More than 100,000 Gazans stranded abroad still wait to go home
Omar al-Hassayna lost 308 relatives in one Israeli strike. Three years on, he and over 100,000 Gazans who fled wait abroad for a chance to return and rebuild.
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Yemen launches major offensive to retake Houthi territory
Yemen's Saudi-backed President Rashad al-Alimi announced a major military operation against the Houthis, who say they hit Aramco sites in Riyadh and Khurais.
Makkah pact ministers meet in Riyadh over Houthi attacks
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye's foreign and defence chiefs meet in Riyadh on Monday under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement to discuss Houthi attacks.
Israel has killed over 800 Palestinian teachers, ministry says
Israel has killed more than 800 Palestinian teachers and injured over 3,300 since October 2023, the Palestinian Education Ministry said ahead of World Teachers' Day.
UAE says flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in terror bid
UAE prosecutors say the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 to Tel Aviv tried to carry out a terrorist act, attacking the Indian captain with the cockpit axe.
Houthis claim strike on Riyadh refinery after Madina attack
Houthis said they hit an Aramco oil facility near Riyadh with missiles and drones, days after a drone attack on a power station serving the Prophet's Mosque.
Trump says Iran war will end 'very soon' as tankers are hit
Trump said the Iran war would end 'very soon, probably right after the midterms', as two tankers were struck near Hormuz and Iran kept the strait closed.
Israeli strike kills Christian mother and daughter in Gaza
An Israeli strike killed five Palestinians, four of them women, in Gaza City, including a Christian mother and daughter, as settlers seized West Bank olive groves.
Saudi Arabia rejects Israel's bid to fly stranded passengers out of the kingdom
Saudi Arabia declined an Israeli request to let Israeli aircraft land in the kingdom and retrieve passengers left
Israeli strikes kill five more in Gaza despite ceasefire
Israeli airstrikes killed five Palestinians in Gaza City on Wednesday. At least 1,400 have been killed since the October ceasefire, health officials say.
Flydubai jet diverts to Saudi Arabia after pilots fight mid-air
A Dubai to Tel Aviv flydubai flight sent emergency signals and landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after what an Israeli official said was a fight between the pilots.
Qatar's PM calls Netanyahu a 'war criminal' over Gaza
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said crimes in Gaza make Netanyahu a war criminal, as US Democrats pressed Israel to stop settler violence in the West Bank.
US-led coalition ends its mission in Iraq after 12 years
The coalition that fought Islamic State is leaving Iraq, with the last troops due out of Kurdistan on October 1, a date Iraq's PM wants marked as Sovereignty Day.