing threat to life and Iran
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation yesterday, citing Iran's "grip" on the country and
4 November 2017, 18:00 PM
ICC prosecutors seek to open Afghan probe
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court yesterday said she would seek approval to open a formal
3 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Iran accuses CIA of spreading fake news
Iran has accused the CIA of spreading "fake news" about the Islamic republic with newly declassified files seized in
3 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Twin Iraq, Syria attacks as IS loses last city
Syrian troops yesterday retook the last major city where the Islamic State group had a presence as Iraqi forces
3 November 2017, 18:00 PM
67 WORDS THAT CHANGED MIDDLE EAST
The Balfour Declaration a century ago opened the way for the creation of Israel, sowing the seeds of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that
2 November 2017, 18:40 PM
Hamas hands over Gaza crossings to PA
The Islamist group Hamas began ceding control of the Gaza Strip's border crossings with Israel and Egypt to US-
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Saudi-led air strike kills 29 in Yemen
A Saudi-led coalition air strike killed 29 people at a crowded marketplace in the heartland of the Iran-backed Huthi
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Iraq takes control of Turkey border post
Iraqi government forces yesterday took control of the key border crossing with Turkey in the Iraqi Kurdistan region after weeks of
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Tension rises in Gaza
Tensions rose yesterday after an Israeli operation to blow up a tunnel from the Gaza Strip killed seven Palestinian militants in one of
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Qatar warns against military confrontation
Qatar's emir has warned against any military confrontation over the ongoing diplomatic dispute between his country and four other
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Kuwait's ruler accepts cabinet resignation
Kuwait's ruling emir accepted the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet yesterday, state news agency KUNA reported, asking
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Fresh Syria talks open in Astana
A fresh round of peace talks seeking to end Syria's war opened in the Kazakh capital Astana yesterday, as part of a Moscow-led push
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Senior Afghan official abducted in Pakistan
The deputy governor of Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kunar has been kidnapped in neighbouring Pakistan,
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Food a 'weapon of war' in Yemen: WFP
Beyond air raids, gun battles and port blockades, food is now a "weapon of war" in Yemen, the UN's World Food
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Taliban attacks on Afghan cops kill 22
Taliban insurgents, some wearing night-vision goggles, killed 22 Afghan policemen yesterday in separate attacks on
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Regime, IS clashes kill 73 in Deir Ezzor
Heavy clashes between Syria's army and the Islamic State group in Deir Ezzor city have killed at least 73 fighters in
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM