Houthi attacks / Makkah defence pact signatories to hold talks
AFP, Riyadh
26 September 2026 • Middle East
Iran proposes reopening Hormuz within seven days: media
AFP, New York
25 September 2026 • Middle East
Jeered and booed, Netanyahu slams enemies, allies alike
Agencies
25 September 2026 • Middle East
Iran will ‘never bend the knee’ Says Pezeshkian at UN
Agencies
24 September 2026 • Middle East
Iran, US hint at revival of talks
Reuters, Dubai
23 September 2026 • Middle East
Hormuz vessel traffic falls to 2
Reuters, New Delhi
23 September 2026 • Middle East
US open to meeting Iran at UN, no meeting scheduled yet, Rubio says
Reuters, Washington
22 September 2026 • Middle East
Iran vows to ‘surprise’ US if it renews attack
Agencies
22 September 2026 • Middle East
GAZA atrocities / Situation ‘unjustifiable’
AFP, Philadelphia
21 September 2026 • Middle East

For now, Turkey, West avert diplomatic crisis

Turkey and its Western allies climbed down from a full-blown diplomatic crisis on Monday after foreign embassies said that they
26 October 2021

Turkey to expel US envoy, 9 others

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that he had told his foreign ministry to expel the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries for demanding the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala.
24 October 2021

Israel to build new 1,355 settler homes

Israel plans to build more residences for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, a government ministry said yesterday, adding to those announced in August by the new ruling coalition. 
24 October 2021

Khamenei urges reversal of Arab-Israeli normalisations

Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel last year have “sinned” and should reverse such moves, Iran’s supreme leader Ali
24 October 2021

Outcry as Israel outlaws Palestinian civil groups

Israel designated six leading Palestinian civil society groups as outlawed “terrorist organisations” Friday in a move swiftly condemned by the Palestinian Authority and international human rights groups. 
23 October 2021

Saudi Arabia targets zero carbon emissions by 2060

Top crude exporter Saudi Arabia will aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2060, its de facto ruler Crown Prince
23 October 2021

92 Yemen rebels killed near Marib

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen yesterday said it had killed at least 92 Huthi rebels in air strikes on two districts in the past 24 hours near the strategic city of Marib. 
22 October 2021

UAE detains journo after comments hacked and posted online

The United Arab Emirates said yesterday it had detained a journalist after comments they made off the air ahead of a televised international football match were hacked and posted online.
22 October 2021

Bus bomb blasts kill 14 in Syria's Damascus, 10 killed in govt shelling at rebel enclave

Two bombs attached to a bus carrying Syrian troops exploded in Damascus during the morning rush hour Wednesday, a military official said. Fourteen people were killed in the attack, one of the deadliest in the capital in years.
20 October 2021

48 Yemen rebels killed near Marib

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said yesterday it killed 48 Huthi rebels in air strikes on two districts near the strategic city of Marib, during intense fighting this week.
19 October 2021

‘Seriousness’ means lifting sanctions

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said seriousness on the part of the United States in upcoming talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal would mean lifting sanctions against Iran.
19 October 2021

150 Yemen rebels killed in strikes

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said yesterday it had killed 150 Huthi rebels near the strategic city of Marib, which would raise the rebel death toll to over 1,100 in a week.
18 October 2021

Grand Mosque in Makkah drops social distancing

The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity yesterday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
17 October 2021

Iran to resume nuclear talks on Thursday: MP

Iran is to resume nuclear negotiations with world powers on October 21 that were suspended in June, an Iranian lawmaker said
17 October 2021

At least 165 more Yemen rebels killed near Marib

The Saudi-led military coalition supporting Yemen’s government yesterday said it had killed at least 165 Huthi rebels in strikes south of Marib, as the battle for the strategic city rages.
17 October 2021

Erdogan says talks under way with US to buy F-16s

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said Turkey was in talks with the United States to buy F-16 fighters after it was kicked off the F-35 programme for purchasing a Russian missile defence system.
17 October 2021

Grand Mosque in Makkah drops social distancing

The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity on Sunday (Oct 17), with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
17 October 2021

Battle for Yemen’s Marib: Airstrikes kill 160 Huthi rebels

The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s government yesterday said it had killed 160 Huthi rebels in strikes south of the strategic city of Marib, where loyalists say rebels have made advances.
16 October 2021

Over 180 Yemen rebels killed in strikes south of Marib

The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s government said yesterday it had killed more than 180 Huthi rebels in strikes south of the strategic city of Marib.
15 October 2021

Armenia says six troops injured in Azerbaijan attack

Armenia said yesterday that six of its soldiers had been injured by Azerbaijani forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which was at the centre of a war last year.
15 October 2021