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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes around the country, including the deadly bombardment of a prison, as the rebels press an offensive to seize territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
A UN expert said Monday that Israeli clearance of rubble in Gaza could destroy valuable evidence of "atrocity crimes" and prevent the recovery of human remains.
A complicated Gulf is emerging. That was the broad takeaway from the opening day of the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Diplomats are tackling how the region’s countries will handle that complexity.
Demand for food assistance in Israel has risen by 32% ahead of the Tishrei holidays, reflecting deepening economic hardship among families struggling with poverty and food insecurity.
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares extended their gains late Tuesday morning, led by semiconductor stocks, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East that pushed up oil prices.
Tayab Ali, Director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, tells MEE’s Imran Mulla that the upcoming ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements, expected to be announced on Tuesday by UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, will have a ‘profound impact’ on Israel.
Countries neighbouring Iraq are reassessing their security calculations as the withdrawal of US-led coalition air-defence systems, including those deployed in the north, removes an important defensive layer along a route repeatedly taken by Iranian missiles and drones.
The latest death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon has risen to 4,362 people since the start of March, with 12,378 others left wounded, he health ministry announced.
France, Germany, the UK and the US are pressing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to report Iran to the UN Security Council, as the nuclear watchdog warns that it remains unable to verify Tehran’s nuclear material more than a year after losing access to key facilities.
Iran hit out at Canada for supporting U.S. actions in the Strait of Hormuz, calling Ottawa's moves "a display of strategic confusion and submission to intimidation." In a post on X, Tehran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that Canada chose to "appease" the U.S. "on the very day the U.S. president…
Oil prices extended gains Tuesday, rising for a third straight day, and hovering at six-week highs on worries over escalating Mideast tensions after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes over the weekend.
Hello, this is Justina Lee writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
Syria remains committed to a diplomatic solution with Israel, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Monday, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
A statue symbolising the hand of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei next to a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump laid in a coffin, in Tehran, Iran, on July 23, 2026.
Hamas late on Monday accused Israel of trying to conceal the evidence of "brutal crimes" committed against Palestinians in Gaza amid its genocidal war for over two years.
Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, led by gains in semiconductor stocks, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East that pushed up oil prices.
Iran has conveyed its conditions to the US through intermediaries after Washington recently sent new proposals to Tehran, a political source in the Iranian capital has told RT.
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, led by gains in semiconductor stocks, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East that pushed up oil prices.
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Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, has accused Canada of "appeasing" the US after two of its ministers issued a joint statement saying the country would maintain "significant pressure" on Tehran.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out an air strike on a prison in the northern city of al-Hazm, killing seven people, including a child.
Israeli Ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have called for Israel to sanction Britain over the Falkland Islands, as the UK government prepares to announce a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory.
One of the reasons why the price of oil failed to soar during the "actively kinetic" phase of the Iran war, when shipments through Hormuz were effectively halted and the world faced a shortage of about 10-15mmb/d, is that Chinese oil demand plunged. Whether due to a sharp slowdown in the economy (which after the sud…
Burnham and Trump spoke by phone on Monday and discussed a 2-state solution for Israel and the Palestinian territories, Downing Street said
Burnham and Trump spoke by phone on Monday and discussed a 2-state solution for Israel and the Palestinian territories, Downing Street said
Israeli Ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have called for Israel to sanction Britain over the Falkland Islands, as the UK government prepares to announce a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory.
Simpatizantes de los hutíes llevan a cabo una manifestación en Saná, Yemen, el 17 de julio de 2026, contra la coalición liderada por Arabia Saudí. La pancarta en árabe dice: “Todas las instalaciones petroleras saudíes son blanco de nuestros misiles y drones”. (AP Foto/Osamah Abdulrahman, Archivo)
Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter, the chairman of the People of Israel party, fired back at Yitzhak Goldknopf, head of United Torah Judaism's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) faction Agudat Yisrael, on Monday after he stated that UTJ would demand a full military draft exemption for any student of a yeshiva.
The pro-Palestinian Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) announced on Monday that it had filed a criminal complaint against Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar with authorities in Slovenia, ahead of his expected visit to Ljubljana on September 9 and 10 for the opening of the new Israeli embassy.
Trains will operate on a special schedule during Rosh Hashanah, Israel Railways announced on Monday.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the United Kingdom's ambassador to Israel to be ejected from the country on Monday night, following reports that the UK was planning to announce a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday.
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called the British government “anti-Semitic" and said that its ambassador must be expelled “tonight."
Una lancha de motor pasa frente a buques comerciales anclados en el estrecho de Ormuz, el lunes 7 de septiembre de 2026, en Bandar Abbas, Irán. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Fears for children's safety in West Bank school as settler attacks rise
Damascus rejects the use of Arab territory by Iran to settle disputes or as a platform for attacks, Syrian state news agency Sana reported, quoting Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani.
Gadi Eisenkot, a former military commander, said Netanyahu had ducked responsibility in the years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack
Gadi Eisenkot, a former military commander, said Netanyahu had ducked responsibility in the years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Al-Hilal’s 47-game unbeaten run in the Saudi Pro League ended after a 2-0 home loss to Neom on Monday.
A top official within the US-backed Board of Peace on Monday said a failure to move forward in Gaza paired with rising violence in the occupied West Bank were making a two-state solution "impossible".
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran early Tuesday introduced a higher price for its heaviest users of gasoline, state media reported, in the latest economic pinch caused by months of war. It’s the second such hike since December.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir criticized the High Court of Justice directive that allows Nukhba terrorists to receive visits for the first time since October 7, according to a statement released on Monday.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed one person and injured 10 others, according to the state-run National News Agency, citing the country’s health ministry.
Israel’s Pirate Party sailed back into election season on Monday, filing its candidate list for the 26th Knesset with a familiar assortment of pirate hats and one rather unexpected recruit: Prof. Dan Ariely.
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters demonstrated against light rail construction on Bar-Ilan Street in Jerusalem on Monday, according to the Israel Police.
Israeli forces have demolished nearly an entire Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank, destroying homes, animal shelters and water infrastructure and leaving dozens of residents without shelter.
Syria’s Assad-era nuclear facility was configured to produce material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has reported.
A particularly moving and extraordinary solidarity event took place last night in Vienna, just days before Rosh Hashanah, when dozens of friends of Israel, community leaders, and diplomatic representatives gathered for a special evening of support for Israel and the Shalva organization.
A court on Monday extended the detention of a 20-year-old active-duty soldier from Bat Yam suspected of committing sexual offenses against minors until Thursday.