Iran calls on Iraq to remove flight curbs after US sanctions, in a move that has strained bilateral ties.
![Fans open a choreographed sequence featuring Palestinian grandfather Khaled Nabhan, who is holding his granddaughter Rim, who had lost her life in the attacks on Gaza, in his arms and calling her "the soul of my soul" before a friendly match between Konyaspor and the Palestine National Football Team as part of Palestine Day events at Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium in Konya, Turkiye on September 30, 2026. [Evrim Aydın - Anadolu Agency]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-1790847631.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)
![Turkish Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu meets with Saudi Arabia's Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 25, 2026. [Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/image-1790426840.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)
Syrian Kurds are beginning to return to their homes in Afrin after years in exile, but have different experiences.
Kylian Mbappe scores the only goal of France’s win in Turkiye, but Real Madrid striker immediately forced off by injury.
Shehbaz Sharif speaks as Islamabad, Riyadh and Ankara army chiefs meet to discuss Mecca pact, closer military ties.
Pakistan PM, a signatory to the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at UNGA 81.
Ankara agrees to gradually hand over a base in Sinjar.
Pakistani and Turkish military chiefs head to Riyadh for urgent talks, but both countries remain cautious on involvement
UAE joins Oman, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan in restricting access to Iranian airlines.
Zinedine Zidane brings ‘aura’ to his first France game as coach, against Turkiye in Nations League.
Pakistan said it carried out air strikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan used to store and launch drones.
![Pakistan's Ishaq Dar (L), Saudi Arabia's Prince Faisal bin Farhan (C) and Turkiye's Hakan Fidan pose for a photo during a meeting in New York on the sidelines of UN General Assembly meeting. [Handout/Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HTB2EDnX0AAxR-I-1790322577.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
