Turkey planning ‘Islamic Nato’ with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, where an attack on one would be a war against all: ReportTurkey is reportedly in advanced talks to join a defense pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, mirroring NATO's Article 5. This potential al...
14 Jan, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
13 more killed in Pakistan sectarian fighting: local governmentSectarian violence in northwest Pakistan has resulted in 13 additional deaths, bringing the total to 124. The conflict began when Shiite Mu...
30 Nov, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
82 killed in three days of Pakistan sectarian violence: OfficialAt least 82 people have been killed and 156 injured in three days of sectarian gunfights in Pakistan's northwestern Kurram district. The vi...
24 Nov, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Militant attack on Pakistani border leaves 5 Iranian security forces dead, state media saysFive Iranian paramilitary forces were killed in a militant attack near the Pakistani border in Saravan city, Sistan and Baluchistan provinc...
11 Nov, 2024, 08.10 AM IST
Fleeing Israeli bombs, Lebanon's displaced met with suspicionIsrael's intensified bombardment of Hezbollah's stronghold in South Beirut has caused mass displacement, creating tension and suspicion amo...
09 Oct, 2024, 08.16 AM IST
25 people killed in days of clashes between Shiites and Sunni Muslims in PakistanAt least 25 people have been killed in clashes between Shiites and Sunni Muslims over a land dispute in Kurram, northwest Pakistan. The vio...
26 Sep, 2024, 08.23 AM IST
15 killed in Pakistan sectarian tribal clashesAt least 15 people have been killed in clashes between two tribes in northwestern Pakistan's Kurram district. The conflict, which began ove...
24 Sep, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
What is Lebanon's Hezbollah?Lebanon's Hezbollah targeted Israeli military positions in the disputed Shebaa Farms in solidarity with the Palestinians. Israel responded ...
09 Oct, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
Iranians go from 'harassment' to hajj happiness after Saudi pactFollowing the reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the hajj pilgrimage is welcoming Iranian visitors again. Seven years of enmity ...
27 Jun, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
Saudi-Iran 'proxy wars' play out in embattled LebanonThe crisis erupted Friday when Saudi Arabia gave Lebanon's ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, recalled its envoy from Beirut and sus...
31 Oct, 2021, 07.23 AM IST
Militia commanders rush to aid Afghan forces against TalibanKnown as the Lion of Herat, Ismail Khan a veteran Tajik commander is scheduled to hold a gathering to prepare his forces to fight against t...
09 Jul, 2021, 02.54 PM IST
Saudi says Yemen rebel drone intercepted after Abha hitThe latest drone attack targeted the garrison town of Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia that hosts a key airbase but was destroyed be...
11 Feb, 2021, 02.20 PM IST
Twin bombings kill 44 in Damascus Old CityThe director general of the capital's Al-Mujtahed hospital told AFP earlier there were at least 28 people dead and 45 wounded.
11 Mar, 2017, 06.00 PM IST
- Iraqi forces push further into northeast Mosul, military says
MIDEAST-CRISIS-IRAQ-MOSUL:Iraqi forces push further into northeast Mosul, military says
12 Jan, 2017, 09.21 AM IST
US steps up assistance to Iraq to combat terrorist groupsThe US has stepped up assistance to Iraq to combat al-Qaeda global terrorist groups who have seized its two major cities in Al-Anbar.
10 Jan, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
- Saudi proposed force to crush Hezbollah
Saudi Arabia proposed deploying an Arab military force backed by US and NATO airpower to Lebanon two years ago to crush Hezbollah.
09 Dec, 2010, 03.39 AM IST
- Zarqawi wanted a US-Iran war
Terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi planned to try and destroy the relationship between the US and its Shiite allies in Iraq and help sta...
16 Jun, 2006, 02.36 AM IST