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Houthis hit Saudi Arabia
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IRGC commanders flown into Yemen
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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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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, 18:20 PM
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, 18:15 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
IS bombings kill 25 people in Iraq
Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 50 in two
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Humanitarian pause in Syria's Aleppo broken
Two Russian soldiers and a Syrian journalist were injured in Syria's Aleppo yesterday when mortar rounds struck one of the exit
4 November 2016, 18:00 PM
30 killed in Kunduz
US airstrikes early yesterday killed at least 30 Afghan civilians, including women and children, in the volatile northern province
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian
Israeli troops yesterday shot dead a Palestinian who attempted to stab a soldier near the West Bank settlement of Ofra, the army
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Lebanon's Hariri named new PM
Leading Sunni political figure Saad Hariri was named as Lebanon's new prime minister yesterday, the office of President Michel
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Saudi women driving drive hits roadblock
Saudi Arabia's Shura Council, which advises the cabinet, has turned down a proposal to study the issue of women's
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Saudi prince flogged in prison
Saudi Arabia has flogged a prince convicted in a criminal case, a newspaper reported yesterday, two weeks after another was
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM
OIC chief quits
The world's largest pan-Islamic body, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, said its Saudi chief resigned Monday, days after
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Chance of Syria settlement slim
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu yesterday accused the US-led coalition in Syria of failing to rein in hardline rebels, and
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Surrender or die
Iraqi prime minister has urged the Islamic State group to surrender as government troops fought their way into jihadist-held
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Afghans losing war on drugs: minister
Afghanistan is losing a multi-billion dollar war on drugs as it combats terrorism, a minister warned, denouncing a lack of
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Assault on Aleppo slows
A rebel assault to break the siege of Syria's Aleppo slowed yesterday amid fierce resistance from regime forces, as the UN said
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Iraqi troops enter first district inside Mosul
Iraqi troops entered the Karama district of the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul yesterday, their first advance into the city
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM