‘Run! Get away!’ / Witnesses recount Israeli ‘double tap’ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza
19 September 2026
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Pakistan vows to defend ally Saudi 'to any extent'
18 September 2026
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China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal
18 September 2026
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KSA says Houthis targeted Makkah
17 September 2026
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Bab el-Mandeb must be free
16 September 2026
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Saudi civil defence issues brief alerts over attack threats in Makkah, Jeddah, Taif
15 September 2026
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Strait of Hormuz: Fresh attack on ship fans fears over oil supplies
14 September 2026
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Attacks shut down key Saudi oil pipeline
13 September 2026
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US strikes five Iranian oil tankers
10 September 2026
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Iran-backed Houthis attack 4 Saudi cities
9 September 2026
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Southeast Iran: 9 people killed in courthouse attack
Nine civilians were killed in a “terrorist attack” on a judiciary building in southeast Iran yesterday, before three gunmen were shot dead, state media reported.
26 July 2025
Iran navy confronts US destroyer in the Gulf of Oman
Iranian forces confronted a US destroyer in the Gulf of Oman yesterday, warning it to stay out of waters claimed by Tehran, state television reported.
23 July 2025
Saudi Arabia announces $5.6 billion in Syria investments
A Saudi delegation visiting Damascus on Wednesday sealed investment and partnership deals valued at more than $5 billion to help rebuild war-battered Syria, the oil-rich Gulf kingdom announced
23 July 2025
Israeli military intercepts missile fired from Yemen
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched two attacks targeting Israel’s main airport, the latest yesterday, with the Israeli army intercepting both, a day after striking the rebel-held Yemeni port of Hodeida.
22 July 2025
Israeli military attacks Houthi targets
The Israeli military attacked Houthi targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah port yesterday in its latest assault on the Iran-backed militants, who have been striking ships bound for Israel and launching missiles against it.
21 July 2025
Iran blames Europeans for nuclear deal collapse
Tehran yesterday blamed European powers for the failure of 2015 nuclear deal, accusing them of breaking their commitments ahead of renewed talks in Istanbul with UK, France and Germany.
21 July 2025
Iran replaces air defence systems
Iran has replaced the air defence systems damaged during its 12-day war with Israel last month, a senior army general said yesterday according to state media.
20 July 2025
Iranians told to use less water amid heatwave
Iranian authorities have urged residents to limit water consumption as the country grapples with severe shortages amid an ongoing heatwave, local media said yesterday.
20 July 2025
Saudi’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ dies after nearly 20 years in coma
He had been in a coma for nearly 20 years following a traffic accident in 2005
20 July 2025
Iran executes three men for rape: judiciary
Iranian authorities executed three men in the north of the country on Saturday after they were were sentenced to death for rape
19 July 2025
50 killed and injured in Iraq shopping mall fire: governor
Around 50 people were killed and injured when a fire broke out at a shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut, state media said Thursday
17 July 2025
Iran seizes foreign tanker over fuel smuggling
Iran has seized a foreign tanker in the Sea of Oman on charges of fuel smuggling, the judiciary said yesterday.
16 July 2025
Iran executes man in public over child's rape, murder
The death sentence was issued in March and later upheld by the Islamic republic's top court
12 July 2025
Iran has not agreed to IAEA inspections
United States President Donald Trump has said Iran has not agreed to inspections of its nuclear programme or to giving up enriching uranium.
5 July 2025
Iran nuke program set back by up to two years
The Pentagon said on Wednesday that US strikes 10 days ago had degraded Iran’s nuclear program by up to two years, suggesting the US military operation likely achieved its goals despite a far more cautious initial assessment that leaked to the public.
3 July 2025
Israel intercepts missile launched from Yemen
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed to retaliate against Iran-aligned Houthis after his country’s military intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israeli territory.
2 July 2025
Iran could start enriching uranium within months
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium “in a matter of months”, despite damage to several nuclear facilities from US and Israeli attacks, CBS News said Saturday.
29 June 2025
Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills one: ministry
An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, the latest attack despite a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
28 June 2025
Iran extends access to airspace for overflights after ceasefire
Iran has expanded access to its airspace for international overflights following a ceasefire with Israel, though flight restrictions remain in place across much of the country, an official said yesterday.
28 June 2025
Iran holds state funeral for slain top brass
Iran yesterday held a state funeral for some 60 scientists and commanders killed in its war with Israel, after its top diplomat condemned the latest White House tirade against supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
28 June 2025