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Three people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials say
The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attacks, which mark an escalation in the conflict.
October 8, 2026Yemeni military says it has retaken Mokha and 'secured' Red Sea waterway
Saudi-backed forces say they seized the port city of Mocha, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, at the start of an offensive against the Houthis.
October 5, 2026Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control
In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.
September 27, 2026Internet restricted after fighting breaks out in Ethiopia's Tigray region
During the two-year civil war in Tigray, the region was totally cut off from the outside world.
September 25, 2026Ethiopia's army says it has repelled attacks in first comment on fresh fighting
The military says its soldiers inflicted casualties as fears grow of a resumption of a full-blown civil war.
September 24, 2026Tigray forces seize main airport in northern Ethiopia from police, residents tell the BBC
There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate.
September 23, 2026Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings
The 2019 attacks were the deadliest the country had seen since the end of its civil war.
September 22, 2026Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims.
September 17, 2026Lightning Houthi advance in Yemen may bring dangerous new dimension to Iran war
The capture by the rebels of a stretch Yemen's strategic coastline is the group's most impressive military coup for several years.
September 11, 2026Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery
A rescue worker said the site had been struck twice as civilians gathered for a meditation retreat.
August 22, 2026Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time
Lebanon handed over former General Adel Issa, as Syria steps up its pursuit of wanted members of the former regime.
August 20, 2026Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.
August 11, 2026The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding
How we tracked down "The Spider" who was once one of the most-feared men in Syria.
August 7, 2026Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity
Babies born as a result of rape are often unable to get a birth certificate, meaning a life-time of problems.
August 7, 2026Hundreds flee fighting in northern Ethiopia as fears rise of return to civil war
There are concerns of a full-scale conflict once again as a peace deal has not been fully implemented.
August 3, 2026Sudan army drone strike on court session kills 35, rights group says
The army has not commented on claims that civilians died in the attack on a paramilitary-held village.
August 3, 2026'No safe options' for thousands sheltering in key Sudan city as RSF fighters advance
International leaders have issued warnings the RSF may be preparing to attack the city, raising fears of further atrocities being committed.
July 29, 2026Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.
July 13, 2026Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills six, Syrian state media say
There was no immediate claim for the bombing at a cafe close to the Palace of Justice, a major government building.
July 2, 2026Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says
The Amnesty report adds to evidence of atrocities in el-Fasher, which the UN says bore the hallmarks of genocide.
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Three people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials say
Houthi fighters seen in Yemen after militia group claims attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha, Saudi Arabia Three people have been killed in attacks on Saudi Arabia airports over two days, authorit
Yemeni military says it has retaken Mokha and 'secured' Red Sea waterway
Yemen's government says it has launched an offensive aimed at retaking all territory held by the Houthis Yemeni pro-government forces backed by Saudi Arabia say they have retaken control of the Red S
Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control
Watch: Correspondent takes cover as approaching drone interrupts report "This is the first drone," said the soldier accompanying us in south-western Yemen. "It's usually followed by an attack." The
Ethiopia's army says it has repelled attacks in first comment on fresh fighting
Tigrayan fighters have been seen on the streets of the region's main city but it is relatively quiet there as clashes flare up elsewhere Ethiopia's army says it has repelled attacks from Tigrayan for
Ethiopia and Tigray accuse each of launching offensives, fuelling fears of new war
Tensions between the TPLF and the government have been escalating this year Ethiopia's government and the party in control of the northern region of Tigray have accused each other of launching offens
Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
Austin Tice filed high-profile news reports during the Syrian civil war US journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria in 2012, was kidnapped in a calculated operation which was more than a mont
Lightning Houthi advance in Yemen may bring dangerous new dimension to Iran war
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces have been struggling to contain Houthi advances The Houthis' lightning advance across the southern reaches of the Tihamah – Yemen's arid coastal plain – appears to have tak
Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery
The monastery said to have been targeted in the village of Chhay Hoe O Fourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, opposition fighters and a local r
Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time
At least half a million people are estimated to have been killed in the war in Syria Lebanon has handed Syria a former general who served under the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad, in the first extr
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war. It is the
The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding
The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding In an abandoned luxury apartment in the Syrian capital Damascus, armed men dressed in military fatigues sifted through designer clothes and d
Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity
If a mother cannot provide the name of her child's father, she is often unable to get a birth certificate Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing A 17-year-old Sudanese girl h
Hundreds flee fighting in northern Ethiopia as fears rise of return to civil war
The remnants of the 2020-2022 civil war are still visible in parts of Tigray Hundreds of Ethiopians from the Tigray region have crossed into neighbouring Sudan following fighting between regional for
Sudan army drone strike on court session kills 35, rights group says
The Sudanese army recently rallied its supporters as it continues to fight the Rapid Support Forces Thirty-five people were killed in a drone strike by the Sudanese army on a traditional court sessio
'No safe options' for thousands sheltering in key Sudan city as RSF fighters advance
Thousands of people who have poured into the city of el-Obeid hoping to find shelter from Sudan's raging civil war have found themselves under threat again, amid warnings that paramilitary fighters ar
Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has been sentenced in absentia A Sudanese court has sentenced the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills six, Syrian state media say
The bombing was the deadliest in Damascus since a suicide attack on a church in June 2025 A bomb blast at a crowded cafe in central Damascus has killed at least six people and injured 22 others, Syri
Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says
More than 6,000 people were killed in el-Fasher last year, the UN says Sudanese paramilitaries committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their campaign to seize the city of el-Fas
Sudan war: Drone strikes in key city of El-Obeid kill 23
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4 killed, 12 injured in RSF drone strikes in Sudan’s Kordofan, medics say
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