- 27 August, 2026
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Israel to legalize nine West Bank settlements in response to Jerusalem attacks
The Israeli Security Cabinet has decided to legalize nine settlements in the occupied West Bank in response to a series of attacks in east Jerusalem,
Saudi Arabia evacuates residents and sends three more relief flights to earthquake-stricken Syria, Turkey
On Friday, Saudi Arabia despatched three more assistance aircraft to earthquake-affected regions in Syria and Turkey. According to state agency SPA, the fourth and fifth
US sanctions firms in Singapore, Malaysia involved in Iranian oil smuggling to Asia
The United States (US) has imposed sanctions on three firms in Singapore and Malaysia, accusing them of playing a “critical role” in the production, sale
“There Are Shortcomings”: Turkish President As Earthquake Deaths Reach 15,000
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has acknowledged “shortcomings” in Turkey’s response to the massive earthquake that has killed more than 15,000 people in
Earthquake-hit Turkey introduces app to combat online disinformation
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey early Monday and the scores of aftershocks that followed have killed over 11,000 people in the country and
Turkey-Syria earthquake: death toll exceeds 9,500; WHO warns that “time is running out”
As the death toll from the terrible earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria topped 8,700, a frantic search is being conducted to identify additional survivors
Jordan Gaming Lab hosts conferences on video game development
A free video game development event was presented by the King Abdullah II Fund for a Development project, the Jordan Gaming Lab, in a number
Syria: 20 escape prison holding Daesh inmates after deadly earthquake
At least 20 prisoners, who are believed to be Daesh militants, escaped the military prison in northwestern Syria on Monday following a deadly earthquake, a
At least 95 Dead In Syria, Turkey After 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday morning while people were still in their sleep, which killed at least 95 people and injured
Nobel laureate Ebadi: Iranian protests are ‘beginning of the end for the regime’
Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has said that the protests in the Islamic Republic of Iran over the death in custody of