Pakistan vows to defend ally Saudi 'to any extent'
AFP, Islamabad
7 HOUR(s) Middle East
China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal
Reuters, Dubai
18 September 2026 Middle East
KSA says Houthis targeted Makkah
AFP, Riyadh
17 September 2026 Middle East
Bab el-Mandeb must be free
Agencies
16 September 2026 Middle East
Saudi civil defence issues brief alerts over attack threats in Makkah, Jeddah, Taif
AFP, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
15 September 2026 Middle East
Attacks shut down key Saudi oil pipeline
Reuters, Aden/Dubai
13 September 2026 Middle East
US strikes five Iranian oil tankers
Agencies
10 September 2026 Middle East
Iran-backed Houthis attack 4 Saudi cities
Agencies
9 September 2026 Middle East
Iran guards attack US naval drone
Agencies
7 September 2026 Middle East

UN expected to vote on watered-down Hormuz resolution on Tuesday

Iran resists reopening Strait, seeks lasting end to war amid US pressure
7 April 2026

Turkey says second Turkish-owned ship has crossed Hormuz strait

A second Turkish-flagged ship has crossed the war-torn Strait of Hormuz, Turkey’s Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said yesterday.
5 April 2026

Iran executes two members of banned opposition group: judiciary

Iran yesterday executed two men convicted of membership in a banned opposition group and carrying out disruptive actions aimed at overthrowing the Islamic republic, the judiciary said.
5 April 2026

War on Iran: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war
4 April 2026

Migrant workers in Gulf face rising risks amid regional conflict: HRW

Rights group urges Gulf states to ensure wages, safety, and support return travel
1 April 2026

War on Iran: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war
1 April 2026

Israel passes by default death penalty law for Palestinians

Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday evening making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies.
1 April 2026

Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike, Trump threatens to obliterate Iran energy, oil plants

US average retail gasoline prices top $4/gallon, highest in three years
31 March 2026

Iranian attack sparks fire on Kuwaiti oil tanker at Dubai Port: state media

There were no injuries, according to the report, and Dubai authorities later said firefighters had extinguished the blaze
31 March 2026

Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies

Over the weekend, 2,500 Marines arrived in the Middle East
31 March 2026

Six Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes

Two Israeli air strikes on two checkpoints of the Hamas-led police force killed at least six Palestinians including a child, local health officials said, in the latest round of violence despite a US-brokered ceasefire that is now more than five months old.
30 March 2026

Iran Guards threaten to hit US universities in Mideast

Several US universities have campuses scattered throughout the Gulf region, such as Texas A&M University in Qatar and New York University in the United Arab Emirates
29 March 2026

Pakistan to host Saudi, Turkey, Egypt for talks on Mideast war

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had invited his counterparts and that they would be in the Pakistani capital on Sunday and Monday
28 March 2026

Houthis ready to join war if needed

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement, whose attacks on the Red Sea caused international shipping and trade chaos during the Gaza war,
28 March 2026

Teens as young as 12 to guard checkpoints in Tehran: official

Iran’s security forces are recruiting children as young as 12 to man checkpoints and perform other duti
28 March 2026

US can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed

Estimates of Iran's missile stockpile vary widely
27 March 2026

US will be Iran’s ‘worst nightmare’

A US proposal for ending nearly four weeks of fighting is “one-sided and unfair”, a senior Iranian official told Reuters yesterday, while US President ​Donald Trump said Iran must make a deal or face a continued onslaught.
27 March 2026

Trump’s 15-point plan to end war

A media report late Tuesday revealed the details of a plan submitted by the US to Iran aimed at ending the war in the Middle East after President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran had reached 15 “major points of agreements.”
26 March 2026

Jerusalem: Israeli police kill Palestinian man

Israeli police officers killed a Palestinian man who tried to seize a weapon from an undercover security agent during an overnight operation in east Jerusalem, police said yesterday.
26 March 2026

Iranian strikes pose ‘existential threat’, Gulf states tell UN

Iran claims 1,500 civilian deaths from U.S.-Israeli strikes
25 March 2026